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What Color Is Your Belt? - Bujutsu |
AMERICAN COMBAT KARATE (Bujutsu Combat Defense Academy, Spring Lake, North Carolina)
|
Rank |
Color |
|
|
White |
|
Juk Kyu |
Yellow |
|
|
Gold |
|
|
Orange |
|
Nan |
Purple |
|
Roku Kyu |
Blue |
|
Go
Kyu |
Green |
| Yon Kyu | Brown with white center stripe |
| San Kyu | Brown with white center stripe |
| Ni Kyu | Brown |
| Ik Kyu | Brown |
| 1st Dan | Black |
Source: Bujutsu Combat Defense Academy; "Classes;" [Internet page]; at http://www.bujutsucombatdefenseacademy.com/bujutsuclass.html; 2009-11-20.
SEISHINKAN BUJUTSU (Dunedin, New Zealand)
|
Rank |
Color |
|
9 |
White |
|
8th Kyu |
White |
|
7 |
White |
|
|
Blue |
|
5th |
Blue |
|
4th Kyu |
Blue |
|
3rd Kyu |
Brown |
| 2nd Kyu | Brown |
| 1st Kyu | Brown |
| 1st Dan | Black |
Source: Seishinkan Society Incorporated; "Gradings;" [Internet page]; at http://seishinkan.onfo/index.php?page=gradings; 2009-11-10.
KAGUKU MICHI TEKIO BUJUTSU (Wang Tang Martial Arts Federation, Hull, United Kingdom)
|
Rank |
Color |
|
9 |
Red |
|
8th Kyu |
Yellow |
|
7 |
Orange |
|
|
Green |
|
5th |
Blue |
|
4th Kyu |
Purple |
|
3rd Kyu |
Brown |
| 2nd Kyu | |
| 1st Kyu | |
| 1st Dan | Black |
Source: Wang Tang Martial Arts Federation; "Gradings;" [Internet page]; at http://my.sporthull.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=12742&PageID=76926; 2009-10-20.
NISEI BUJUTSU FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC. (Jacksonville, Florida, United States)
|
Rank |
Color |
|
Shirokyu |
White |
|
Kiirokyu |
Yellow |
|
|
Yellow with a black center stripe |
|
Daidaiirokyu |
Orange |
|
|
Orange with a black center stripe |
|
Midorikyu |
Green |
|
|
Green with a black center stripe |
| Aoikyu | Blue |
| Blue with a black center stripe | |
| Sankyu | Brown |
| Nikyu | Brown with 2 black tip stripes |
| Ikkyu | Brown with a black center stripe |
| Shodan-Ge | Black with a brown center stripe |
| Shodan-Jo | Black with a white center stripe |
| Shodan | Black |
| Nidan | Black |
| Sandan | Black |
| Yondan | Black with a purple center stripe |
| Godan/Renshi | Purple with a black center stripe |
| Shihan | Purple |
| Renshi Shihan | Purple |
| Menkyokaiden Shihan | Purple |
| Sandaikichu Shihan | Purple |
| Nidai | Purple over red horizontal |
| Shihan/Directorship | Purple with a red center stripe |
| Soke | Purple with a gold center stripe |
| O'Sensei | Purple |
Source: Nisei Bujutsu Federation of America, Inc.; "Ranking System;" [Internet page]; at http://www.niseibujutsu.com/site/view/59135_RankingSystem.pml; 2009-11-10.
SHIZENKI RYU BUJUTSU (Anchorage, Alaska)
|
Rank |
Color |
|
9 |
White |
|
8th Kyu |
Yellow |
|
7 |
Orange |
|
|
Green |
|
5th |
Blue |
|
4th Kyu |
Brown |
|
1st Dan |
Black with 1 gold tip stripe |
| 2nd Dan | Black with 2 gold tip stripes |
| 3rd Dan | Black with 3 gold tip stripes |
| 4th Dan | Red with a white center stripe |
| 5thDan | Red with a white center stripe |
| 6th Dan | White and red panels |
| 7th Dan | White and red panels |
| 8th Dan | Red and white panels |
| 9th Dan | Red and white panels |
| 10th Dan | Red |
| Soke | Red with a gold center stripe |
Source: Mayoral, Avelino R.; "Skizenki Ryu Bujutsu Ranks/Titles" [Internet page]; at http://sokesandai.tripod.com/id17.html; 2009.
TENCHI BUJUTSU (Imperial Dragon Martial Arts Academy, Massachusetts, United States)
|
Rank |
Color |
|
9 |
White |
|
8th Kyu |
Yellow |
|
7 |
Orange |
|
|
Purple |
|
5th |
Blue |
|
4th Kyu |
Green |
|
3rd Kyu |
Brown with 1 stripe (pattern unknown) |
| 2nd Kyu | Brown with 2 stripes (pattern unknown) |
| 1st Kyu | Brown with 3 stripes (pattern unknown) |
| 1st Dan | Black |
| 2nd Dan | Black |
| 3rd Dan | Black |
| 4th Dan | Black |
Source: Imperial Dragon Martial Arts Academy; "Rank Requirements for Tenchi Bujutsu;" [Internet page]; at http://www.idmaa.com/tenchirank.html; 2009-10-23.