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Belt
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Seniors
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Juniors (Under 12)
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10th Kyu
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Beginners grade
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Beginners grade
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9th Kyu
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White |
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One Blue Stripe
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8th Kyu
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Blue |
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7th Kyu
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Blue |
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One Yellow Stripe
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Two Yellow Stripes
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6th Kyu
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Yellow |
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5th Kyu
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Yellow |
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One Green Stripe
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Two Green Stripes
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4th Kyu
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Green |
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3rd Kyu
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Green |
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One Brown Stripe
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Two Brown Stripes
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2nd Kyu
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Brown |
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1st Kyu
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Brown |
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One Black Stripe
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Two Black Stripes
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Shodan Ho
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Black |
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Shodan
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Black |
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One Gold Bar
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Nidan Ho
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Black
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Nidan
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Black |
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Two Gold Bars
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Sandan Ho
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Black
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Sandan
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Black |
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Three Gold Bars
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Yondan
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Black |
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Four Gold Bars
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Godan
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Black |
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Five Gold Bars
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Rokudan
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Black |
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Six Gold Bars
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Nana dan
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Black |
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Seven Gold Bars
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Please Note.
The minimum age to get a Shodan Black Belt is 12 Years.
The minimum age to get a Nidan Black Belt is 15 Years
Ho grades are probationary grades.
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Ashihara Karate “Get Together”
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A Get together of Ashihara Karate and other Martial Arts friends will take place in November in Viborg, Denmark at the Danish Dai Ki Haku Honbu Dojo (Shihan Kurt Orum)
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Seminar in Belgium on 19 November organised by Shibucho Johny Verheyden
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Kaicho to visit England & Italy for training and tournament
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Read about the June/July 2005 European Tour
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