There are six belts. White, Yellow, Purple, Green, Blue and Brown. Each belt has a stripe in between belt levels. Once you reach Brown Belt you are able to grade for your Black Belt.
There are 10 levels or Dans of Black belts.

It can take 2 to 3 years to earn a Black Belt depending on the student.

 

 

 

Belts:
WHITE
YELLOW
PURPLE
GREEN
BLUE

BROWN

BLACK
To reach the highest levels of proficiency could take 30 plus years of dedicated trainng.

 

 

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