All the following ages must be calculated starting from the year of birth. Therefore the athlete’s age is the one he is going to have at the end of the current year.
White
Beginner, any age
Grey
04 - 06 Years
Yellow
07 - 15 Years
Orange
10 - 15 Years
Green
13 - 15 Years
Blue
16+ Years
Purple
16+ Years
Brown
18+ Years
Black
19+ Years
Red & Black
Red
In order to be graded purple belt at 16 years of age it is required that the athlete has spent at least 2 years as a green belt - In order to be graded purple belt at 17 years of age it is required that the athlete has spent at least 1 year as a green belt and 1 year as blue belt - In case an athlete is graded from green belt straight to purple belt, then the minimum time required before he can be awarded the brown belt is 2 years - In order to be graded black belt at 19 years of age it is required that the athlete has spent at least 1 year as a brown belt.
Belt system and its minimum times
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2 Years
to
1.5 Years
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1 Year
It is up to each instructor to decide how long it takes for a student to be graded, as long as the minimum times required for each belt are fulfilled.
