What Color Is Your Belt? - Wado Ryu Karate

BURWELL KARATE ASSOCIATION (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)

Rank

Color

 

Red

 

White

 

Yellow

 

Orange

 

Green

 

Purple

 

Brown

Dan grades

Black

Source: Burwell Karate Association; “About Karate and our style, Wado-Ryu;” [Internet page]; at http://www.burwellkarate.co.uk/style.asp; 2007.

SOUTHERN ENGLAND WADO-KAI ACADEMY (Sussex, United Kingdom)

Rank

Color

9th Kyu

Red

8th Kyu

Yellow

7th Kyu, 7th Mon

Orange

6th Kyu, 6th Mon

Green

5th Kyu, 5th Mon

Blue

4th Kyu, 4th Mon

Purple

3rd Kyu, 3rd Mon

Brown

2nd Kyu, 2nd Mon

Brown

1st Kyu, 1st Mon

Brown

Dan grades

Black

 Source:  Southern England Wadokai Academy; “Notes on Grading;” [requirements document]; at http://www.swkka.com/Docs/Grading_Notes.pdf; 2008-06-28.

WADO KARATE ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (Canada) 

Rank

Color

 

White

 

Yellow

 

Orange

 

Green

 

Blue

 

Brown

1st Dan

Black

Source: Wado Karate Association of Canada; “Our Curriculums,” [Internet page]; at http://www.wado.ca/curric.html; 2008-04-20.

ZANZHIN DOJO WADO-RYU KARATE

Rank

Color

9th Kyu

White

8th Kyu

Yellow

7th Kyu

Orange

6th Kyu

Green

5th Kyu

Blue

4th Kyu

Purple

3rd Kyu

Brown

2nd Kyu

Brown

1st Kyu

Brown

1st Dan

Black

Source: Zanzhin Dojo; “Kyu Syllabus;” [Internet page]; at http://www.geocities.com/keikoden/; 2008-04-20.

ZANZHIN KARATE DOJO (Pontneathvaughan, Powys, South Wales, United Kingdom) 

Rank

Color

9th Kyu

Red

8th Kyu

Yellow

7th Kyu

Orange

6th Kyu

Green

5th Kyu

Blue

4th Kyu

Purple

3rd Kyu

Brown

2nd Kyu

Brown

1st Kyu

Brown

1st Dan

Black

2nd Dan

Black

3rd Dan

Black

Source: Zanzhin Karate Dojo; “Grading Syllabus;” [Internet page]; at http://www.zanshindojo.co.uk/; 2009-10-21.