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Sisede Jujustu Testing Rank Comparison and
Testing Fee Chart
| Belt Color |
Kyu/Dan |
Menkyo |
Chinese |
Tai Chi |
Testing fee |
| White one stripe |
11th kyu |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
| White two stripe |
10th kyu |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
| Blue |
9th kyu |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
| Blue Two stripe |
8th kyu |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
| Blue Three stripe |
7th kyu |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
| Green |
6th kyu |
Menkyo Shoden |
n/a |
n/a |
|
| Green Two stripe |
5th kyu |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
| Green Three stripe |
4th kyu |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
| Brown |
3rd kyu |
Menkyo Chudan |
Si-Hing |
Si-Hing |
|
| Brown Two Stripe |
2nd kyu |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
| Brown Three Stripe |
1st kyu |
Menkyo Joden |
Si Sook |
Si Sook |
|
| Black one stripe |
Shodan |
Menkyo Okuden |
Si Fu 1 |
n/a |
|
| Black two stripe |
Nidan |
Menkyo Kyoshi-Dai |
Si Fu 2 |
n/a |
|
| Black three stripe |
Sandan |
Menkyo Kyoshi |
Si Fu 3 |
Si Fu |
|
| Black four stripe |
Yodan |
Menkyo Shihan-Dia |
Si Fu 4 |
n/a |
|
| Red and White |
Godan |
Menkyo Shihan |
Si Bak 5 |
Si Bak |
|
| Red and White |
Rokudan |
Menkyo O'Shihan |
Si Bak 6 |
n/a |
|
| Red and Black |
Shichidan |
Menkyo Dia Shihan |
Si Bak 7 |
n/a |
|
| Red and Black |
Hachidan |
Menkyo Hanshi |
Si Bak 8 |
Si Gung |
|
| Black with Red stripe |
Kudan |
Menkyo O'Hanshi |
Si Bak 9 |
n/a |
|
| Red |
Judan |
Menkyo Kaiden |
Si Gung 10 |
n/a |
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The menkyo rankings are what was used prior to the
kyu/dan rankings in Okinawa and Japan.
The kyuldan ranking system was established
by Jigoro Kano, the founder of Judo. In the original system there were 12 dan
levels. The 12th dan rank being for the head of the system and the 11th
dan rank being set aside for his successor. The common in testing
is that one can grade up to two dan ranks below you.
Here are some other traditional names for
dan rankings in Japan. They are seldom used anymore.
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1st dan - student (sen)
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2nd dan - disciple (go no sen)
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3rd dan - accepted disciple
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4th dan - expert (sen no sen)
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5th dan and 6th dan - expert (kokoro)
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7th dan and 8th dan - expert (iko-kokoro)
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9th and 10th dan - master (iko-kokoro)
The Chinese and Tai Chi grading is for reference only. The
names of the levels refer to titles of respect.
They are defined as this:
- Si Hing — your senior or older brother
- Si Sook — your uncle or your instructor’s junior
- Si Fu — your father or instructor
- Si Bak — your uncle or your instructor’s senior
- Si Gung — your grandfather or your instructor’s
instructor
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