Aikido Promotional Requirements

RANK

BELT COLOR

HOURS IN
AIKIDO

AGE

TIME IN GRADE

TOTAL TIME IN
AIKIDO

ROKYU

YELLOW

15

14

3 WEEKS

3 WEEKS

GOKYU

ORANGE

30

14

3 WEEKS

6 WEEKS

YONKYU

GREEN

40

14

3 MONTHS

3 MONTHS

SANKYU

BROWN

80

14

3 MONTHS

6 MONTHS

NIKYU

BROWN

120

14

3 MONTHS

9 MONTHS

IKKYU

BROWN/BLACK

160

14

3 MONTHS

1 YEAR

SHODAN

BLACK

250

16

6 MONTHS

1 - 1.5 YEARS

NIDAN

BLACK

500

18

1 YEAR

2 YEARS

SANDAN

BLACK

850

20

2 YEARS

4 YEARS

YONDAN

BLACK

1100

22

2 YEARS

6 YEARS

GODAN

BLACK

1600

25

2 YEARS

8 YEARS

ROKUDAN

RED & WHITE

2600

29

3 YEARS

11 YEARS

SHICHIDAN

RED & WHITE

4600

37

8 YEARS

19 YEARS

HACHIDAN

RED & WHITE

6600

45

8 YEARS

27 YEARS