Belts order in judo

Coloured belts in judo arrived in France in 1930 with Mikinosuke Kawaishi.

Also called Kyu, the coloured belts in judo represent the progression of a judoka. Originally, there were only 2 colours of belts, the white belt and the black belt.

Today, the different colour belts in judo are white, yellow, orange, green, blue, brown and black.

When you have a black belt in judo, you are said to have a 1st Dan black belt. There are 10 Dan in judo. From the 1st Dan to the 5th Dan, we have a black belt. Then when you are 6th, 7th or 8th Dan, you have a white and red belt. Judokas with a 9th or 10th Dan have a red belt.

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But you may be wondering what you need to know to pass your judo belts?

Discover our full range of coloured judo belts , brown IJF belts and Black judo belt.

What do you need to know to be a white belt in judo?

The white belt is the first belt you get in judo. It is the beginner’s belt. You wear it when you start judo. When you have a white belt, you will learn how to do backward and forward falls. You will also start to learn standing and ground techniques.

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What do you need to know to be a yellow belt in judo?

The yellow belt is the first belt you receive after the white belt. To obtain the yellow belt, one must know how to do the front fall, the back fall and the side fall. You must also know standing techniques such as eri-otoshi, ko-soto-gake and ground techniques such as kuzure-gesa-gatame or kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame.

Would you like to know more about getting your yellow belt? Here is the yellow belt programme.

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yellow judo belt

What do you need to know to be an orange belt in judo?

The orange belt comes right after the yellow belt. To get your orange belt, you must be able to do the front, back and side fall. You must be able to react to dodges and blocks in a fight. You also need to know ground techniques like ushiro-gesa-gatame.

Would you like to know more about getting your orange belt? Here is the orange belt programme.

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orange judo belt

What do you need to know to be a green belt in judo?

To get the green belt, you have to know how to fall. You must also know some sutemi-waza like tomoe nage. You must be able to do standing techniques like te guruma and ushiro goshi. In Ne waza, you must be able to do reversals when uke (your partner) is in your guard but also reversals when your partner is on the ground.

Would you like to know more about getting your green belt? Here is the green belt programme.

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green judo belt

What do you need to know to be a blue belt in judo?

The blue belt comes after the green belt. To obtain it, you must know certain techniques in Te-waza like kata guruma, kuchiki daoshi, kibisu geishi, utsuri goshi. You must also be able to do sutemis waza like ura-nage, yoko guruma and sumi geishi. You also need to know chokes like sankaku jime.

Want to know more about getting your blue belt? Here is the blue belt programme.

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What do you need to know to be a brown belt in judo?

The brown belt is the last kyu belt. It is also the last belt that will be given by your teacher. It is the last step before the black belt. To obtain your brown belt, you must be able to perform the first three rounds of Nage No Kata. You must be able to do arm locks and some ground holds like makura-gesa-gatame.

Would you like to know more about getting your brown belt? Here is the program for the brown belt.

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brown judo belt

What do you need to know to be a black belt in judo?

The black belt is a big step in the life of a judoka. You can become a black belt from the age of 15. The passage of black belt is done in several stages in front of juries. The first step is to pass the katas, you must present the first three series of Nage No Kata. The second step is the technical part with a demonstration of technique in Ne Waza, Te Waza and Jujitsu. The third stage is the shiai, the judoka must obtain 5 consecutive victories by obtaining 44 or 50 points or obtain 100 points on several events. The last stage is the personal involvement of the judoka in the development of judo-jujitsu.

Find all the information on the official texts of the judo federation:

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The red belt in judo

You may need a red belt for competitions. Indeed, the first fighter called during a judo fight wears a red belt. It is useful for the referee so that he doesn’t get the wrong fighter when announcing the values during the fight. 

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