What Color Is Your Belt

What Color Is Your Belt? - Goju Ryu Karate

AMBLER GOJU-RYU KARATE-DO (Ambler, Pennsylvania, United States)

Rank	Color
10^th Kyu	White
9th Kyu	White with 1 green tip stripe
8th Kyu	White with 2 green tip stripes
7th Kyu	White with 3 green tip stripes
6th Kyu	Green with 1 brown tip stripe
5^th Kyu	Green with 2 brown tip stripes
4^th Kyu	Green with 3 brown tip stripes
3^rd Kyu	Brown with 1 black tip stripe
2^nd Kyu	Brown with 2 black tip stripes
1^st Kyu	Brown with 3 black tip stripes
1^st Dan	Black
2^nd Dan	Black
3^rd Dan	Black
4^th Dan	Black
5^th Dan	Black

Source: Ambler Goju-Ryu Karate-Do; "Requirements;" [Internet page]; at http://amblergkk.com/?page_id=237; 2009-10-28.

MODERN BUJUTSU CENTERS, INC. (Vineland, New Jersey, United States)

Rank	Color
	White
	Yellow
	Green
	Purple
	Brown
	Black

Source: Modern Bujutsu Centers, Inc.; "Adult Requirements;" [Internet page]; at http://www.modernbujutsu.com/adult_requirements.htm; 2007.

NIPPON DOJO GOJU RYU KARATE (Franklin, Kentucky, United States)

Rank	Color
Ju Kyu	White
Ku Kyu	Orange
Hachi Kyu	Yellow
Shichi Kyu	Blue
Rok Kyu	Green
Go Kyu	Green with 1 tip stripe (color unknown)
Yon Kyu	Green with 2 tip stripes (color unknown)
San Kyu	Brown
Ni Kyu	Brown with 1 tip stripe (color unknown)
Ik Kyu	Brown with 2 tip stripes (color unknown)
	Black

Source: Nippon Dojo; "Belt Requirements;" [Internet page]; at http://nippondojo-ky.com/beltmain.html; 2008.

TRADITIONAL OKINAWAN GOJU-RYU KARATE (Lyon Karate, Western Australia, Australia)

Rank	Color
9^th Kyu	White
8^th Kyu	White with 1 black tip stripe
7^th Kyu	Yellow
6^th Kyu	Yellow with 1 black tip stripe
5^th Kyu	Green
4^th Kyu	Green with 1 black tip stripe
3^rd Kyu	Brown
2^nd Kyu	Brown with 1 black tip stripe
1^st Kyu	Brown with 2 black tip stripes
1^st Dan	Black
2^nd Dan	Black
3^rd Dan	Black
4^th Dan	Black
5^th Dan	Black
6^th Dan	Black

Source: Lyon Karate; “Goju-Ryu Karate Belt and Grading System;” [Internet page]; at http://www.lyon-karate.com/goju_ryu_karate_belt_system.php; 2008.

VISALIA KARATE-DO (Visalia, California, United States)

Rank	Color
12th Kyu Ho	Yellow
12 Kyu	Yellow with 1 tip stripe (color unknown)
11th Kyu	Yellow with 2 tip stripes (color unknown)
10^th Kyu	Yellow with 3 tip stripes (color unknown)
9th Kyu-Ho	Orange
9th Kyu	Orange with 1 tip stripe (color unknown)
8th Kyu	Orange with 2 tip stripes (color unknown)
7th Kyu	Orange with 3 tip stripes (color unknown)
6th Kyu-Ho	Green
6th Kyu	Green with 1 tip stripe (color unknown)
5^th Kyu	Green with 2 tip stripes (color unknown)
4^th Kyu	Green with 3 tip stripes (color unknown)
3rd Kyu-Ho	Brown
3^rd Kyu	Brown with 1 tip stripe (color unknown)
2^nd Kyu	Brown with 2 tip stripes (color unknown)
1^st Kyu	Brown with 3 tip stripes (color unknown)
Shodan-Ho
1^st Dan	Black
2^nd Dan	Black
3^rd Dan	Black
4^th Dan	Black
5^th Dan	Black
6th Dan	Black
7th Dan	Black

Source: Visalia Karate-Do; "Requirements;" [Internet page]; at http://visaliakarate.weebly.com/requirements.html; 2009-10-28.

YAMAGUCHI GOJU-KAI KARATE - ZANSHIN RYU (Southend on Sea, United Kingdom)

Rank	Adult Rank Color	Youth Rank Color
10^th Kyu	White	White
9^th Kyu	Yellow	Yellow
8^th Kyu	Yellow with 1 green tip stripe	Orange
7^th Kyu	Yellow with 2 green tip stripes	Red
6^th Kyu	Green	Green
5^th Kyu	Green with 1 brown tip stripe	Blue
4^th Kyu	Green with 2 brown tip stripes	Purple
4^th Kyu 1^st Mon		Purple with white center stripe
3^rd Kyu	Brown
3^rd Kyu 1^st Mon		Brown with 1 white tip stripe
3^rd Kyu 2^nd Mon		Brown with 2 white tip stripes
2^nd Kyu	Brown with 1 black tip stripe
2^nd Kyu 1^st Mon		Brown with 1 red tip stripe
2^nd Kyu 2^nd Mon		Brown with 2 red tip stripes
1^st Kyu	Brown with 2 black tip stripes
1^st Kyu 1^st Mon		Brown with 1 black tip stripe
1^st Kyu 2^nd Mon		Brown with 2 black tip stripes
1^st Dan	Black	Black

Source: Wright, Peter; “Karate Belts;” [Internet page]; at http://www.zanshinryu.co.uk/id61.html; 2009-09-21