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Beginner:
White Belt 10th kyu
Beginner: Yellow Belt 9th kyu
Beginner +6 months practice: Red Belt 8th kyu
Beginner +9 months of practice: Orange Belt 7th kyu
Beginner +12 months of practice: Green Belt 6th kyu
Beginner +15 months of practice: Blue Belt 5th kyu
Beginner +18 months + good skills: Purple Belt 4th kyu
Novice +2/3 years of practice: Brown Belt 3rd,2nd,& 1st
kyu
Advanced +3 years + good skills: Black Belt (Junior under
16)
Advanced
+4 years +over 16: Black Belt 1st Dan
1st Grading:Standing Basics, Blocks and Punches
2nd Grading:Standing Basics, Blocks, Punches & Kicks
3rd Grading:Standing Basics, Moving Basics, 1st Kata (optional)
4th Grading:Advanced Moving Basics with Punch, Block & Kick Combinations & 1st Kata
Check the current grading schedule
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Name
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Belt
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Grading
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Meaning
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Standing Basics
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Yellow
Belt
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9th
kyu
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no kata
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Gek-sai-dai-ichi Moving Basics
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Red
Belt
|
8th
kyu
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search
and destroy 1
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Gek-sai-dai-ichi Moving Basics
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Orange
Belt
|
7th
kyu
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search and destroy 1
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Gek-sai-dai-ni
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Green
Belt
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6th
kyu
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search and destroy 2
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Gek-sai dai-ichiGek-sai-dai-ni
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Blue Belt
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5th
kyu
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search and destroy 1 search and destroy
2
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Seifa
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Purple Belt
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4th
kyu
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tearing
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Seiunchin
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Brown Belt
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3rd,2nd,& 1st kyu
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grab and pull in battle
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Sanchin
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Black
Belt
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1st Dan
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three battles
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Tensho
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Black
Belt
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2nd
Dan
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turning palms
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San-se-ru
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Black
Belt
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3rd
Dan
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36
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Sesan
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Black
Belt
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4th
Dan
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13
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Seipai
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Black
Belt
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5th
Dan
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18
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