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Belt Ranking System

Coffey Karate follows the ranking belt system as determined and set forth by the American Fighting Arts Federation.

 

11th Degree White Belt
10th Degree Gold Belt
..9th Degree Purple Belt
..8th Degree Orange Belt
..7th Degree Blue Belt
..6th Degree Green Belt
..5th Degree Green Belt
..4th Degree Brown Belt
..3rd Degree Brown Belt
..2nd Degree Red Belt
..1st Degree Red Belt
.........Black Belt

Note: After Black Belt, the next rank is 1st Degree Black Belt and so forth in ascending order.

Class Determination:

Youth Basic = White Belt through Orange Belt
Youth Advanced = Blue Belt through Black Belt

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Adult Basic = White Belt through Orange Belt
Adult Advanced = Blue Belt through Black Belt

Note: As a safety measure, some youth at or by the age of 13, due to their size and/or maturity, may be kept in the youth class instead of the adult class, for a pre-determined amount of time, as agreed by the parent and/or gaurdian and instructor(s) and/or studio manager(s).i