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Belt Grading Colour System : White to Black.

In many Martial Art Styles, a Red Band is used to denote an Instructor Grade.

Within the Okamido system you will see this Instructor Insignia, the Red Band worn across one end of the Blackbelt.

If you see a Martial Artist wearing a Blackbelt with two White Tags across it, this represents them as a 2nd Degree Blackbelt.

If you see a Martial Artist wearing a Blackbelt that has three White Tags across it, this represents a 3rd Degree Blackbelt, etc.. etc...

( Please note, some Martial Art Styles use Gold Tags on their Blackbelt to represent Dan Grades, although the majority do use White Tags- but again it is the same system).

To better understand the Ranking system, please read the following chart from the bottom of the page up to the top.

Notes : Juniors under the age of 18 may only grade upto Brown Belt ( 3rd Kyu ) as we do not believe in watering down a system, simply to grade children, as commonly seen in other Martial Arts Centres.

Notes : Shodan means 'First Level'. While 'Kyu' means 'step'. A student progresses through steps towards the Shodan. When they become a Shodan, they are still required to train just as regularly and as hard as they did when they were a Kyu grade, as holding a Shodan ( First Level ) is only the start of greater learning.

Notes : Other Martial Arts Centres may quickly grade students to Blackbelt simply for for financial gain charging upwards of £ 250.00 per per per blackbelt exam. This is not true of Warrington Kickboxing Studio, as we do not charge for the Blackbelt exam.