Colorful banner with Hawaiian and Japanese-inspired design, featuring red hibiscus flowers, green leaves, a red sun, a traditional Japanese gate, and the text 'Okinawa Kobudo Rank Requirements' in bold black and orange lettering.
White martial arts belt tied in a knot.

White Belt (10th Kyu)

Kihongata Ichi
Kihongata Ni

A green martial arts belt with black embroidered letters reading 'Ghenkyu' tied in a knot.

Green Belt (6th Kyu)

Shushi No Kun Dai

Black Belt Grades

A black martial arts belt with yellow embroidered text, shodan on one end and Japanese characters on the other, tied in a knot.

Shodan

Tokumine No Kun
Toyama (Tozan) No Nichogama

Average Time In Grade
1.5 - 2 Years

Black martial arts belt with embroidered gold characters and the word 'Godan' in English, tied in a knot.

Godan

Should show a higher level of understanding & mastery. Highly encouraged to be at least helping with the teaching responsibilities in the dojo.

Average Time In Grade
4 - 5 Years

A black martial arts belt with yellow embroidery reading "Kyudan" and Japanese characters.

Kyudan

Should show a extremely high level of understanding & mastery. Must be at least helping with the teaching responsibilities in the dojo. Candidate should have trained people from white belt - 5th Dan

Average Time In Grade
8 - 9 Years

Should Have Accumulated
40 Years Of Training & A Recognized Body Of Work

Yellow belt with black embroidery reading 'ghkkyu' tied in a knot.

Yellow Belt (9th Kyu)

Kihongata Bo Ichi
Kihongata Bo Ni

Blue martial arts belt tied in a knot with black embroidered text reading '5th Kyu'.

Blue Belt (5th Kyu)

Kuniyoshi No Sai

Brown martial arts belt tied in a knot, with '2nd Kyuu' embroidered on the end.

Brown Belt (2nd Kyu)

Kanegawa No Nichogama
Tokushin No Tekko

Orange martial arts belt with black embroidered text that reads '8th kyuu' tied in a knot.

Orange Belt (8th Kyu)

Shushi No Kun Sho

Purple martial arts belt with black embroidered text "4th Kyū" tied in a knot.
Brown martial arts belt with black stitching, tied in a knot, with the text '2ndKyu' embroidered on it.

Brown Belt (1st Kyu)

Tokushin No Tichu
Tokushin No Eaku

A black martial arts belt with yellow embroidered text reading 'Nidan' and Japanese characters.

Nidan

Chatanyara No Sai

Average Time In Grade
2 - 3 Years

A black martial arts belt with embroidered orange text reading 'Rokudan' and Japanese characters.

Rokudan

Should show a higher level of understanding & mastery. Highly encouraged to be at least helping with the teaching responsibilities in the dojo.

Average Time In Grade
5 - 6 Years

Purple Belt (4th Kyu)

Nagamine No Nunchaku Sho

A black martial arts belt with the word

Sandan

Maezato No Tekko

Average Time In Grade
3 - 4 Years

A black martial arts belt with the word 'Nanadan' embroidered in orange on one end and a Japanese kanji character embroidered in orange on the other end, tied in a knot.

Nanadan

Should show a high level of understanding & mastery. Must be at least helping with the teaching responsibilities in the dojo. Candidate should have trained people from white belt - 1st Dan

Average Time In Grade
6 - 7 Years

Should Have Accumulated
28-30 Years Of Training

Black martial arts belt with embroidered yellow text reading 'Judan' and Chinese characters, tied in a knot.

Judan

Should show a extremely high level of understanding & mastery. Must be at least helping with the teaching responsibilities in the dojo. Candidate should have trained people from white belt - 7th Dan. Also should be the head of their own organization or at least an high ranking officer in the organization.

Should Have Accumulated
A Lifetime Of Study & A Recognized Body Of Work

Kyu Grades

Green martial arts belt tied in a knot, with black embroidered text 'ZinhKyU' on the end.

Green Belt (7th Kyu)

Kihongata No Tunfa
Mastuhiga No Tunfa

Brown martial arts belt with black embroidered text reading "3rd Kyu" tied in a knot.

Brown Belt (3rd Kyu)

Tsuken Bo (Chikin No Kun)

A martial arts black belt with white stripes, embroidered with the name 'Jun Dan' in orange letters on one end and Chinese characters in orange on the other end.

Jun Dan (Probationary Black Belt)

All Requirements For Shodan Are Required But The Canidate Is Not 16 Years Old

A black martial arts belt with embroidered orange Japanese characters and the word 'Yondan' in English.

Yondan

Tokushin No Nunti Bo

Average Time In Grade
4 - 5 Years

Black martial arts belt with orange embroidered text that says 'Hachidan' and Japanese characters.

Hachidan

Should show a high level of understanding & mastery. Must be at least helping with the teaching responsibilities in the dojo. Candidate should have trained people from white belt - 3rd Dan

Average Time In Grade
7 - 8 Years

Should Have Accumulated
32 - 35 Years Of Training