Kenpo Karate Belt System

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

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