Senior Grades – 61 Judo Club

Senior grades are divided into two groups Kyu grades (white belt to brown belt) progressing to Dan grades (black belt and above).

Players become seniors at the age of 16 years though players can choose to convert from junior grades to senior grades at the age of 14.

Kyu Grades
There are 6 Kyu grades with 6^th Kyu being the lowest. Grades are denoted by belt colour.
The BJA Kyu grade syllabus can be downloaded by clicking Kyu-Syllabus-January-2025.

Dan Grades
There are 10 Dan grades with 1^st Dan being the lowest. The first 5 Dan grades wear a black belt with gold tabs.
5^th Dan is the highest competitive grade that can be achieved, 6^th Dan and above are awarded by the National Governing body in recognition of services to Judo.

Kyu Grade		Dan Grades
6^th Kyu	White belt	1^stDan	Black Belt 1 tab
5^th Kyu	Yellow Belt	2^nd Dan	Black Belt 2 tabs
4^th Kyu	Orange Belt	3^rd Dan	Black Belt 3 tabs
3^rd Kyu	Green Belt	4^th Dan	Black Belt 4 tabs
2^nd Kyu	Blue Belt	5^th Dan	Black Belt 5 tabs
1^st Kyu	Brown Belt	6^th Dan	Red & White Belt
		7^th Dan	Red & White Belt
		8^th Dan	Red & White Belt
		9^th Dan	Red Belt
		10^th Dan	Red Belt