It depends on the style of karate and the dojo you do it in, know the style I do (Zanshin Shotokan) kids and adults are ranked the same, there are a few adults on the same belt as me and we are ranked the same, some people think karate is harder for children, and in a way it is but if you are dedicadited you will have no problems, I never had problems myself although loads of other kids do, there are different types of karate like I said so I can only say what its like at my club
'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.
'Kup' are the ranks for the color belts under the rank of black belt in Korean martial arts. There are generally 10 to 12 kup levels. White is the lowest kup and brown belt is usually 1st kup.
The lower ranks are called kyu. There are six to twelve of them depending on the school. The higher ranks are called dan.
The ranks of belts in Pakua are white, yellow, orange, green, grey, blue, red, black, and then maroon if you are the absolute master!
The lower ranks are called kyu. Depending on the style there are anywhere from 6 to 15 kyu ranks. The Higher ranks usually referred to as black belts are called Dans.
Japanese Judo was the first martial art to introduce the colored belt ranking system as a visible indication of the students progress. The colored belt ranking system soon was adapted for Karate, and was first used by Sensei Gichin Funakoshi and his Shotokan Karate schools. Click here to learn about the Goju-Ryu Karate belt ranking system. As students pass through the ranks taking grading examinations they are awarded with different colored belts. The color order and which colors are used varies from school to school, as does the relationship between belt color and rank (= Kyu
Blackbelt ranks from 1st Degree to 10th Degree. Kyu ranks from 1st kyu down to as low as 12th kyu. See the related link (lower left) for some examples of color coding.
Theoretically 35, however since noone has ever reached past 33 (!0th Dan Black Belt or Red Belt), it is widely believed that there are 33. Probably the 10th Dan will never be passed in respect of Kano. Notes: These include childrens rank and stripe system, and then move to the adult system for bworn, black and red belts.
Okay, this is kind of a dumb question and I suspect that the answer is no. I was just curious if there is a way to, basically, earn the privilege to compete in the black belt ranks. Not to get a black belt, just to compete with them. I'm curious because I'm just starting in tkd, but I'm 18, have some home tkd training, some karate training, and some kick boxing training. But I never trained in an environment were there were belts. So i'm starting from the bottom, and I just want to get an idea of how long it will take to get to serious competition. Thank you for your time!
This varies greatly, depending on the school and organization. In some styles, the red belt is reserved to the highest ranks in the entire system, others use it as an intermediate rank, or even an early rank. There is not standard order. Yellow is often one of the lowest ranks.
Judo uses a typical ranking system for Gendai budo martial arts. There are six kyu ranks and ten dan ranks. Progression is from 6th to 1st kyu, and then from 1st to 10th dan. Colored belts include the white belt (6th kyu), yellow belt (5th kyu), orange belt (4th kyu), green belt (3rd kyu), blue belt (2nd kyu), and brown belt (1st kyu). Black belts are used from 1st to 5th dan, red and white belts from 6th to 8th dan, and solid red belts for 9th and 10th dan. Currently, the 10th dan is no longer officially awarded to anyone.
black if they really are a master ... In traditional karate, a black belt is worn by someone at the 1st degree through 6th degree levels. 7th and 8th degrees wear a red and white belt. The top ranking karateka, 9th and 10th degrees, wear a solid red belt.