candidate: In the USA , the mudansha generally are : " White Belt " ( 7th Kyū ) " Yellow Belt " ( 6th Kyū ) " Orange Belt " ( 5th Kyū ) " Purple Belt " ( 4th Kyū ) " Green Belt " ( 3rd Kyū ) " Blue Belt " ( 2nd Kyū ) " Brown Belt " ( 1 st Kyū ) In the USA , the yudansha generally are : " Black Belt " ( 1 st to 3rd Dan ) Master Level " Red and Black Checkered Belt ( 4th to 5th Dan ) " Red and White Checkered Belt ( 6th to 8th Dan ) " Red Belt " ( 9th to 10th Dan )