Graduations

10. KYÛ – 6. KYÛ (white belt)

• Practising for: 1 year
• BÔ-NO-KIHON
• MAEZATO-NO-TEKKÔ

5. KYÛ – 1. KYÛ (brown belt)

• Practising for: 1 year
• BÔ-NO-KIHON
• SHÛSHI-NO-KUN (SHÔ)
• MAEZATO-NO-NUNCHAKU

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1. DAN – SHO DAN

• Practising for: 2 years (preparation: 1 year)
• Minimum age: 15
• SAKUGAWA-NO-KUN (SHÔ)
• CHIKIN (TSUKEN)-SHITAHAKU-NO-SAI
• AKAMINE-NO-NUNCHAKU

2. DAN – NI DAN

• Practising for: 4 years (preparation: 2 years)
• Minimum age: 18
• SHÛSHI-NO-KUN (DAI)
• CHATAN-YARA-NO-SAI
• YAKUSOKU KUMITE: BÔ-TAI-SAI

3. DAN – SAN DAN

• Practising for: 7 years (preparation: 3 years)
• Minimum age: 24
• SAKUGAWA-NO-KUN (DAI)
• HAMA-HIGA-NO-SAI
• HAMA-HIGA-NO-TUNFÂ

4. DAN – YON DAN

• Practising for: 10 years (preparation: 3 years)
• Minimum age: 30
• SHIRATARU-NO-KUN
• TAWATA-NO-SAI
• KANEGAWA-NO-TINBÊ

5. DAN – GO DAN

• Practising for: 14 years
• Minimum age: 35
• YONEGAWA (YUNIGA)-NO-KUN
• KUGUSHIKU (KOJÔ)-NO-SAI
• KANEGAWA-NO-NICHÔ-GAMA

6. DAN – ROKU DAN / RENSHI

• Practising for: 20 years
• Minimum age: 41
• CHOÛN-NO-KUN
• CHIKIN (TSUKEN)-SUNAKAKE-NO-ÊKU

7. DAN – NANA DAN / KYÔSHI

• Practising for: 26 years
• Minimum age: 47
• URASOE (URASHI)-NO-KUN
• Kobudô History

8. DAN – HACHI DAN

• Practising for: 32 years
• Minimum age: 53
• CHINEN-SHIKIYANAKA-NO-KUN

9. DAN – KYÛ DAN / HANSHI

• Practising for: 40 years
• Minimum age: 61

10. DAN – JU DAN

• Practising for: 50 years
• Minimum age: 71