You have been training for a few months and can demonstrate some breakfalling, some throwing, some locking and some striking. Orange rokkyu 6 th Kyu More of the same. Green gokyu 5 th Kyu Green belts have been training for about a year. They have a broad knowledge of unarmed techniques and can train with blunt weapons. Purple yonkyu 4 th Kyu Now self defence skills are of a good standard and breakfalling good enough to study powerful throws.
Weapon training becomes much more intense.
This takes between two and three years. Now the gradings are much less predictable. Blue belts must train to make everything they do instinctive and polished. Dark Blue nikyu 2 nd Kyu Rubber weapons are but fond memories. 1 st Kyu Be afraid.