Ball State Judo Promotions
Yellow Belt
General requirements
1. Good moral character
and maturity.
2. Regular practice and
attendance.
3. Minimum of 6 months
time in grade.
Knowing Japanese and
English terminology
along with demonstrating
techniques. more
Orange Belt
General requirements
1. Good moral character
and maturity.
2. Regular practice and
attendance.
3. Minimum of 6 months
time in grade.
Knowing Japanese and
English terminology
along with demonstrating
techniques.more
Green Belt
General requirements
1. Good moral character
and maturity.
2. Regular practice and
attendance.
3. Minimum of 1 year
time in grade.
Knowing Japanese and
English terminology along
with demonstrating
techniques. more
Brown Belt
General requirements
Good moral character, attendance and skill level is exremely important.
3 stages of Brown Belt
- Sankyu: 3rd degree
- Nikyu: 2nd degree
- Ikyu: 1st degree
Time within each is determined by the head coach. more
Black Belt
Shodan Candidates must demonstrate:
Unquestioned moral character and maturity, continued practice and interest, minimum knowledge and skills in both randori and nagekomi practice, increased proficiency in all lower-rank requirements and in contest record, ability to perform the 5 sets of the nage-no-kata. more