| Rank | Min Age | Time in Grade | Kata | Classic Kata | Bunkai Kumite | Kiso Kumite | Kobudo | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th Kyu
Orange Stripe |
1st: Hookiyu Dai Ichi | |||||||
| 9th Kyu
Orange |
Sanchin | No. 1 | ||||||
| 8th Kyu
Green Stripe |
2nd: Hookiyu Dai Ni | 1st kata | ||||||
| 7th Kyu
Green |
3rd: Gekisai Dai Ichi | 2nd kata | No. 2 | Kumi-Bo Shodan | ||||
| 6th Kyu
Purple Stripe |
Saifa | 3th kata | 1st bo: kihon kata no bo | |||||
| 5th Kyu
Purple |
4th: Gekisai Dai Ni | 4th kata | No. 3 | 2nd bo: Tokumine No Kun Sho
Kumi-Bo Nidan |
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| 4th Kyu
Brown Stripe |
5th: Gekisai Dai San | No. 4 | 1st tonfa: kihon kata no tonfa dai ichi
Bo/Bo Kumite #1 |
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| 3rd Kyu
Brown |
Seiunchin | 5th kata | No. 5 | 3rd bo: Tokumine No Kun
Bo/Bo Kumite #2 |
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| 2nd Kyu
Black Stripe 1 |
6th: Gekiha Dai Ichi | Naihanchi | No. 6 | 2nd tonfa: kihon kata no tonfa di ni | ||||
| 1st Kyu
Black Stripe 2 |
Tensho | 6th kata | 1st sai: kihon kata no sai di ich | |||||
| Shodan | 16 | 7th: Gekiha Dai Ni | Seisan | 7th kata | No. 7 | 3rd tonfa: Hama Higa no Tonfa sho | ||
| Nidan | 18 | 1-3 years | 8th: Kakuha Dai Ichi | Seipei
Shishochin |
8th kata | No. 8 | Hama Higa no Tonfa dai
Tsuken Shitaku no Sai Tozan no Nichogama |
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| Sandan | 21 | 2-4 years | ||||||
| Yondan | 25 | 3-5 years | ||||||
| Godan | 31 | 4-6 years | ||||||
| Rokudan | 35 |
| Rank | Kata | Kumi-Bo | Kumite Waza |
| 10th Kyu
white |
Bo/Bo Shodan | Bo/Bo 1-3 | |
| 9th Kyu
yellow |
Kihon Kata no Bo | Bo/Tonfa 1-3 | |
| 8th Kyu
orange |
Kihon Kata no Tonfa di Ichi | Bo/Tonfa Shodan | Bo/Nunchaku 1-6 |
| 7th Kyu
Green |
Kihon Kata no Nunchaku | Bo/Nunchaku Shodan | Bo/Bo 1-6 |
| 6th Kyu
blue |
Shuishi no Kun Sho | Bp/Bo Nidan | Bo/Sai 1-3 |
| 5th Kyu
Purple |
Kihon Kata no Tonfa di Ni
Kihon Kata no Sai di Ichi |
Bo/Sai Shodan | Bo/Tonfa 1-6 |
| 4th Kyu
Brown Stripe |
No-jutsu Shodan
Matayoshi no Nunchaku |
Bo/Tonfa Nidan | Bo/Nunchaku 1-6 |
| 3rd Kyu
Brown |
Hama Higa no Tonfa di Sho
Kihon Kata no Sai di Ni |
Bo/Nunchaku Nidan | Bo/Empty Hand 1-3 |
| 2nd Kyu
Black Stripe 1 |
Choun no Kun
Soken Sai Sho |
Bo/Sai Nidan | Bo/Sai 1-6 |
| 1st Kyu
Black Stripe 2 |
Tokomine no Kun
Hama Higa no Tonfa Dai |
Bo/Bo Sandan | Crane Techniques 1-3 |
| Shodan | Tsuken Shitaku no Sai
Tanbo Kata |
Jyu-Kumite (free sparing) w/ Bo | Knife Techniques 1-3 |
White Crane is usually introduced around brown belt as