belt system
Martial arts progression
A belt system is a ranking structure using colored belts to indicate skill level, originating in Japanese martial arts and now standard across disciplines like judo, karate, and taekwondo.
White typically marks beginners, black marks advanced practitioners: She's been training for years and finally earned her black belt.
The concept has spread to other fields—Brazilian jiu-jitsu famously uses it, and some coding bootcamps have adopted belt systems to track student progress.
- danMartial arts proficiency level
- judoJapanese throwing discipline
- karateJapanese unarmed combat discipline
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- secureProtected from harm
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- martial arts historyBruce Lee, Shaolin Temple, samurai, ninja, kung fu
- martial artskarate, taekwondo, judo, kung fu, aikido
- grapplingsubmission hold, chokehold, wrestling match, arm bar, freestyle wrestling