Rank
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Under Black Belt - Kyu Ranks
White
Ku kyu
Yellow
Hachi kyu
Orange
Seichi kyu
Green
Roku kyu
Blue
Go kyu
Purple
Yon kyu
Brown 3
San kyu
Brown 2
Ni kyu
Brown 1
Ik kyu

Black Belt - Dan ranks
First Degree
Shodan
Instructor
Second Degree
Nidan
Shidoin
Third Degree
Sandan
Sensei
Fourth Degree
Yondan
Fifth Degree
Godan
Renshi
Sixth Degree
Rokudan
Shihan
Seventh Degree
Nanadan
Kyoshi
Eighth Degree
Hachidan
Ninth Degree
Kudan
Hanshi
Tenth Degree
Judan
O'Sensei

Notes: Titles such as Sensei and Shihan may be earned at 3rd and 6th Dans respectively, but the are not lost when the practitioner increases in belt levels.  For example, a Sensei is a sensei from 3rd Dan (or the time he/she earns the title) until he/she passes away...once a Sensei, always a Sensei.  Same goes with Shihan; it is some of the other titles that are more migrant: Renshi, Kyoshi, Hanshi, O'Sensei, Shidoin, etc.