Ranking System
White
Yellow
Orange
Purple
Blue
Green
Brown
Black

 

Black Belt Degrees
1st - Shodan
2nd - Nidan
3rd - Sandan
4th-Yondan
5th - Godan
6th - Rokudan
7th - Shichidan
8th - Hachidan
9th - Kudan
10th - Judan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is my belt, my belt represent knowledge, I respect my belt as I respect others

THE KENPO
COLOR BELT
RANKING SYSTEM
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

White Belt

Birth, or beginning, of a seed. The student is a beginner searching for knowledge. The beginning of a journey 

Yellow Belt

Symbolizes the first rays of sunlight on the seed giving it strength. The student has an open mind for knowledge.

Orange Belt

Symbolizes the sun's power as it warms the earth preparing for new growth in the spring. The student begins to feel both mind & body opening & developing.

Purple Belt

Symbolizes dawn, the changing sky. The student undergoes a change from beginner to intermediate. The student begins to understand the meaning of a black belt. 

Blue Belt

Symbolizing the plant growing upwards to the blue sky. The student moves up higher in rank just as the plant grows taller.

Green Belt

Symbolizes the growth of the seed as it sprouts from the earth reaching toward the sun and begins to develop into a plant. The student lstrengthen and refine their skills. 


Brown Belt

Symbolizing the seed ripening and maturity. A brown belt is an advanced student with mature techniques.The Brown belt understands the meaning of all the pass hard work.



Black Belt

Symbolizes the darkness beyond the Sun. The beginning of a new journey towards a higher level of personal growth and self-awarness. A black belt seeks new advance knowledge of the Art.