Notes on Texas Judo Promotions
Promotions
Junior promotions - $5
Senior promotions - $10
Black Belt promotions - $25 in addition to the USA Judo fee
Rank Recognition
Texas Judo is a Group B member of USA Judo; therefore, all promotions issued by Texas Judo are recognized throughout the United States.
Other promotion authorities within the United States are USA Judo (and its affiliated members), the United States Judo Federation and the United States Judo Association. If a judo rank comes from any another organization, it cannot be recognized by Texas Judo.
Should a competitor decide to compete outside the United States, Texas Judo can arrange for members to receive a rank promotion certificate from the Pan American Judo Confederation and the International Judo Federation. The International Judo Federation is the world governing body for judo.
Founded in 1882, the Kodokan in Tokyo, Japan, is considered by many to be the most prestigious rank promotion certificate for a serious judo student to obtain. Texas Judo can arrange for members to receive their rank promotion certificates from the Kodokan. It should be noted that the Kodokan has their own system and does not recognize rank certificates from anywhere but the Kodokan.
Belt Colors
For junior athletes:
Gokyu - yellow belt
Yonkyu - orange belt
Sankyu - green belt
Nikyu - blue belt
Ikkyu - purple belt
For senor athletes (generally 17 and over)
Rokkyu - yellow belt
Gokyu - orange belt
Yonkyu - green belt
Sankyu - brown belt
Nikyu - brown belt
Ikkyu - brown belt
Shodan - black belt