Belt System

Grade

Belt

Seniors

Juniors
(Under 12)

10th Kyu

White

Beginners grade

Beginners grade

  9th Kyu

White

 

One Blue Stripe

  8th Kyu

Blue

 

  7th Kyu

Blue

 

One Yellow Stripe

 

Two Yellow Stripes

  6th Kyu

Yellow

 

  5th Kyu

Yellow

 

One Green Stripe

 

Two Green Stripes

 4th   Kyu

Green

 

  3rd Kyu

Green

 

One Brown Stripe

 

Two Brown Stripes

  2nd Kyu

Brown

 

  1st Kyu

Brown

 

One Black Stripe

 

Two Black Stripes

  Shodan Ho

Black

 

  Shodan

Black

 

One Gold Bar

  Nidan Ho

Black

 

  Nidan

Black

 

Two Gold Bars

  Sandan Ho

Black

 

  Sandan

Black

 

Three Gold Bars

  Yondan

Black

 

Four Gold Bars

  Godan

Black

 

Five Gold Bars

  Rokudan

Black

 

Six Gold Bars

  Nana dan

Black

 

Seven Gold Bars

Please Note.

The minimum age to get a Shodan Black Belt is 12 Years.

The minimum age to get a Nidan Black Belt is 15 Years

Ho grades are probationary grades.

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Ashihara Karate
Get Together

A Get together of Ashihara Karate and other Martial Arts friends will take place in November in Viborg, Denmark at the Danish Dai Ki Haku Honbu Dojo (Shihan Kurt Orum)

Seminar in Belgium on 19 November
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