Zen Martial Arts School

Rank Requirements

Zen Martial Art School

Understanding the Meaning of Karate Belt Colors

From the colors of karate belt we can easily judge about the rank and the level of expertise about any person. More common colors that we always come across is white and black. Where white represents the starting level and Black represents the true expert highest rank. Yellow, orange, red, green, blue are some other colors of belt.

Kyu Grades & Black Belt

Belt Colour Kyu Grade Period For Completion Special Remark
White 09 th 4- 6 months Intensive training between Each Kyu Garde.  
Yellow 8 th  
Orange 7 th  
Green I 6 th  
Green II 5 th  
Blue 4 th  
Brown I 3 th  
Brown II 2 nd  
Golden Brown 1 St   Only Conducted During Intensive training Camps
Black Belt Junior Under 18 years Age 4-5 Years From start Only Conducted During Intensive training Camps
Black Belt Shodan First Degree Black Belt As above + Age to become 18 years. Only Conducted During Intensive training Camps

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