History of Judo

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A judo player (judoka) can aquire grades (dan), each rewarded by a special colour string. A judoka with highest achievable grade wears a black string.

A judo player (judoka) can aquire grades, each rewarded by a special colour belt. There are two divisions of grades, the student grades (kyu), and the master grades (dan). The first six dan grades wear the Black Belt, and the higher grades wear larger double width belts.