Kyu | Student grade, white belt | ![]() | |
Dan | Black belt rank | ![]() | |
Jikkyu | 10. Kyu | ||
Kyukyu | 9. Kyu | ||
Hachikyu | 8. Kyu | ||
Nanakyu | 7. Kyu | ||
Shichikyu | 7. Kyu | ||
Rokkyu | 6. Kyu | ||
Gokyu | 5. Kyu | ||
Yonkyu | 4. Kyu | ||
Sankyu | 3. Kyu | ||
Nikyu | 2. Kyu | ||
Ikkyu | 1. Kyu, highest kyu grade, last grade before dan level | ||
Shodan | First degree black belt | ||
Nidan | Second degree black belt | ||
Sandan | Third degree black belt | ||
Yondan | Forth degree black belt | ||
Godan | Fifth degree black belt | ||
Rokudan | Sixth degree black belt | ||
Nanadan | Seventh degree black belt | ||
Hachidan | Eightth degree black belt | ||
Shokyu | starting rank | ||
Chukyu | middle rank | ||
Jokyu | upper rank | ||
Shoden | first Ki Dan | ||
Chuden | second Ki Dan | ||
Joden | third Ki Dan | ||
Okuden | fourth Ki Dan |