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Belt System
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Belt
Grade
Japanese
Title
Gi (suit)
Novice
10 Kyu
Jukyu
9 Kyu
Kukyu
8 Kyu
Hachikyu
7 Kyu
Shichikyu
6 Kyu
Rokkyu
5 Kyu
Gokyu
4 Kyu
Yonkyu
3 Kyu
Sankyu
2 Kyu
Nikyu
Seito
1 Kyu
Ikkyu
Black belt (junior)
Sempai
Black belt (adult)
1st dan
Shodan
2nd dan
Nidan
3rd dan
Sandan
Sensei
4th dan
Yondan
5th dan
Godan
6th dan
Rokudan
Shihan
7th dan
Shichidan
8th dan
Hachidan
9th dan
Kudan
Master
10th dan
Judan
Professor
Glamorgan Karate is a member of, or affiliated to, World Martial Arts Federation Black Belt Schools.
