TRADITIONAL
JAPANESE KARATE-DO
RANK SYSTEM 

    

           
The KYU Grades:
Kyu grades are the ranks below Black belt. 
Kyu grades start at 10th Kyu and go downwards to 1st Kyu.

White: 10th-9th kyu. Yellow: 8th-6th kyu. Green: 5th-3rd kyu.
Brown: 2nd-1st kyu.


 
The DAN Rank: Unlike the Kyu grades, Dan Ranks start at the lowest rank which is
"Shodan-Ho" (apprentice black belt) (not pictured), 
and work upwards to the  highest: Ju-Dan 10th Dan.
  The display above show the DAN ranks form
Shodan (1st degree) through Judan (10th degree).



SEISHIN-DO KARATE SEISHOKU-KAI  IS THE HONBU (Headquarters) FOR ALL PROMOTIONS FOR
KARATE FOR CHRIST INTERNATIONAL. RANK NOT ISSUED THROUGH THIS ORGANIZATION OR
KARATE FOR CHRIST INTERNATIONAL IS NOT VALID.
All promotions through Seishin-Do Karate Seishoku-Kai, are validated by Karate for Christ International, 
and internationally recognized.
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