Belt Ranks "When you obtain the knowledge of Ryukyu Kempo, do not let it go to the back of your head and force your nose up. Instead, let the knowledge that you learn come to the front of your head so that you will always keep your head low with humility and respect."
- Amor Kaicho, June 1997

The “White-Belt-Getting-Dirtier” Theory

One explanation for the colored belts is the notion that the belts simply went from white to black because the original Karate founders never washed their belts. They started off with white belts and after years of training ended up with black belts. The proponents of this theory assert that the belt, which was initially white, gets gradually dirtier and dirtier and so goes from white to yellow to green to brown to black in that way.

Our colors:

White
Yellow-Stripe
Yellow
Orange
Green
Blue
Purple
3rd Brown
2nd Brown
1st Brown
Black

Achieving your first black belt is a great accomplishment and something to be proud of, however it is not the end of the journey. The black belt is just the beginning of the path to understanding and developing your karate. We like to compare getting your black belt to getting your drivers license....you can drive anywhere at any time, though your driving will continue to improve as the years progress. All our black belts are encouraged to continue their training and work towards their next belt, while giving back to the art thru teaching.