Ranks and Titles Anderson Bushi Kai Karate has a lineage tracing back through Australian martial art Zen Dō Kai Karate, and then Japanese martial art Gōjūryū Karate. Consequently, our ranking system closely follows that of most Karate styles. The table below shows the lower ranks nearer the bottom, and higher ranks nearer the top. Ranks Rank and belt colourRank nameModern Japanese scriptOld Japanese script 10th Degree Black BeltJūdan十段拾段 9th Degree Black BeltKudan九段玖段 8th Degree Black BeltHachidan八段捌段 7th Degree Black BeltShichidan七段漆段 6th Degree Black BeltRokudan六段陸段 5th Degree Black BeltGodan五段伍段 4th Degree Black BeltYondan四段肆段 3rd Degree Black BeltSandan三段参段 2nd Degree Black BeltNidan二段弍段 1st Degree Black BeltShodan初段初段 Black BeltShodan-Ho (First degree candidate)初段補初段補 1st Kyū / Double Black BarIkkyū一級壱級 2nd Kyū / Black BarNi Kyū 二級弍級 3rd Kyū / Brown BeltSan Kyū 三級参級 4th Kyū / Double Brown BarYon Kyū四級四級 5th Kyū / Brown BarGo Kyū五級伍級 6th Kyū / Green BeltRokkyū六級陸級 7th Kyū / Green BarNana Kyū七級漆級 8th Kyū / Blue BeltHakkyū八級捌級 9th Kyū / Blue BarKyū Kyū九級玖級 Titles [SHŌGŌ 称号] Japanese scriptJapanese readingEnglish interpretation 先輩SempaiMentor 大先輩Dai-Sempai Advanced Mentor 先生SenseiTeacher 大先生Dai-SenseiAdvanced Teacher 錬士RenshiTraining Instructor 大錬士Dai-RenshiAdvanced Training Instructor 師範ShihanLower Master Instructor 大師範Dai-ShihanAdvanced Lower Master Instructor 教士KyōshiEducator (mid-level Master 1) 大教士Dai-KyōshiAdvanced Educator (mid-level Master 2) 達士TasshiMaster (mid-level Master 3) 大達士Dai-TasshiAdvanced Master (mid-level Master 4) 範士HanshiUpper Master 大範士Dai-HanshiAdvanced Upper Master 会長KaichōHead of Society (i.e. the president) 大会長ŌkaichōChief Head of Society (i.e. the chief president) 大神殿ŌshindenChief Temple