| Golden Tiger Shotokan Studio Belt System. |
| Rank number Rank name Belt color 10th Kyu Jo Kyu White 9th Kyu Kyu Kyu Yellow 8th Kyu Hachi Kyu Orange 7th Kyu Shichi Kyu Green 6th Kyu Ro Kyu Pulple 5th Kyu Go Kyu Blue 4th Kyu Yon Kyu Red 3rd Kyu San Kyu Brown 2nd Kyu Ni Kyu Brown-White 1st Kyu I Kyu Brown-Black 1st Dan** Shodan Black 2nd Dan Nidan Black 3rd Dan Sandan Black 4th Dan Yodan Black 5th Dan Godan Black Little Tigers Age 4 to 6. White Belt w/Black Kyu 1 White w/ Brown Kyu 2 White w/ Red Kyu 3 White w/Blue Kyu 4 White w/Pulple Kyu 5 White w/Green Kyu 6 White w/Orange Kyu 7 White w/ Yellow Kyu 8 White Kyu 9 Free Exams. Little Tigers have a different belt system. Test are administrated every 3-4 months. Testing itself is an American innovation to justify charging for the privilege of doing so. In shotokan we don't use the in between ranks. Example. Advance white or advance any rank. Minimum Time in Rank Requirements. All belt test are formal test. There is no belt test fee. Test can be done every 3 to 4 month, depending on the student's progress. There is no fixed test timetable. ***There is no black belt offered under the age of 16 yrs old. Junior black belt will be granted instead. At age 16, the student will be retested for shodan***. In the case of a student from a different school please bring your last certificate so your rank can be Transfer to our school. |
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| The secret to karate lies in the mind and heart, not in the hands. |