What Color Is Your Belt

What Color Is Your Belt? - Organizations

BROTHERHOOD OF MARTIAL ARTISTS

Rank	Color
Black Belt member	Black on one side, white on the other, worn with the white ends visible, with red lettering
Instructor in a martial arts system which does not use belts	Gray with red lettering

Source: Brotherhood of Martial Artists; “A World Wide Martial Arts Educational Network;” [Internet page]; at http://www.angelfire.com/ab/vitamin/new_bhma.htm; 2009-10-20.

COMBAT MARTIAL ARTS PRACTITIONERS ASSOCIATION (Lima, Ohio, United States)

Rank	Color
	White
	White with 1 gold tip stripe
	Gold
	Gold with 1 green tip stripe
	Green
	Green with 1 blue tip stripe
	Blue
	Blue with 1 red tip stripe
	Red
	Red with 1 brown tip stripe
	Brown
	Brown with 1 black tip stripe

Note: Color patterns for belts at the Black Belt, Master, and Grandmaster levels are not specified by the Association; only colored belts are specified.

Source: Combat Martial Arts Practitioners Association; "Rank Advancement Ladder;" [Internet page]; at http://www.combatmartialarts.com/RankStructure.html; 2009. Electronic correspondence from John Brado to Walter Green; [electronic mail]; 2009-11-20.

SCHUCKER MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION (Florissant, Missouri, United States)

Rank	Color
10th Kyu, Gup, or Class	no belt
9th Kyu, Gup, or Class	White
8th Kyu, Gup, or Class	Yellow
7th Kyu, Gup, or Class	Orange
6th Kyu, Gup, or Class	Green
5th Kyu, Gup, or Class	Blue
4th Kyu, Gup, or Class	Purple
3rd Kyu, Gup, or Class	Brown
2nd Kyu, Gup, or Class	Brown
1st Kyu, Gup, or Class	Brown
1st Dan or Degree	Black
2nd Dan or Degree	Black
3rd Dan or Degree	Black
4th Dan or Degree	Red and black
5th Dan or Degree	Red and black
6th Dan or Degree	Red and white
7th Dan or Degree	Red and white
8th Dan or Degree	Red and white
9th Dan or Degree	Red
10th Dan or Degree	Red

Source: Schucker Martial Arts Association; "Rank Promotion;" [Internet page]; at http://www.smaa-martialarts.com/rank_promotion.htm; 2008