Belts
| Belt Colour | Grade |
| White | Ungraded |
| White with Red Stripe | 10th Kyu |
| Red | 9th Kyu |
| Red with White Stripe | 9th Kyu Tag |
| Orange | 8th Kyu |
| Orange with White Stripe | 8th Kyu Tag |
| Yellow | 7th Kyu |
| Yellow with White Stripe | 7th Kyu Tag |
| Green | 6th Kyu |
| Green with White Stripe | 6th Kyu Tag |
| Purple | 5th Kyu |
| Blue | 5th Kyu Tag |
| Purple with White Stripe | 4th Kyu |
| Brown | 3rd Kyu |
| Brown | 2nd Kyu |
| Brown with White Stripe | 1st Kyu |
| Black | Shodan 1st Dan |
| Black | Nidan 2nd Dan |
Counting
- Ichi (sometimes shortened to Ich or Eech in class)
- Ni (pronounced Nee)
- San
- Shi
- Go
- Roku (sometimes shortened Ro in class)
- Shichi (sometimes shortened to Seech/Sheech in class)
- Hachi (sometimes shortened to Hach in class)
- Kyuu
- Juu
Notice, Four and Seven also have alternatives in Japanese – 4 = Yon and 7 – Nana.
