| Grade | Belt Color | Minimum time in grade. |
| Beginner* | "No Stripe" | |
| 10th Kyu* | White. "One yellow Stripe" | 3 Months |
| 9th Kyu | White. "Two yellow stripes" | 6 Months |
| 8th Kyu | Yellow. "One green stripe" | 9 Months |
| 7th Kyu | Yellow. "Two green stripes" | 1 Year of Training |
| 6th Kyu | Yellow. "Three green stripes" | 15 months |
| 5th Kyu | Green. "One brown stripe" | 18 months |
| 4th Kyu | Green. "Two brown stripes" | 21 months |
| 3rd Kyu | Green. "Three brown stripes" | 2 Years of training. |
| 2nd Kyu | Brown. "One black Stripe" | 27 months |
| 1st Kyu | Brown. "Two black Stripes" | 30 months |
| Shodan-Ho | Black. "One white stripe" | 3 Years of training |
| * Beginner and 10th Kyu are informal grades and may be omitted per Shihan's authority.
The above grades are adopted from the *F.A.J.K.O. *(Federation of All Japan Karate-Do Org's.) |
