Whats the difference?

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[daniel loughlin]

what is kyu? is there a difference between kyu and coloured belts?

[Greg Jennings]

Kyu are the ranks below black belt. Dan are the ranks above. Some dojo use colored belts to designate kyu grades, others do not.

HTH,

[daniel loughlin]

does this mean that coloured belts have kyu equivilants?

[Greg Jennings]

Generally, yes. I have seen both one-to-one and more-than-one-kyu to a color.

HTH,

[daniel loughlin]

ok thanx you dont happen to know the equivilants do you?

[Greg Jennings]

There is no universal standard. In my dojo it's rather simple. All kyu map to white, all dan to black.

Best,

[daniel loughlin]

o ok thanx :)

[suren]

Hi Daniel,

I noticed that in our dojo children wear coloured belts, for adults with a rand below black belt, kyu ranks are used. The colours of the belts for kyu ranks are white, blue, white/blue combinations (like white with blue stripe in the center or visa versa), brown, brown/black with combinations. For black belts dan is used.
Greg, if I'm correct your dojo is also associated with Tekamusu organization. Do you use the same system?

Regards,
Suren.

[Greg Jennings]

We're a member of the Takemusu Aikido Association. http://www.takemusu.org/ . Our dojo doesn't have children's classes, so no issue there. The TAA wouldn't dictate such, anyway.

So, we have 6 kyu grades that all map to a white belt.

Best regards,

[suren]

I see. Thanks.