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2. Black belt (martial arts) - Wikipedia

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   In East Asian martial arts, the black belt is associated with expertise, but may indicate only competence, depending on the martial art. [1] The use of colored belts is a relatively recent invention dating from the 1880s.

3. Rank in judo - Wikipedia

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   Since then it has been widely adopted by other modern martial arts. [1] In the current system as in use in Japan, there are six student grades ranked in descending numerical order. Beginners were given the rank of sixth kyū (六級, rokkyū) and wore a light blue belt.

4. Dan (rank) - Wikipedia

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   Some Korean martial art schools use embroidered bars to denote different dan ranks, as shown on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd dan belts above. Korean martial arts lacked a grading system up until the Japanese occupation (1910–1945) during which a variety of Japanese martial arts were introduced into the Korean school system, most notably judo, karate ...

5. Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system - Wikipedia

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   A white belt is the beginning rank for all Brazilian jiu-jitsu students. The rank is held by any practitioner new to the art and has no prerequisite. [1] Some instructors and other high-level practitioners think that a white belt's training should emphasize escapes and defensive positioning since a white belt will often fight from inferior positions, especially when training with more ...

6. Red belt (martial arts) - Wikipedia

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   A red belt is one of several colored belts used in some martial arts to either denote rank or differentiate opponents in a competition. Like the more commonly known black belt , its use varies between arts, with most using it for the style founder, grandmaster or other high rank, while others use it as the immediately pre–black belt rank or ...

7. Kyū - Wikipedia

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   In modern Japanese martial arts, kyū-level practitioners hold the ranks below dan or black belt. The kyū ranking system varies from art to art and school to school. In some arts, all the kyū-level practitioners wear white belts while in others different coloured belts, tags or stripes are used; in kendo for