SKA RankingThere are three colors of belts in SKA: black, brown, and white. The black belts are further classified into 5 ranks: Godan (5th degree black belt, the highest in SKA, also the highest rank awarded by Master Funakoshi), Yodan (4th degree), Sandan (3rd degree), Nidan (2nd degree), and Shodan (1st degree). Below black belt level, there are 8 ranks or Kyu: brown belt is from 1st Kyu (the highest) to 3rd Kyu, white belt is from 4th Kyu to 8th Kyu. Individual SKA dojos are authorized to promote students up to the level of first Kyu. We conduct Kyu tests twice a year in Portland, once in April and once in November. The test is free to all students who are both a member of the dojo and a member of SKA. All Dan (black belt) grading is done by a board of Senior Black Belt instructors after or during summer special training at various locations through out the world. To take a Shodan (first degree black belt) exam, one must be a 1st Kyu brown belt, attend at least one SKA special training, and complete 5000 Bassai (black belt kata). Portland Dojo's Kyu Test Results |
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Robert Maman Maria Diaz |
8th Kyu 7th Kyu |
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Carolyne Haycraft Jun Nakamiya Castile Sears Louis Sears Kyomi Tamura Sudip Shekhar |
1st Kyu (Brown Belt) 2nd Kyu (Brown Belt) 2nd Kyu (Brown Belt) 3rd Kyu (Brown Belt) 4th Kyu 7th Kyu |
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Carolyne Haycraft Jun Nakamiya Christy Whitman |
3rd Kyu (Brown Belt) 5th Kyu 7th Kyu |
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Yonit Sharaby Susanne von Linden Gary Granger Carolyne Haycraft Todd Schwartz McCord Pierce Megan Calverley Max McCargar Michaela Sanchez Joshua Schwartz |
1st Kyu (Brown Belt) 2nd Kyu (Brown Belt) 3rd Kyu (Brown Belt) 4th Kyu 6th Kyu 6th Kyu 6th Kyu 6th Kyu 6th Kyu 6th Kyu |
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Yonit Sharaby Gary Granger Jason Templeman Rachel Edidin Miles Stokes |
2rd Kyu (Brown Belt) 5th Kyu 5th Kyu 7th Kyu 7th Kyu |
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Tiffany Calverley Jennifer Herriges Rachel Dreilinger Nathan Iwasaki Megan Calverley Michaela Sanchez |
4th Kyu 5th Kyu 6th Kyu 7th Kyu 7th Kyu 7th Kyu |
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Andrew McIvor Yonit Sharaby Tiffany Calverley Todd Schwartz Joshua Schwartz Jason Templeman Megan Calverley Conner De Klyen |
2rd Kyu (Brown Belt) 4th Kyu 5th Kyu 7th Kyu 7th Kyu 7th Kyu 8th Kyu 8th Kyu |
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Martha Sears Jasmine Sear Castile Sears Tiffany Calverley Cheney Sears Todd Schwartz Rick Zucker Nathan Iwasaki Elijah Zucker Joshua Schwartz |
2rd Kyu (Brown Belt) 2rd Kyu (Brown Belt) 3th Kyu (Brown Belt) 6th Kyu 6th Kyu 8th Kyu 8th Kyu 8th Kyu 8th Kyu 8th Kyu |
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Andrew McIvor Jasmine Sear Castile Sears Louis Sears Tiffany Calverley Cheney Sears |
2rd Kyu (Brown Belt) 3rd Kyu (Brown Belt) 4th Kyu 5th Kyu 7th Kyu 7th Kyu |
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Andrew McIvor Adrian Neagu Martha Sears Jasmine Sear Castile Sears Dana Sevy Tiffany Calverley Cheney Sears |
3rd Kyu (Brown Belt) 3rd Kyu (Brown Belt) 3rd Kyu (Brown Belt) 4th Kyu 5th Kyu 6th Kyu 8th Kyu 8th Kyu |
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Jeffrey Jensen Marc Blauer Martha Sears Jasmine Sear Castile Sears Colin Polk Rosie McLaughlin |
3rd Kyu 3rd Kyu 4th Kyu 6th Kyu 6th Kyu 7th Kyu 7th Kyu |
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Don Buchholz Ramesh Krishnan Martha Sears Andrew McIvor Marc Blauer Castile Sears Jasmine Sears Ashwin Krishnan Dana Sevy |
1st Kyu 5th Kyu 6th Kyu 6th Kyu 6th Kyu 7th Kyu 7th Kyu 8th Kyu 8th Kyu |
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Andrew McIvor Marguerite Ignalsbe Don Buchholz |
7th Kyu 5th Kyu 2nd Kyu |
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Chris Raymond Marguerite Ignalsbe Don Buchholz |
7th Kyu 6th Kyu 3rd Kyu |
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