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BELTS
9TH KYU
8TH KYU
7TH KYU
6TH KYU
5TH KYU
4TH KYU
3RD KYU
2ND KYU
1ST KYU
1ST DAN
2ND DAN
3RD DAN
4TH DAN
LW KARATE GRADING SYLLABUS HAS A RANGE OF GRADES, ALSO KNOWN AS KYU. STUDENTS WEAR BELTS WHICH ARE COLOURED TO SIGNIFY THEIR GRADE LEVEL.
THE KARATE BELTS ARE BENEFICIAL IN THE WAY THEY PROVIDE A BENCHMARKNG SYSTEM FOR BOTH INSTRUCTORS AND STUDENTS.
STUDENTS CAN BE ORGANISED QUICKLY INTO GROUPS WHEN TEACHING A LARGE CLASS.
A SENSEI AT ONE GLANCE CAN KNOW WHAT LEVEL A STUDENT IS AND INSTANTLY KNOW WHAT PART OF THE SYLLABUS THAT PERSON IS TRAINING FROM.
HOW TO CORRECTLY TIE YOUR BELT
STUDENTS ALSO GET BENEFITS FROM THE BELT SYSTEM.
THEY CAN SET SHORT TERM GOALS AND FEEL A SENSE OF SATISFACTION ONCE THEY MEET THE NEXT RANK AS WELL AS CONFIRMING THAT THEY HAVE PROGRESSED THEIR KARATE ABILITY.
WHEN A STUDENT REACHES A NEW KYU RANK, THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO WORK HARDER TO PROGRESS AGAIN TO THE NEXT KYU, WHICH IS USUALLY BETWEEN 3-6 MONTHS.
ONCE PASSED BEYOND THE KYU RANKS, DAN RANKS ARE USED TO SIGNIFY FURTHER PROGRESS.
PROGRESSION THROUGH THE DANS ARE MEASURED IN TRAINING YEARS.
1ST DAN TO 2ND DAN = 2 YEAR
2ND DAN TO 3RD DAN = 3 YEARS
3RD DAN TO 4TH DAN = 4 YEARS
DURING KARATE COMPETITIONS, WETHER IT BE KATA OR KUMITE, PARTICIPANTS WILL WEAR EITHER A BLUE BELT (AO) OR A RED BELT (AKA).
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