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Niseido® Ju Jitsu Ranking System |
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The Niseido Ju Jitsu ranking system is very uncomplicated. There are six
kyu grades and ten dan grades. Age is an important factor in the Niseido ranking
system. |
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There
are no Black Belts under the age seventeen. There are no Ikyu Brown Belts under
the age of fourteen. Instructors, no matter what their rank, may only issue rank
up to Ikyu independent of the Niseido Ju Jitsu Board of Advisors. All rank must
be commensurate with the recipients age. We believe that a person in their 20's
has yet to master the basic elements of life let alone a martial art. "Only
with age and time together, come truth and wisdom." |
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Niseido®
Ju Jitsu Grading System |
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Niseido students are expected to be
proficient with a variety of techniques, that will encompass the following categories:
Nage Waza (throwing techniques), Gatame Waza (ground fighing techniques), Shime
Waza (strangulation techniques), Kensetsu Waza (joint manipulation techniques),
Goshinjutsu (self defense application of above techniques), and various types
of Kumite (fighting). Kumite will include ground fighting, Randori (Judo style
throwing competition), and free sparring. Goshinjutsu trains the student to respond
to full speed realistic attacks such as knife, gun, club, stick, bat, choke, punches,
kicks, and grabs. |
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The requirements become increasingly more advanced with
each new rank, and with the more basic techniques, a higher proficiency is expected
as the student matures in rank. |
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| Kyu
Ranks Under Black Belt |
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| Children's
Ranking |
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| Rokyu |
White
Belt |
| Gokyu |
Yellow
Belt |
| Yonkyu |
Orange
Belt |
| Sankyu |
Blue
Belt |
| Nikyu |
Purple
Belt |
| Ikyu |
None
under age 14 |
| Shodan
Candidate |
None
under age 16 |
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| Adult
Ranking |
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| Rokyu |
White
Belt |
| Gokyu |
Yellow
Belt |
| Yonkyu |
Green
Belt |
| Sankyu |
Purple
Belt |
| Nikyu |
Brown
Belt |
| Ikyu |
Brown Belt |
| Shodan
Candidate |
Brown Belt with Black Stripe |
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| Black
Belt Ranking System |
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Shodan,
1st Degree
Black Belt |
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A
minimum age requirement of 17 years,with a minimum of three years of continous
study. |
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Nidan,
2nd Degree
Black Belt |
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A
minimum age requirement of 20 years,
with a minimum of three years as a Shodan
with six years of continous teaching and study. |
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Sandan,
3rd Degree
Black Belt |
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A
minimum age requirement of 23 years,
with a minimum of three years as a Nidan
and ten years of continuous study and teaching which has produced at least one
student of Shodan level. |
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Yondan,
4th Degree
Black Belt |
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A
minimum age requirement of 28 years,
with a minimum of three years as Sandan
with fourteen years of continuous study and a teaching which has produced several
students of Shodan level and at least one of Nidan level. |
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Godan,
5th Degree
Black Belt |
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A
minimum age requirement of 30 years,
with a minimum of sixteen years of continuous
study and teaching. The title "Master Instructor" may be conferred at
this time. |
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| Shihan/Professor
- Rokudan, 6th Degree Black Belt |
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A
minimum age requirement of 35 years,
with a minimum of twenty years
of
continuous study and teaching. |
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| Shichidan
7th Degree Black Belt
thru Judan 10th Degree Black Belt: |
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Will
be determined as the need for such
high rank arises. However, while possible,
it is unlikely that there will ever be more than
one 9th or 10th Degree Black
Belt at any one time. That decision will be left solely to the founder. |
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Note: All ranking above 5th Degree Black Belt is considered administrative and may only be awarded by a vote of the Board of Professors. All ranking in Niseido Ju Jitsu is issued in the name of the Niseido Ju Jitsu Federation, and may be withdrawn and/or revoked by the federation anytime with or without reason or cause. |
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