It depends on the style of martial art. First Kyu, the rank right before Black Belt is identified differently by different schools and styles.
Originally it was a brown belt
My style uses a brown belt with black ends.
Some use a brown belt with a black stripe running the length
Some use a red belt (which can mean 9th or 10th Dan in other styles!)
In most Asian regions there are 10 levels of the black belt. There are between 7 to 12 levels before the black belt, this varies from school to school.
The term black belt refers to a martial artist who has achieved a certain level of expertise in his chosen art. Many believe that a black belt is an expert, but its more accurate to think of a black belt as a graduate: like a high school graduate. A black belt might best be described as competent in his martial art.
The first belt you earn is your Red belt, the next is gold, then blue, then brown, then black. After you have reached your black belt you can then earn Dans
The belt itself is pretty strong, made of silk layered over a cotton core, with eight or ten rows of stitching. A black belt student might also be very strong; although there is no particular strength requirement for the black belt test, training toward a black belt results in increased strength. It should also be remembered that although you may have earned a black belt, you will not maintain your strength unless you maintain your training.
St-Pierre earned a black belt in BJJ under Bruno Fernandes.
the brown belt is before the black belt in allcountries.
Bodan is a rank of skill and experience just before black belt. The bodan belt is half red and half black. It sometimes called a temporary black belt.
The brown belt is the stage immediately before the black belt grades in karate. There are two stages of brown belt, the first being brown with a white stripe (2nd Mon Kyu) and then a belt which is completely brown (1st Kyu).
Well, there are nine different degrees of black belt. You have to be a first degree for one year, a second degree for two years, and so on.
Sunil Shetty does not have to be qualified for because he was JUDO black belt champion before he made his entry in bollywood
His belt is black with a gold buckle
In most Asian regions there are 10 levels of the black belt. There are between 7 to 12 levels before the black belt, this varies from school to school.
In ITF Taekwondo a red belt with a black stripe considered 1st geup is the belt received before obtaining the 1st Dan black belt. For other arts I do not know the meaning but for this one "Red signifies danger, warning the student of his own capability for damage and other students of his skill. "
it goes white belt, yellow belt, blue belt,red belt, brown belt,with 8-10 tabs before getting black belt, whic you can get 9 dans in. i do kuk sool won myself
The belt order varies from school to school and style to style. In most styles, black belt is earned after earning all of the other belts. You cannot be a black belt unless you can do all of the the skills necessary for the lower belts. A few schools go directly from white to black, but it is still many years of training to obtain it.
You can't cheat to get your black belt because a black belt is not something you wear. It's something you are.
Santa is good at Karate because he has a "Black Belt". MERRY KICK-MAS!