Kodokan Rank Requirements for Men & Women
Classification of Judo ka for Men & Women
"A+" Placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, in Olympic and/or World Championship
"A" Team member of the Olympic, World Championship, and /or Pan American Games.
"B" Placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd at the U.S Senior National and any other point receiving tournament.
"C" Placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in a regional championship in the Black belt Division.
"D" Placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in local championship in the Black belt Division.
"E" Competes in any tournament 3 times or more a year in the Black Belt Division.
Kata Requirement For Men
Sho dan: Nage no Kata
Ni dan: Nage no kata
San dan: Nage no Kata & Katame no Kata
Yo dan: Nage no Kata & Katame no Kata
Go dan: Kime no Kata & Ju no Kata & Goshinjutsu no Kata
Roku dan: Kime no Kata & Ju no Kata & Goshinjutsu no Kata
Shichi dan: Koshiki no Kata & Itsutsu no Kata
Hachi dan: Koshiki no Kata & Itsutsu no Kata
Minimum Age / Minimum Time in Grade for Men
|
Age
|
"A+"
|
"A"
|
"B"
|
"C"
|
"D"`
|
"E"
|
|||
| Sho | dan: |
14
|
Non | Non | Non | Non | 1 yr. | 1 1/2 yr | |
| Ni | dan: |
14
|
Non | 1/2 yr | 1 yr | 1 1/2 yr | 2 1/2 yr | 4 yr | |
| San | dan: |
14
|
1 yr | 1 yr | 2 yr | 2 1/2 yr | 3 1/2 yr | 6 yr | |
| Yo | dan: |
14
|
1 yr | 1 1/2 yr | 3 1/2 yr | 4 yr | 5 1/2 yr | 9 yr | |
| Go | dan: |
20
|
1 1/2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 6 yr | 8 yr | 12 yr | |
| Roku | dan: |
27
|
5 yr | 6 yr | 7 yr | 9 yr | 12 yr | -- | |
| Shichi | dan: |
33
|
6 yr | 9 yr | 12 yr | 15 yr | 16 yr | -- | |
| Hachi | dan: |
42
|
9 yr | 12 yr | 15 yr | 18 yr | -- | -- | |
Retired - Non Competitors
by Recommendation / Time in Grade
for Men & Women
| Sho | dan: | 1 yr | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 1/2 yr | 5 1/2 yr | |||
| Ni | dan: | 2 yr | 4 yr | 5 1/2 yr | 6 1/2 yr | 8 yr | |||
| San | dan: | 4 yr | 6 yr | 7 1/2 yr | 9 yr | 12 yr | |||
| Yo | dan: | 3 yr | 6 yr | 8 yr | 10 yr | 12 yr | -- | ||
| Go | dan: | 5 yr | 8 yr | 10 yr | 12 yr | -- | -- | ||
| Roku | dan | 7 yr | 10 yr | 12 yr | 15 yr | -- | -- | ||
| Shich | dan | 8 yr | 12 yr | 14 yr | 17 yr | -- | -- | ||
| Hachi | dan | 12 yr | 15 yr | 18 yr | 21 yr | -- | -- |
Kata Requirement For Women
Sho dan: Nage no Kata
Ni dan: Nage no Kata & Ju no Kata
San dan: Ju no Kata & Katame no Kata
Yo dan: Ju no kata & Kime no Kata
Go dan: Ju no Kata & Itsutsu no Kata & Goshinjutsu no Kata
Roku dan: Ju no Kata & Koshiki no Kata
Shichi dan: Koshiki no Kata & Itsutsu no Kata
Minimum Age / Minimum Time in Grade for Women
| "A+" | "A" | "B" | "C" | "D" | "E" | ||||
| Sho | dan | 14 | Non | Non | Non | 1 yr+ | 2 yr+ | 3 yr+ | |
| Ni | dan | 16 | Non | 2 yr+ | 2 1/2 yr+ | 3 yr+ | 4 yr+ | 5 yr+ | |
| San | dan | 19 | 2 yr+ | 3 yr+ | 3 1/2 yr+ | 5 yr+ | 6 yr+ | 7 yr+ | |
| Yo | dan | 23 | 2 yr+ | 4 yr+ | 5 yr+ | 6 yr+ | 7 yr+ | 8 yr+ | |
| Go | dan | 28 | 3 yr+ | 5 yr+ | 7 yr+ | 8 yr+ | -- | -- | |
| Roku | dan | 35 | 6 yr+ | 8 yr+ | 10 yr+ | 12 yr+ | -- | -- | |
| Shichi | dan | 42 | 10 yr+ | 12 y+ | 16 yr+ | 18 yr+ |
