karate Belt (kyu Level)

Karate Belts (kyu level)

Kyū-level practitioners are often called mudansha (無段者) which means literally "ones without dan". People of such ranks are considered as initiates, not students. Remember, although this is the official shotokan karate belt ranking system, many clubs will choose to follow their own system based on this.
10th Kyu Karate White belt Jūkyū (十級:じゅうきゅう)
9th Kyu Karate Orange belt Kukyū (九級:くきゅう)
8th Kyu Karate Red belt Hachikyū (八級:はちきゅう)
7th Kyu Karate Yellow belt Nanakyū, Shichikyū (七級:ななきゅう, しちきゅう)
6th Kyu Karate Green belt  Rokkyū (六級:ろっきゅう)
5th Kyu Karate Purple belt Gokyū< (五級:ごきゅう)
4th Kyu Karate Purple and white belt Yonkyū (四級:よんきゅう)
3rd Kyu Karate Brown belt Sankyū (三級:さんきゅう)
2nd Kyu Karate Brown and white belt Nikyū (二級:にきゅう)
1st Kyu Karate Brown and white belt Ikkyū (一級:いっきゅう)
The original belt system, still used by Shotokan Karate of America is:
8th–4th kyū: white
3rd–1st kyū: brown
1st-5th dan: black