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2. Karate in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In 1946 Robert Trias, a returning U.S. Navy veteran, began teaching private lessons in Phoenix, Arizona. [9] Other early teachers of karate in America were Ed Parker (a native Hawaiian and Coast Guard veteran who earned a black belt in 1953), [10] George Mattson (who began studying while stationed in Okinawa in 1956), and Peter Urban (a Navy veteran who started training while stationed in ...

3. 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 example the belt system is not used.

4. Tokaido (company) - Wikipedia

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   Tokaido (東海堂, Tōkaidō) is a Japanese company that manufactures karate uniforms, belts, and related products. [1] It is the world's oldest manufacturer of uniforms specifically for karate training, with a reputation for high quality.

5. Dan (rank) - Wikipedia

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   In many martial arts, black belts are often worn for all dan grades. In others, different colors are used, with the highest grade (10th dan) sometimes wearing a red belt in some systems. In Jūdo, 6th to 8th dan may wear a red and white-patterned belt, and 9th dan and above may wear a solid red belt. Blue with a red stripe is sometimes worn for ...

6. List of Kyokushin practitioners - Wikipedia

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   A black belt in Taekwondo under Black Belt Hall of Fame member Hee-il Cho, he also studied Kyokushin karate under Mas Oyama. [30] Jon Bluming – 10th dan and founder of the Kyokushin Budokai and IBK. In 1965, Bluming became the first non-Japanese in being awarded the 6º dan in karate from Masutatsu Oyama. [31] [32]

7. Shuri-ryū - Wikipedia

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   The Shuri-ryū Style uses a belt system to designate rank. The ranking system was written out in The Pinnacle of Karate by Trias, which called for 8 ranks below black belt (Kyu) and 10 above (Dan). Some schools award various informal ranks in the interim. White (8th Kyu – hachikyu, unless additional informal ranks are included)