Karate Belt orders?

Question

Need a bit of help. Me and my Bros are doing Karate. We want to know what the order of the belts is. We've found lists of colours but we want to know about the stripes too! HELP!!!

Answer 1

In Tae Kwon Do, its

White

Yellow

Orange

Green

Blue

Purple

Red 1 stripe

Red 2 stripe

Red 3 stripe

Red-Black

Black (up to 9th degree)

Answer 2

I take karate too!

White

Yellow

Orange

Green

*Blue/Purple

Brown

Black!

I am In Ishinru!

I put a star of which one I am at!

Answer 3

White, Blue, Purple, Purple Stripe, Green, Green Stripe, Brown, Brown Stripe, black

Answer 4

As others have mentioned already, it depends on the style and organisation/association.  My wado-ryu style belts are:

9th kyu beginner = white belt

8th kyu = white with 1 stripe

7th kyu = white with 2 stripes

6th kyu = green belt

5th kyu = green belt with 2 stripes

4th kyu = green belt with 3 stripes

3rd kyu = brown belt

2nd kyu = brown belt with 2 stripes

1st kyu = brown belt with 3 stripes

1st dan = black belt

2nd dan = black belt with 2 stripes

3rd dan = black belt with 3 stripes ... and so on.

Answer 5

in wado ryu, it's

white

yellow

orange

green

blue

purple

brown (3rd kyu)

brown (2nd kyu)

brown (1st kyu)

black (1st dan upward).

Answer 6

i think that it depends on the school that you are with.....i know for a fact that there are different belt structures depending on the school, federation, etc.

Answer 7

here u go

http://www.karatesupply.com/Patches-Belt...

Answer 8

Every style and organization has a different belt rank system. There are so many that it is not possible to say what is correct for your style or dojo.  

Some styles have only a very few color belts. Some have many different colors. Some have stripes for every color while others do not. It is not uncommon for a school to change their belt system.

Answer 9

red (9th  kyu)

orange

yellow

green

purple

purple + white

brown

brown + white

brown + 2 white (1st kyu)



then

black (shodan) (nidan) ....

however the kyu grades can alter depending on club , type and organisation of karate i know in some types that there is a blue belt etc

Answer 10

it depends on which type of karate you take american karate is what i take and the belts are....

white

yellow

orange

green

purple

blue

red

advance red

brown

advance brown

black

2nd degree black

3rd

4th

and so on

Answer 11

Depends on the style or school I imagine. In Shito-Ryu, which is what I study, the belts go like this:

White, white w/yellow stripe, purple, blue, green, brown, and black.

Answer 12

This varies from style to style.

Goju is white, green, purple, brown, black

kenpo is white, yellow, orange, purple, blue, green, brown, black

Answer 13

Sorry for copying & pasting this, but it's to long to type out!

Grade  Belt  

Novice  White belt (Shiro obi)/Shoshinsha (novice or beginner)



9th Kyu  Orange belt (Kukyu)



8th Kyu  Red belt (Hachikyu)



7th Kyu  Yellow belt (Shichikyu)



6th Kyu  Green belt (Rokkyu)



5th Kyu  Purple belt (Gokyu)



4th Kyu  Purple belt with stripe (Yonkyu)



3rd Kyu  Brown belt (Sankyu)



2nd Kyu  Brown belt with one stripe (Nikyu)



1st Kyu  Brown belt with two stripes (Ikkyu)



1st Dan  Shodan - Black belt (first level)



2nd Dan  Nidan - Black belt (Second level)



3rd Dan  Sandan - Black belt (Third level)



4th Dan  Yondan - Black belt (Fourth level)



5th Dan  Godan - Black belt (Fifth level)



6th Dan  Rokudan - Black belt (Sixth level)



7th Dan  Shichidan - Black belt (Seventh level)



8th Dan  Hachidan - Black belt (Eighth level)



9th Dan  Kudan - Black belt (Nineth level)



10th Dan  Judan - Black belt (Tenth level)



Have a look at the link below for further info on the Dans (Grades) in Karate.

Answer 14

For most kempo / kenpo schools

white, yellow, orange, purple, blue, green, brown, black

Sometimes stripes are used like extra belts.  For instance, some schools will use a brown belt with a black stripe as a candidate black belt, or use a blue belt with a green stripe as sort of a half way point between blue and green.  The idea is to provide recognition for the students skills and give them short term goals to work toward.

TKD:

White, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, red, brown, sometimes red/black and then black.  

I think Tang Soo Do uses a blue belt in place of a brown belt.  That is confusing in tournaments, IMHO.