Do - the original style that Mark Grogan learned as a teenager showing the symbol Ku - 9 - nearing perfection. The Japanese sun depicting strength and the 3 kanji characters for Chidokan The Hall of learning inner strength or the energy of life force.The dragon belt tab system was introduced by Sensei Mark Grogan as a way of tracking a students hievements while being able to keep their own white belt without having to purchase new coloured nes each grading. The dragon is a symbol of knowledge - therefore the more dragons, the more nowledge you possess. The coloured dragon system also appears on the new certificates introduced by Mark Grogan, white through brown/bronze and finally black. Traditionally the clutched ball is a pearl of wisdom. The affiliation badges of Heian dojo to Ronin Martial Arts, white and black for kyu grades, red and black for 1-3rd dan and black and gold for 4th dan instructors. The kyu belt grading system has 10 grades - white to brown and the 2 black bars for 1st and 2nd tab brown belts. After Brown the kohai receives a black bar and kanji Te Jutsu. Just before grading to 1st dan the belt is swapped for a black and white striped belt before progressing to the full black belt currently showing here 4th dan and the Ai Shi Do Bu Jutsu kanji characters. The traditional Japanese martial arts uniform; Dogi or abbreviated Gi is traditionally white in karate circles for either of two reasons:white was Martial arts by regional origin Category navigationNumber of entries: 1278 - te ashi do1Chinese martial arts 2Wushu (sport) 3Karate 4Judo 5Tai chi chuan 6Jujutsu 7Aikido 8Japanese martial arts 9Shaolin Kung Fu 10Kenjutsu 11Wing Chun 12Kendo 13Hung Ga 14Ninjutsu 15Baguazhang 16Xingyiquan 17Kenpo 18Taekwondo 19Jodo 20Sanshou 21Jeet Kune Do 22Sumo 23Bajiquan 24Sojutsu 25Northern Praying Mantis (martial art) 26Battojutsu 27Iaijutsu 28Kyujutsu 29Shurikenjutsu 30Eskrima 31Kalarippayattu 32Boxing 33Changquan 34Malla-yuddha 35Hapkido 36Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 37Pehlwani 38Iaido 39Capoeira 40Silambam 41Gatka 42Tang Soo Do 43Muay Thai 44Taekkyeon 45Naginatajutsu 46Filipino martial arts 47Subak 48Kuk Sool Won 49Ssireum 50Okinawan kobudo 51Fanzi 52Shuai jiao 53Indian martial arts 54Juttejutsu 55Zui Quan 56Haidong Gumdo 57Hwa Rang Do 58Hojojutsu 59Modern Arnis 60Pencak Silat 61Southern Praying Mantis (martial art) 62Korean martial arts 63Kyudo 64Fujian White Crane 65Kinomichi 66Krav Maga 67Chin Na 68Savate 69Okinawan martial arts 70Bando 71Glima 72German school of fencing 73Bartitsu 74Systema 75Vovinam 76Lethwei 77Russian fist fighting 78Pradal serey 79List of martial arts 80Marine Corps Martial Arts Program 81Nhat Nam 82Tahtib 83Pankration 84Kajukenbo 85Italian school of swordsmanship 86Bruce Lee 87Qigong 88Soo Bahk Do 89Hapki yusul 90Destreza 91Catch wrestling 92Wudang chuan 93Naban 94Panantukan 95Shippalgi 96Banshay 97Gungdo 98Pongyi thaing 99Burmese martial arts 100Canne de combat 101Vietnamese martial arts 102Tomoi 103Thaing 104Jukendo 105Jogo do Pau 106Bokator 107Vale tudo 108Liu Seong Kuntao 109Russian martial arts 110Angampora 111Mau rakau 112Sikaran 113Khridoli 114Serbian martial arts 115Chun Kuk Do 116Istunka 117Yaw-Yan 118Yowla 119Defendu 120Gouren 121Real Aikido 122Sri Lankan martial arts 123Svebor 124Cheena di 125Singlestick 126List of Chinese martial arts 127Bataireacht 128Wong Fei-hung 129Wuxia 130Keysi Fighting Method 131Oom Yung Doe 132Wudang Mountains 133Huo Yuanjia 134Chan Heung 135Ten Tigers of Canton 136Kung fu