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In Judo, improvement and understanding of the art is denoted by a system of ranks split into ''kyū'' and ''dan'' grades. These are indicated with various systems of coloured belts, with the black belt indicating a practitioner who has attained a certain level of competence. ==The Kōdōkan Kyū-Dan ranking system== are ranked according to skill and knowledge of the art. Their rank is indicated by the colour of belt that they wear. There are two broad categories of rank: those who have attained a level of competency at which they are considered worthy of a and who hold grades and those who are yet to attain that level and who hold grades. Those who hold ''dan'' grades are collectively termed (literally "person who has dan") and those with ''kyū'' grades are , literally "person without dan". This ranking system was introduced by Kanō Jigorō, the founder of judo, in 1883. However, the current system is not the original one, but based on Kanō's last system introduced between 1926-1931, with some modification shortly after Kanō's death in 1938. The first ''dan'' grades were awarded to his students Saigō Shirō and Tomita Tsunejirō. Since then it has been widely adopted by modern martial arts.〔 〕 In the current system as in use in Japan, there are six student grades ranked in descending numerical order. Beginners were given the rank of and wore a light blue belt. Once they had passed an elementary level of instruction, they were promoted to , when they would adopt the white belt. This they wore through . The remaining three grades (, and were all indicated with brown belts (for seniors) or with purple belts (for juniors). 1st ''kyū'' is the last kyu rank before promotion to first degree black belt (''shodan''). There are ordinarily 10 ''dan'' ranks, which are ranked in ascending numerical order, though in principle there is no limit to the number of ''dan'' ranks. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rank in Judo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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