Gradings to determine rank are held in a panel of black belts
who evaluate your level based on your technical ability, your
age, your length of practice, special circumstances, the
number of Special Trainings you have attended, and your
training mentality. Whether and how much your rank
increases at a grading is not as important as using the
feedback from your seniors to improve your level in the
future.
All bkja students begin with a White Belt (unranked) and
may advance through different levels from White through
Brown, and Black. The ultimate rank achievable is Godan
(5th degree Black Belt), the highest rank ever awarded by
Master Funakoshi. bkja students should not confuse or
compare this ranking system, maintained by bkja out of
respect for Master Funakoshi, who maintained only white,
brown, and black unlike various other groups that award
different color belts or higher black belt degrees.
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