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Can somebody please name the Karate belts color and order? Like for example: white, yellow, etc.?

lol i don't know them so can somebody tell me the color and the order that the colors are in?

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1. It depends on the color, style and school. But in general White, yellow, green blue, purple, red, brown, black
2. white, white with one stripe, two stripes, three stripes, yellow, purple, green, blue, brown, and red is tossed in somewhere.
3. It depends on the system. Some styles have an advanced yellow, advanced green, advanced blue, etc. My system is as follows. Yellow Orange Purple Blue Green 3rd Brown 2nd Brown 1st Brown Black
4. In most traditional schools, a novice starts at the 'kyu' level and works his way up to 'dan' levels. 9th kyu is the lowest kyu level while 1st kyu brings you one level below the first black belt ('dan') level. Kyu levels decrease while Dan levels increase with seniority. Kyu levels start with the 9th kyu (White Belt) and you have to pass the grading tests for each level, all the way up to 1st kyu, after which it will be the 1st level black belt (1st dan) and then you follow the dan grading requirements. Gradings are typically taken after minimum training attendance (usually 3-4 months at the lower kyu level, higher at the senior levels - depending on the school). 9th kyu is always White. 1st dan is when the Black Belt is first put on (see exception below). The colors from 8th kyu to 1st kyu can be quite subjective to the particular martial art, school, and whether the students are in the adult or child classes. More colors are used between kyu levels as a progress marker to motivate children. Variations: 1. In the old martial arts ranking, the students wear white for all kyu levels from 9th to 1st, only going to black upon reaching dan level. 2. Some karate schools have orange (4 levels) and brown (4 levels) covering the 8 kyu levels between 9th kyu (white) and 1st dan (black). Within each color level, e.g., orange - the 4 different levels are identified by the number of white stripes added to the end of the belt. 3. In some aikido schools, the white belt level begins at 6th kyu, followed by blue (2 levels) and brown (2 levels) and then black (2 levels) to cover the 6 kyu levels. Again gold, orange or white stripes are used to identify the 2 different levels for each color. In this case the black belt does not indicate a 'dan' grade until the practitioner has completed his 1st kyu and taken the 1st dan grading. 4. Child classes will introduce colors like yellow, green, red, orange, blue, etc. The colors will vary according to the practice of the school. You need to check with the order taken by your school. At the end of the day, only white (novice) and black (with the 1st dan or 'sho dan' in Japanese, considered as the beginning of a martial artists journey of learning) matters.
5. white yellow orange purple green brown red BLACK.TYE KWON DO-ORDER.
6. Different styls of Karate have different belt rankings. I take/teach Shito-ryu Karate. Our belt rankings are as follows... White Red (for kids under 8, adults go to yellow) Yellow Orange Blue Purple Green Green with one brown stripe Brown Brown with one black stripe Brown with two black stripes Black 1 Black 2 etc. Hope this is what your looking for
7. white - yellow - orange - green - blue - brown - black
8. It depends on what martial art you take. The Americanized version have all kinds of colors, with different color bands. Though I sound cynical, its because they make good money off of belt tests. But, for instance, in traditional Shotokan, there is only levels of white, brown and black (called ques). Why? Because the more experience you have in fights, the dirtier your belt would get. White for newbies, black for the most experienced.
9. LIke most other answers, it depends on the style. I practice Tang Soo Do, and the belt sequence is : White, Orange, Green, Red, Black. There are also different levels of each color belt, for example, White Belts have to earn 2 blue stripes before moving onto an Orange belt. An Orange belt has to earn 6 stripes (2 orange, 2 blue, and 2 black) before moving onto a Green Belt... and so on. Also, the school I practice with does not have belt fees...it is all included in the yearly tuition, so that has nothing to do with it. It lets the instructors and peers know what level you are at. Also, certain forms have to be learned in order to earn stripes on a belt. It provides a sense of accomplishment and provides short term goals ( especially good for the children) as well as long term goals.
10. Yellow Orange Purple Blue Green 3rd Brown 2nd Brown 1st Brown Black