Ju Kyu	White	10th Kyu
	Ku Kyu	White /Black Stripe	9th Kyu
	Hachi Kyu	Yellow	8th Kyu
	Shichi Kyu	Orange	7th Kyu
	Roku Kyu	Green	6th Kyu
	Go Kyu	Blue	5th Kyu
	Yon Kyu or Shi-Kyu	Purple	4th Kyu
	San Kyu	Brown	3rd Kyu
	Ni Kyu	Brown /White Stripe	2nd Kyu
	Ik Kyu	Brown /Black Stripe	1st Kyu

*There are times when a Kyu has progressed beyond the requirements of their current rank, but are not yet ready to increase in rank ... These transitory periods are identified by black bands at the end of their current ranking belt.

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	Sho Dan	One Red Tip	1st Dan (Sensei)
	Ni Dan	Two Red Stripes	2nd Dan (Sensei)
	San Dan	½ Black / ½White Panel	(Chief Instructor)
	Yo Dan	White over Red Black on Back	Renshi
	Go Dan	Red over white Black on Back	Renshi
	Roku Dan	½ Red / ½ White Panel	Kyoshi
	Nana Dan	Red / ½ White Panel	Kyoshi
	Hachi Dan	Red / ¼ White Panel	Hanshi
	Ku Dan	Solid Red	Hanshi
	Ju Dan	Solid Red	Soke