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You meet skills and knowledge tests to advance in rank.

The colors vary from organization, style and school.

In general they are white, yellow, green, brown and then black. Others have blue, red, purple, and orange mixed in as well.

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Q: What are the colors of belts in karate and how do you get them?
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