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IKO grading (traditional honbu)

Grading systems by organisation
No specific organisationIKOWKO· Syllabus not documented yetKWF-KYO· Syllabus not documented yetKYOKUSHINKAN· Syllabus not documented yetIKO-MATSU· Syllabus not documented yetIFK· Syllabus not documented yet

source

Official website of the organisation: kyokushinkaikan.org

The traditional ladder from Masutatsu Oyama's honbu as used by IKO Kyokushinkaikan. It starts with an orange belt and adds a black-striped intermediate grade to every colour. Grade descriptions and time requirements are not yet taken from the official syllabus, so they are omitted here.

10th Kyu – Orange belt

Rank #1
Federation minimum: 3 months

9th Kyu – Orange belt with black stripe

Rank #2
Federation minimum: 3 months

8th Kyu – Blue belt

Rank #3
Federation minimum: 3 months

7th Kyu – Blue belt with black stripe

Rank #4
Federation minimum: 3 months

6th Kyu – Yellow belt

Rank #5
Federation minimum: 3 months

5th Kyu – Yellow belt with black stripe

Rank #6
Federation minimum: 3 months

4th Kyu – Green belt

Rank #7
Federation minimum: 6 months

3rd Kyu – Green belt with black stripe

Rank #8
Federation minimum: 6 months

2nd Kyu – Brown belt

Rank #9
Federation minimum: 6 months

1st Kyu – Brown belt with black stripe

Rank #10
Federation minimum: 6 months