Belt Ranking System

The first seven Dan (Black Belt) certificates or Diplomas were awarded by Funakoshi Sensei on April 12th 1924 to his own students.

A more detailed explanation of the reason behind the grading & belt system to follow shortly, thank you for looking.

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Updated: Saturday, 12 January 2008