Lü Bu Posted July 15, 2003 Posted July 15, 2003 hi im new and i have a question in Shudokan Karate-do what is the order of the belts? i know it goes\ white yellow Gold belt in Shudokan karate-doyellow belt in Okinawan Kobudo
G95champ Posted July 15, 2003 Posted July 15, 2003 That usually changes from school to school reguardless of style. A good rule of thumb is to go from light to dark colors (General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory."
cross Posted July 15, 2003 Posted July 15, 2003 What G95champ said is correct and one of the theories behind the light to dark belt system is that you start with white and has you pick up knowledge and train hard your belt gets more dirty until it becomes black from all your experiance. This is why some schools surgest not to wash your belt but i personaly surgest that the belt should be washed just has regularly has your gi for higene purposes. And finally i will say that belts should not be your ultimate aim in martial arts but mearly a guide to progress. After all belts are just a piece of cloth thats supposed to hold your pants up, and alot of the time they dont even do that well.
Kirves Posted July 15, 2003 Posted July 15, 2003 Some styles choose a belt color order based on some zen metaphors (like Kyokushin for example).
Lü Bu Posted July 15, 2003 Author Posted July 15, 2003 youre not answering my question Gold belt in Shudokan karate-doyellow belt in Okinawan Kobudo
Guest Posted July 15, 2003 Posted July 15, 2003 Your question was answered by G95champ. No one here can tell you what the belt order is, because every school has their own belt system. It usually goes something like this, but it most certainly WILL BE DIFFERERENT at your school. white yellow (maybe an orange here) (usually, but not always blue here) green purple brown black (cerimonial red / white striped) (cerimonial red -- usually only the top dog wears this one) Note that the cerimonial belts are usually not worn during normal work outs. There may be any number of stripes added to any any of these belts. In my experience, most okinawan type karate schools have 10 kyu ranks, and if you increase in kyu rank without a change in belt color then you will get a stripe added to the belt. I know of a school that has only white and black belts, and to indicate rank add some kanji characters.
telsun Posted July 15, 2003 Posted July 15, 2003 youre not answering my questionIt appears that noone actually knows the belt system of Shudokan Karate. Perhaps you should ask someone from your club. At the end of the day the order of belts is of little consequence. Let us know when you find out though. I keep asking God what I'm for and he tells me........."gee I'm not sure!"
G95champ Posted July 15, 2003 Posted July 15, 2003 I use the same belt system my teacher did. However when I was training he changed our second purple to a red belt so we could have a differant color belt. Its really up to your teacher and maybe the group he is tied to. Red is the only belt you will see anywhere from early ransk to pre black and post black. Our ranking system is this in Shotokan but again no 2 schools are the same. White Gold Blue Green Purple Red Brown Brown Brown Black (General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory."
cross Posted July 16, 2003 Posted July 16, 2003 At my school we keep white and have the grade written on in japanese until we reach 4th kyu where we recieve a brown belt and then later a black belt.
Shudokan Posted July 26, 2003 Posted July 26, 2003 Lu Bu Do you train in Yakima? If you do, i'm sure the ranking system there is White Yellow Gold Orange Purple Green Brown 3rd Kyu Brown 2nd Kyu Brown 1st Kyu Shodan-ho (Black Belt without credentials) Shodan (Black Belt with credentials) If however, you train with Mr. Isaias in Auburn, well he does it a little differently than Shihan Mack. The question remains, where is your school? Had I the Heavens Embroidered ClothsEnwrought with the Gold and Silver LightThe Blue, the Dim, the Dark Cloths,on Night, Light, and the Half Light,I would spread these cloths under your feet.But I, being poor, have only my Dreams.I have spread my Dreams under your feet.Tread softly, for you tread on my Dreams. --W.B.Y.
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