The coloured belt ranking system used by Kin Bushi Ryu is similar to most styles of Karate and uses 8 levels of Kyu rank.

White belt is the starting rank with students progressing towards their Brown belt.

The list below shows the kyu or Coloured Belt ranking system and the first two levels of the Dan or Black Belt ranking system. In Kin Bushi Ryu we use 8 levels of coloured belt and 10 levels of Black Belt.

Details of all grading requirements to progress from one level to the next are located in the Members Area.

Belt	Rank	Name
	8th Kyu	White Belt
	7th Kyu	White Belt with Blue Tips
	6th Kyu	Blue Belt
	5th Kyu	Blue Belt with Green Tips
	4th Kyu	Green Belt
	3rd Kyu	Green Belt with Brown Tips
	2nd Kyu	Brown Belt
	1st Kyu	Brown Belt with Black Tips