Belt System in Kenpo Karate
Elementary level:
- White belt = No rank
- Orange belt = Shichikyu
- Purple belt = Rokkyu
- Blue belt = Gokyu
- Green belt = Yonkyu
Intermediate level:
- 3rd degree Brown belt = Sankyu
- 2nd degree Brown belt = Nikyu
- 1st degree Brown belt = Ikkyu
Expert level:
- 1st degree Black belt = Shodan
- 2nd degree Black belt = Nidan
- 3rd degree Black belt = Sandan
Master level:
- 4th degree Black belt = Yodan
- 5th degree Black belt = Godan
- 6th degree Black belt = Rokudan
Grand Master level:
- 7th degree Black belt = Shichidan
- 8th degree Black belt = Hachidan
- 9th degree Black belt = Kudan
Great Grand Master level (usually reserved for the top of a system – very rare in Kenpo):
- 10 degree Black belt = Judan
