CJI PROMOTION GUIDELINES
Stripes are given if they are too young or do not have the time in grade for the full belt
JUNIORS
NAME COLOR MINIMUM
AGE TIME IN GRADE
ROKYU YELLOW STRIPE 2007 = 5 16 WEEKS
ROKYU YELLOW BELT 2007 = 6 16 WEEKS
GOKYU ORANGE STRIPE 2007 = 7 16 WEEKS
GOKYU ORANGE BELT 2007 = 8 16 WEEKS
YONKYU GREEN STRIPE 7 2007 = 8 6 MONTHS
YONKYU GREEN BELT 2007 = 9 9 MONTHS
SANKYU BLUE STRIPE 2007 = 9 1 YEAR
SANKYU BLUE BELT 2007 = 10 1 YEAR
NIKYU PURPLE STRIPE 2007 = 11 1 YEAR
NIKYU PURPLE BELT 2007 = 12 1 YEAR
Brown stripe may be given at 13 years old.
Jr. 3K JR BROWN THIRD CLASS BELT 14 1 YEAR
Jr. 2k JR BROWN SECOND CLASS BELT 15 1 YEAR
Jr. 1k JR BROWN FIRST CLASS BELT 16 1 YEAR
At 17 &1 yr TIG a junior 1k can be promoted to Sr. Shodan. Top national competitors with points at 15
ROKYU YELLOW 16 WEEKS in judo
GOKYU ORANGE 5 MONTHS as yellow
YONKYU GREEN 5 MONTHS as orange
SANKYU BROWN 3RD 6 MONTHS as green
NIKYU BROWN 2ND 8 MONTHS as Sankyu
IKKYU BROWN 1ST 10 MONTHS as Nikyu
SHODAN BLACK 1ST 1 YEAR as Ikkyu
CJI RG (Rev. 08/2007)