white
yellow
orange
purple
purple stripe
green
green stripe
brown
brown stripe
red
red stripe
cho-Dan BO
black
these are master Johnsons belts
it is self improvement on all levels fitness
There are 10.
the belts are there like a grade to show how much experience you have got and knowledge of karate, like passing an exam, and to show lower belts that you have to be respected
The belt order is white yellow orange purple blue brown black
You must do all the races and win all karate levels
Many find the high-energy aggression levels in Karate truly cathartic.
'Kyu' are the ranks for color belts in karate. There are generally 10 kyu belts. White is the 10th kyu and brown belt the 1st kyu.
We refer to it as the way. While it is about fighting, it is mostly about being Karate not doing karate.To 'do' can be temporary, but to 'be' is eternal.To be karate, is to be an example of the way in all that you do.You can be a 3rd degree black-belt and 'do Karate', or be a green-belt and 'be karate', vice versa.It is up to no one to decide if you are, it is up to you to be.Although, if you have dedicated enough of yourself to make it to 4th dan or higher it is an idea that you are Karate since to get to these levels require great love, discipline, and dedication to achieve.
A green belt in Karate is about mid-level. There are about 14 initial levels (Kups) and the Green Belt is a 6 Kup. There are seven Kups below it and at least six above it.
Karate signifies that you have attained a certain level of expertise in karate. However there are 11 black belts (one simple, 10 Dan belts). And as you continue your progress, you attain new Dan levels.
It will depend on the school or style of karate. In some styles, a purple belt is one of the levels on the way to black belt. My particular style of Shorin Ryu does not have a purple belt. It is not a common color.
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