Ranking system in
modern
derivations of feudal bujutsu:
|
Category |
Ranks |
|
DAN
(dan means "step" and is generally identified by the black belt. |
10 th
degree (judan) |
teatcher (hanshi) |
| 9 th
degree (kudan) |
| 8 th
degree (hachidan) |
instructor (kyoshi) |
| 7 th
degree (shichidan) |
| 6 th
degree (rokudan) |
assistant instructor (renshi) |
| 5 th
degree (godan) |
| 4 th
degree (yodan) |
| 3 rd
degree (sandan) |
|
| 2 nd
degree (nidan) |
| 1 st
degree (shodan) |
|
|
KYU
(kyu means "class" and is identified by variously colored belts*).
|
1 kyu (ikkyu)
|
|
| 2 kyu (nikyu)
|
| 3 kyu (sankyu)
|
| 4 kyu (yonkyu)
|
| 5 kyu (gokyu)
|
| 6 kyu (rokkyu)
|
|
