Ranks

Ranks: These are the ten beginner or Kyū ranks, which in traditional practice count down from 10 to 1 and ten black belt or Dan ranks:

Note: Kyu rank belt colors are not standardized. Each dojo can assign belt colors at the sensei's choosing. Many Okinawan styles still use gold bars only on black belts to denote various masters titles rather than ranks after 5th dan. Furthermore, more traditional dojo's, under Kanei's linage still use and prefer the older Uechi grades for the master titles. The current master ranks are now used by the various Uechi groups to meet a more universal grading style based on what Okinawan karate now use as a standard for all styles.

JUKYŪ	White Belt | Training Time: 2 months
KYUKYŪ	White Belt w/ 1 Green Stripe | Yellow Belt | Training Time: 2 months stances:foot movements - 8 form;sanchin arm thrusts;kicks - front, knife edge, hook
HACHIKYŪ	White Belt w/ 2 Green Stripes | Gold Belt | Training Time: 2 months junbi undo;hojo undo (first six);sanchin kata (levels 1);kumite 3;uechi-ryu knowledge/history
SHICHIKYŪ	White Belt w/ 3 Green Stripes | Blue Belt | Training Time: 2 months unbi undo;hojo undo complete;sanchin kata (level 2);kanshiwa kata (level 1);kumite 2;uechi-ryu knowledge/history
ROKKYŪ	White Belt w/ Solid Green Bar | Green Belt | Training Time: 3 months hojo undo complete;sanchin kata (level 2);kanshiwa kata (level 2);kanshiwa bunkai complete;kumite 1;shadow sparring;uechi-ryu knowledge/history
GOKYŪ	Green Belt w/ no stripe | Green Belt w/ 1 Stripe | Training Time: 4 months hojo undo;sanchin kata (levels 1,2);kanshiwa kata (level 2);kanshu kata;kanshiwa bunkai;kyu kumite;shadow sparring;uechi-ryu knowledge/history
YONKYŪ	Green Belt w/ 1 Brown Stripe | Green Belt w/ 2 Stripes | Training Time: 5 months hojo undo;sanchin kata (levels 2);kanshiwa kata (level 2);kanshu kata;seichin kata;kanshiwa bunkai;kyu kumite;shadow sparring;uechi-ryu knowledge/history
SANKYŪ	Brown Belt w/ 1 Black Stripe | Training Time: 10 months hojo undo;sanchin kata (levels 2 & 3);kanshiwa kata (level 2);kanshu kata;seichin kata;kanshiwa bunkai;dan kumite;shadow sparring;uechi-ryu knowledge/history
NIKYŪ	Brown Belt w/ 2 Black Stripes | Training Time: 10 months
IKKYŪ	Brown Belt w/ 3 Black Stripes | Training Time: 10 months
SHODAN	1st degree | Regular Black belt | Training Time: 12 months
NIDAN	2nd degree | Regular Black belt | Training Time: 12 months
SANDAN	3rd degree | Regular Black belt | Training Time: 24 months
YONDAN	4th degree | Regular Black belt | Training Time: 36 months
GODAN	5th degree | Regular Black belt | Training Time: 48 months
ROKUDAN	6th degree Master's title: Renshi | Black belt w/ 1 Gold stripe | Training Time: 60 months
NANADAN	7th degree Master's title: Kyoshi | Black belt w/ 2 Gold stripes | Training Time: 72 months
HACHIDAN	8th degree Master's title: Kyoshi | Black belt w/ 3 Gold stripes | Training Time: 96 months
KYŪDAN	9th degree Master's title: Hanshi | Black belt w/ 4 Gold stripes | Training Time: 144 months
JŪDAN	10th degree Master's title: Hanshi-Sei | Black belt w/ 5 Gold stripes | Training Time: months

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