Kyu Grades
The word "kyu" refers to "student". There are ten "kyu" or student grades prior to attaining a "dan" grade which is the first level of the black belt grades. Kyokushin uses a ten belt kyu rank system shown below. Kyu ranking students are also referred to as "mudansha"; without "dan" grade.

white belt (no rank)
orange belt
orange belt with blue stripe
blue belt
blue belt with yellow stripe
yellow belt
yellow belt with green stripe
green belt
green belt with brown stripe
brown belt
brown belt with black stripe

Dan Grades
After completing the kyu ranks, the student then moves into the "dan" / black belt levels. The first degree black belt level is called "shodan". "Sho" means beginner. Therefore, the student is now considered a "yudansha" and begins anew at the first level of the more advanced dan grades.

There is both an adult (ages 13 and up) and a children's (ages 5 - 12) training syllabus. The syllabus is available to all students and may be dowloaded below. Students should refer to the syllabus on a regular basis to ensure that their training efforts are aligned with the requirements for their particular rank.

In addition to the standard training syllabus, please see the Physical Fitness Performance Chart. This chart provides specific requirments based upon age/gender. To use the chart, find your category and note the percentage given for each exercise. This is the percentage of the total requirement you must achieve. For example, if your category falls under 40% for pushups, and the rank syllabus requirement is 100, then you are required to achieve 40% of the requirement; 40 reps.