Hanshi W.J. Reid *8th Degree Black Belt
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President/Founder
Kyoshi R. Jarem *7th Degree Black Belt - Vice-President
Renshi *7th Degree Black Belt that is half red and half white
Shihan *6th Degree Black Belt that has half black and half red on their
belts are referred to as Shihan.
Shihan Dai *5th Degree Black Belts that have a red center stripe on their
belts are referred to as Shihan Dai.
Sensei *4th Degree Black Belts that have 4 stripes are referred to as
Sensei.
Senpai *3rd Degree Black Belts that have 3 stripes on their belts are
referred to as Senpai.
*We are required to address ALL Titled ranks by their titles, even outside of
the dojo. We encourage parents to use titles when referring to all instructors
so that their children learn to respect adults and any authority figures.
Rank Structure
The color of the belt denotes the amount of proficiency each student has
attained in karate. Just like going to school, there are different grades and
different requirements for each grade. In this style of karate, we use a ten Kyu
system below black belt. Black belt ranks go from first to tenth degree.
Beginners start out as tenth grade or class white belts (Jukyu). The complete
ranking system is as follows:
Jukyu - 10th white belt
Kukyu - 9th white belt
Hachikyu - 8th blue belt
Shichikyu - 7th blue belt
Rokkyu - 6th yellow belt
Gokyu - 5th yellow belt
Yonkyu - 4th green belt
Sankyu - 3rd green belt
Nikyu - 2nd brown belt
Ikkyu - 1st brown belt
Shodan - 1st degree black belt
Nidan - 2nd degree black belt
Sandan - 3rd degree black belt
Yondan - 4th degree black belt
Godan - 5th degree black belt or red-black
Rokudan - 6th degree black belt or red-black
Shichidan - 7th degree black belt or red-white
Iiachidan - 8th degree black belt or red-white
Rudan - 9th degree black belt or red-white
Judan - 10th degree black belt or red
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