The number of belts varies from school to school and style to style. They are usually divided into two categories, those before blackbelt and those after. In karate there are 10 ranks of blackbelt. The kyu levels vary from four to 12 or even 15.
White, yellow, orange, green, blue, brown, black. In black they than divide the levels by degree like if your first degree black belt you would be lower than a second degree black belt. At least that's how they do it in my dojo. They may also have strips from each belt color. A yellow belt with 2 strips would be higher than a yellow belt with 1 strip.
That will depend on your specific school. It is a combination of time and knowing the right skills.
They are black.
ABSOLUTELY!! It doesnt matter how old you are to join karate and earn belts. There was a woman in my karate class and she was 72 years old.....Karate is for anyone who is willing to learn disipline and respect!
Belts states the level of your expertize in the sport. It also inspires you to work harder to win the next belt!
There are 12 black belts that are 10 years old in Master Johnsons Family Karate.
It will depend on the style of karate being taught at your YMCA. They are not the same everywhere. The instructor will be able to provide you the requirements for the various belts.
i got some from ebay.
there are many different types of karate and they are all created by different people
Yes, some school create a many tiered system. One reason is to keep the kids interested. Another is to allow them to collect testing fees and to sell the belts.
green black and red
Yes of course
they have more or less belts