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Once you first go beyond a white belt (Mu
Kyu) you receive 9th Kyu and a green or red belt. After that you receive
a silver star for each grade until your 4th Kyu. At 4th Kyu you replace
your silver stars for a single gold star and carry on till shodan. At
shodan you remove all the stars and wear a blackbelt. You then add stars
in the same fashion till 10th dan (Judan).
11th dan and above denotes the levels of Menkyo Kaiden that the student
has achieved. They are still actually 10th dan but these extra grades
serve to indicate their current progress in this most advanced level of
study.
You also replace your Bujinkan patch depending upon your level.
This all sounds horribly complex but recognising grades is actually very
easy. The table below summarises what to look out for.
