black belts
Dojo top ranks
Black belts are the highest rank in martial arts like judo, karate, and taekwondo, indicated by wearing a black belt around the waist.
By extension, a black belt is someone who has achieved this rank: She's a black belt in jiu-jitsu.
Figuratively, black belt suggests expert-level mastery: He's a black belt in office politics.
- senseiJapanese word for teacher
- dojoMartial arts school
- aikidoThrowing art using redirection
- martial artsCodified fighting systems
- karateJapanese unarmed combat discipline
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- martial artistsmartial artists, fighters, masters, senseis, instructors
martial arts rank
black beltswhite belts
Lowest martial arts rank
beginners · novices · green belts · new students · untrained
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