NSKA Belt Ranking Equivalency

ICKF CHITO-RYU	CHITO-RYU	RENSHIKAN	TSURUOKA-DO	UECHI-RYU	WADO-RYU	JUNIORS	KYU	NSKA BELT RANKING EQUIVALENY CHART
5 TO 15	UP TO 16	7 to 16	5 to 12	UP TO 15	Up to 14	NKA
12 kyu	10 kyu	6 kyu		10 kyu	12 kyu	Ranking
White w Stripe	White	white	White	White	White	White	12
White w 2 Stripes	0 to 3 Stripes	0 to 3 Stripes	Yellow/Black Stripe	W/ 1 Yellow Str.	Red		11
White w 3 Stripes	Yellow	Yellow	Orange/Black stripe	W/2 Yellow Str.	Yellow black stripe	Yellow	10
Yellow	0 to 3 Stripes	0 to 3 Stripes	Green/Black Stripe	W/3 Yellow Str.	Yellow		9
Yellow w Stripe	Orange	Orange	Blue/Black Stripe	Yellow	Orange Black Stripe	Orange	8
Orange	0 to 3 Stripes	0 to 3 Stripes	*See note below	Y/Purple Stripe	Orange		7
Orange w Stripe	Green	Green		Purple	Green Black Stripe	Green	6
Green	0 to 3 Stripes	0 to 3 Stripes		P/ 1 Red Stripe	Green		5
Green with Stripe	Blue	Blue		P/ 2 Red Stripes	Blue	Blue	4
Brown	0 to 3 Stripes	0 to 3 Stripes			Purple		3
Brown w 1 stripe	Brown	Brown		P/3 Red Stripes	Brown 3rd kyu	Brown	2
Brown w 2 stripes	0 to 3 Stripes	0 to 3 stripes			Brown 2nd kyu		1
Brown w 2 stripes	0 to 3 Stripes	0 to 3 stripes			Brown 1st kyu
Junior Shodan	Junior Shodan	Junior Shodan	Junior Shodan	Junior Shodan	Junior Shodan	Junior Black
ICKF CHITO-RYU	CHITO-RYU	RENSHIKAN	TSURUOKA-DO	UECHI-RYU	WADO-RYU	ADULTS	KYU
16 AND UP	16 AND UP	16 AND UP	13 AND UP	16 AND UP	14 AND UP	NKA
10 kyu	6 kyu	6 kyu		10 kyu	10 kyu	Ranking
White	White	White	White	White	White	White	10
Yellow	Yellow	Yellow	Yellow	W/1 Green Str.	Yellow	Yellow	9
Yellow w Stripe				W/2 Green Str.			8
Orange	Orange	Orange	Orange	W/3 Green Str.	Orange	Orange	7
Orange w Stripe				W/ 1Solid Grn Bar.			6
Green	Green	Green	Green	Green	Green	Green	5
Green with Stripe				G/1 Brown Str.			4
Brown	Blue	Blue	Blue	Brown/1 Blk.Str.	Blue	Blue	3
Brown w stripe				Brown/2 Blk. Str	Purple		2
Brown w 2 stripes	Brown	Brown	Brown	Brown/3 Blk. Str	Brown 3rd kyu	Brown	1
					Brown 2nd kyu Brown 1st kyu
Shodan	Shodan	Shodan	Shodan	Shodan	Shodan	Black
Note: Tsuruoka-Do Junior ranking system - Blue/Black Stripe is equivalent to an Adult (13 and up)
Yellow belt. The White to Orange/Black Stripe are all equivalent to an Adult White belt.
Tsuruoka students under the age of 13 are not permitted to kumite - Sensei Chris Cruikshank.

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