Ching Sai Do Belt System:

A BASIC EXPLANATION

OF BELT RANK KNOWLEDGE

Yellow Belt

The Yellow Belt level introduces an individual to the fundamentals and will help to achieve better physical conditioning.

Orange Belt

As an Orange Belt the person begins to create and develop speed and power in kicks and punches, and learn to block and counter punches with amazing effectiveness.

Purple Belt

At the Purple Belt level there is noticeable increase in confidence. Usually by this time a person is free-style sparring. A person is well on his way to Black Belt.

Blue Belt

At the Blue Belt level skill will be sharpened from intermediate to an advance level of training.

Green Belt

At the Green Belt level, a persons posture and body stance will express a newfound confidence. In fact, both hands and feet will become effective weapons.

Brown Belt

As a Brown Belt the emotional outlook is deepened, and a person is more confident. Expertise in the Martial Arts has been developed.

Black Belt

Finally, the Black Belt is the ultimate achievement in rank, and upon reaching this standard, lifelong benefits have been earned, amazing speed and devastating power. It takes a person between 3 to 7 years on average to earn a Black Belt.

Ching Sai Do Belt System

The belt system in Ching Sai Do is directly descended from the belt system in judo. Thus almost all systems in the world use the same Japanese words in their belt certificates. In the martial arts these words have a universal meaning.

It is the policy of all martial arts schools throughout the world to issue a certificate of rank at the same time that the belt is given. The reason should be obvious. Anyone can buy a belt through local stores or magazines. But the belt rank certificate is a pedigree chart, which shows the organization and has signatures of the instructor and higher authorities. It is almost impossible to fake a belt rank certificate. In Martial Arts the belt rank certificate (documented proof of rank) is more important than the actual belt itself.

Most schools use a system of no more than 10 belts before black belt and 10 belts in black belt. Ching Sai Do uses 9 belts before black belt and 10 belts in black belt. Most systems in the world are closer to 9 and 10 than 10 and 10.

The color of the belt only signifies the rank by number in the Japanese number system. A large number of studios in America use a colored belt system that is similar to Ching Sai Do’s.

The belts go by number in reverse order up to Black Belt

and in Black Belt go by logical order.

White Belt                               Beginner                                           9^th Kyu/ 9^th Grade/Level

Yellow Belt                             Hachikyu  (Ha-chee-Q)                    8^th Kyu/8^th Grade/Level

Orange Belt                             Shichikyu (She-chee-Q)                    7^th Kyu/7^th Grade/Level

Purple Belt                              Rokkyu (Rok-Q)                             6^th Kyu/6^th Grade/Level

Blue Belt                                Gokkyu (Gok-Q)                             5^th Kyu/5^th Grade/Level

Green Belt                              Yonkyu (Yon-Q)                             4^th Kyu/4^th Grade/Level

3^rd Brown Belt                        Sankyu (S-ah-n-Q)                           3^rd Kyu/3^rd Grade/Level

2^nd Brown Belt                        Nikkyu (Knee-Q)                             2^nd kyu/2^nd Grade/Level

1^st Brown Belt                         Ikkyu (Eek-Q)                                 1^st Kyu/1^st Grade/Level

1^st Black Belt                          Shodan (Show-Don)                          1^st Dan/1^st Degree

2^nd Black Belt                         Nidan (Knee-Don)                             2^nd Dan/2^nd Degree

3^rd Black Belt                          Sandan (S-ah-n-Don)                         3^rd Dan/3^rd Degree

4^th Black Belt                          Yondan (Yon-Don)                           4^th Dan/4^th Degree

5^th Black Belt                          Godan (Go-Don)                               5^th Dan/5^th Degree

6^th Black Belt                          Rokudan (Rok-u-Don)                        6^th Dan/6^th Degree

7^th Black Belt                          Shichidan (She-che-Don)                     7^th Dan/7^th Degree

8^th Black Belt                          Hachidan  (Ha-che-Dan)                     8^th Dan/8^th Degree

9^th Black Belt                         Kudan (Koo-Don)      __                       9^th Dan/9^th Degree

10^th Black Belt                         Judan (Joo-Don)                               10^th Dan/10^th Degree