Rank Attempted

YELLOW – Roku-kyu

ORANGE – Go-kyu

GREEN – Yon-kyu

BLUE – San-kyu

BROWN – Ni-kyu/Ik-kyu

RED (age 15) Ik-yu

Required Kata

Pinan Shodan

Pinan Nidan (improve previous kata)

Pinan Sandan (improve previous kata)

Pinan Yodan (improve previous kata)

Pinan Godan (improve previous kata)

Kushanku (improve previous kata)

Minimum Training Time

4 months or 50 hours

4 months or 50 hours

4 months or 50 hours

4 months or 50 hours

6 months or 75 hours