Judo is a form of martial arts. Like many other forms of this great way of mental, physical, and spiritual uplift, Judo has also got the Belts that depict and show the real expertise as well as the rank of the bearer. The Judo sport has altogether 16 belts or levels. These different belts show the different expert level of the Judo players. There are 6 grades in Judo, and each grade has a belt of its own color. The Black Belt is the highest level belt and has it itself 10 degrees. The white color belt shows that the bearer is a novice and is new to the sport. 10th degree Black Belt shows the highest rank within the sport of Judo.
Degrees and Grades
The grades are the different ranks are called as Kyu in Japanese. The various degrees of the Black Belt is called as "dan". The belt ranking and level system were introduced in the sport of Judo in the year 1935. This was the year when Judo was first taught in Paris by Mikonosuke Kawaishi.
The different levels according to the colors of the belt
As said earlier, white is the beginner or novice’s belt color. The subsequent stages and belt colors include:
Yellow - Orange- Green- Blue- Purple-Brown- Black
As you can find out, the black belt is the belt of the experts.
The age-related membership
Practitioners of Judo may also be grouped according to their age. The junior members are those who are mostly kids, while the senior members have an age of 16 years or more. As the junior member starts from the very beginning, they often wear belts of many different colors when compared to senior members. The shock-absorbing Judo Mats in Delhi help all evade injuries while playing the sport.
Judo belt colors when compared to other sports
When compared to other martial arts, the Judo belt color grading system is different. For instance, in Taekwondo and Karate, the highest belt color that shows the expert level is “red” and not “black” as in Judo. Some new martial arts forms and sports including Jiu Jitsu are considered to be a refined form of Judo. In the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, black is the color of the expert’s belt, while white is that for the novice’ belt, just like Judo.
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