International Martial Arts Federation / International Traditional Karate Federation / Federation of All-Japan Karatedo Organizations / U.S. Karate Association / World Karate-do Federation / Handout / International Bujitsu Development and Research Foundation / Okinawa Karate Federation / All-Japan Karatedo Federation / Tucson Seminar / U.S. Olympic Committee / World Union of Karatedo Organizations / Japan Karate Association / Ministry of Education / U.S.A. Karate Federation / Robert Trais’s U.S. Karate Association / PanAmerican Union of Karatedo Organizations / /
Person
George Anderson / Shihan John Linebarger / Jigoro Kano / Gichin Funakoshi / Tsuyoshi Chitose / Koyu Konishi / Robert Trias / Wendell E. Wilson / /
Position
martial artist / teacher / first president / Director / assistant professor / Director of KoSho Karate / Director of Kwanmuzendokai International / current president / officer / still President / founder / /
The History of Karate Belts and Ranks Introduction Modern-day students of karate generally assume that the ranking system of kyu (color