White Belt | Purity and Humility |
Red Belt | Etiquette |
Yellow Belt | Knowledge |
Orange Belt | Power |
Green Belt | Refinement of technique |
Blue Belt | Depth and Control |
Brown Belt | Loyalty and dedication |
Black Belt | A new beginning |
White Stripe | Red Belt | Red Stripe | Yellow Belt |
Yellow Stripe | Orange Belt | Orange Stripe | Green Belt |
Green Stripe | Blue Belt | Blue Stripe |
3rd Kyu Brown | 2nd Kyu Brown | 1st Kyu Brown |
Junior Brown Belt | Junior Black Belt |
Karate 1st Degree Black Belt (Shodan-Ho) | Certified Level 1st Degree Black Belt (Shodan) |
Certified Karate 2nd Degree Black Belt (Nidan) | Certified Level 3rd Degree Black Belt (Sandan) |
Certified Karate 4th Degree Black Belt (Yondan) | Certified Level 5th Degree Black Belt (Godan) |
Geki-Sai-Dai-Ichi | = | "Turning disadvantage into advantage number one" |
Geki-Sai-Dai-Ni | = | "Turning disadvantage into advantage number two" |
Sanchin-Dai-Ichi | = | "Three battles, number one" |
Saifa | = | "To break apart or To break ground" |
Seiyunchin | = | "To direct and control the battle" |
Sanchin-Dai-Ni | = | "Three battles number two" |
Dan | Kata | Meaning |
2nd | Shisochin | "Four Direction Fighting" |
3rd | Sanseyru | "36" |
4th | Seipai | "18" |
5th | Karurunfa | "Forever stops; peaceful and tearing" |
6th | Seisan | "13 Hands" |
7th | Suparenpei | "108" |
8th | Tensho | "Rotating palms" |