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Rank |
Belt | Kanji | Min. Period of practice | Age | Titles | YKKF instructor ranks |
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| 1st Dan | Sho-Dan | Black | 初段 | 2/3 | 16 | Assistant instructor |
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| 2nd Dan | Ni-Dan | Black | 弐段 |
3/4 | 18 | Instructor | ||
| 3rd Dan | San-Dan | Black | 参段 |
5/8 | 21 | Teacher | ||
| 4th Dan | Yon-Dan | Black | 四段 |
8/12 | 25 | Sensei | Master | |
| 5th Dan | Go-Dan | Black | 五段 |
12/15 | 30 | Renshi | Senior Master | |
| 6th Dan | Roku-Dan | Red | White | 六段 |
20/25 | 40 | Shihan | Senior Master |
