LEVELS OF QUALIFICATIONS
COLORED BELTS’ LEVELS
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Level
|
Belt Color
|
Necessary Lessons
|
Necessary Time
|
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0 Level
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White Belt
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1 Level
|
White Belt-yellow stripe
|
12 lessons
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1 month after 0 Level
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2 Level
|
Yellow Belt
|
12 lessons
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1 month after 1 Level
|
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3 Level
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Yellow Belt-orange stripe
|
12 lessons
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1 month after 2 Level
|
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4 Level
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Orange Belt
|
12 lessons
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1 month after 3 Level
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5 Level
|
Orange Belt-green stripe
|
18 lessons
|
1,5 months after 4 Level
|
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6 Level
|
Green Belt
|
18 lessons
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1,5 months after 5 Level
|
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7 Level
|
Green Belt-blue stripe
|
18 lessons
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1,5 months after 6 Level
|
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8 Level
|
Blue Belt
|
18 lessons
|
1,5 months after 7 Level
|
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9 Level
|
Blue Belt-brown stripe
|
24 lessons
|
2 months after 8 Level
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10 Level
|
Brown Belt
|
24 lessons
|
2 months after 9 Level
|
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11 Level
|
Brown Belt-red stripe
|
36 lessons
|
3 months after 10 Level
|
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12 Level
|
Red Belt
|
36 lessons
|
3 months after 11 Level
|
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13 Level
|
Red Belt-black stripe
|
48 lessons
|
4 months after 12 Level
|
|
Black Belt
|
Black Belt
|
48 lessons
|
4 months after 13 Level
|
All students must continue to train having achieved the Black Belt status.
This may be via:
1. Acting as an Instructor.
2. Training at the specially arranged Black Belt classes in addition to training at a regular club or school.
3. Training at the National Squad.
BLACK BELTS’ LEVELS
|
Degree
|
Qualification
|
Necessary age
|
Necessary Lessons
|
Necessary time
|
|
I Dan Degree
Black Belt
|
Black Belt
|
from 8 years old
|
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II Dan Degree
Black Belt
|
Black Belt
|
from 14 years old
|
216 lessons
|
18 months after
I Dan Degree
|
|
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National Trainer
|
from 18 years old
|
|
|
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III Dan Degree
Black Belt
|
Black Belt
|
from 18 years old
|
288 lessons
|
24 months after
II Dan Degree
|
|
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National Instructor
|
from 21 years old
|
|
|
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IV Dan Degree
Black Belt
|
International Instructor
C Class
|
from 21 years old
|
432 lessons
|
36 months after
III Dan Degree
|
|
V Dan Degree
Black Belt
|
International Instructor
B Class
|
from 25 years old
|
576 lessons
|
48 months after
IV Dan Degree
|
|
VI Dan Degree
Black Belt
|
International Instructor
A Class
|
from 30 years old
|
720 lessons
|
60 months after
V Dan Degree
|
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VII Dan Degree
Black Belt
|
World Master
|
from 36 years old
|
864 lessons
|
72 months after
VI Dan Degree
|
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VIII Dan Degree
Black Belt
|
World Master
|
from 43 years old
|
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IX Dan Degree
Black Belt
|
World Grand Master
|
from 51 years old
|
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X Dan Degree
Black Belt
|
World Grand Master
|
from 60 years old
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