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Black belt is the highest. Though traditional Okinawa karate uses a red and white belt to indicate 7th and 8th degree black belt and solid red for 9th and 10th. Many American schools use the red belt as a kyu level below black belt.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt depends on how you look at it. White belt is generally considered the lowest belt and at the other extreme is black. Depending on the art, there are often many levels of black belt.
Typically in the Okinawa arts the highest level belt, 10th Dan, is represented with a red belt.
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∙ 11y agothe 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
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∙ 11y agoIt will depend entirely on your style of karate and the school. In my style a red and white belt indicates 8th and 9th degree Black Belt. A 10th degree is solid red.
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∙ 9y agothe first belt in karate is white
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∙ 12y agoI think it is black.
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∙ 9y agowhite
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What is a karate belt called in Japanese?
There are two symbols that make up the word karate. Te is translated as hand. The character Kara can be translated in two ways, either empty or China. In the 1930's the Okinawa masters gathered and agreed that they would use the word empty for the art.
What is the next kaigan karate belt after white?
the next kaigan karate belt after white is orange
How can you master karate at brown belt?
You don't master karate at brown belt. You don't normally ever master karate. The best thing to do is to practice often and hard.
Did the singer songwriter Ricky Nelson have a black belt in karate?
No, he reached brown belt in karate. Then he studied Jeet Kine Do.
Why is Santa so good at karate?
Santa is good at Karate because he has a "Black Belt". MERRY KICK-MAS!
Is there any chain belt in karate?
Our school added an orange belt and a gold belt between white and yellow to encourage people to stick with karate, especially kids, by attaining a new belt color because the amount of information between white and yellow can be daunting to new students. Traditionally, however, in our style (Shuri-Ryu) there is not.
How do you spell karate belt?
Obi
