Judo uniform

Description

The Judo uniform consists of a tunic, pants, and a belt (sash). Both the tunic and the pants are white (*), and the belt color varies according to the wearer’s rank. Although the official belt colors are black for the 1st to 5th Dan (degree), red-and-white for the 6th to 8th Dan (with a different pattern for each rank), and red for the 9th Dan and higher (8th Dan and higher in women’s Judo), a black belt may also be used by those with ranks of 6th Dan or higher. Although those with ranks below the “Dan” class normally wear a white belt (in women’s Judo, belt colors other than white belts have a 1-centimeter wide white line in their center), regulations stipulate a brown belt for 1st to 3rd Kyu (grade), and a purple belt for juniors ranked from 1st to 3rd Kyu.