This section looks at the requirements for various Krav Maga belts. For instructions regarding the techniques associated with each belt level, please visit the main Krav Maga Techniques section. However, be aware that some Krav Maga schools do not have a belt system (and use items such as patches instead). Moreover, there are a number of large Krav Maga organizations that use different belt levels & colors for testing purposes.
If you are looking for other belt systems (i.e. Shotokan belts or Taekwondo belts), please visit Black Belt Wiki’s main Martial Arts Belts section.
Typical Krav Maga Ranking System – Belt Colors and Requirements
- No Belt or White Belt – This group of students learns basic techniques such as punches and kicks.
- Yellow Belt – This group learns techniques such as self-defenses against kicks and chokes.
- Orange Belt – This group learns more advanced strikes, kicks and self-defense techniques including basic unarmed defenses against attackers armed with a weapon (i.e. club or knife).
- Green Belt – This group learns a variety of techniques including ground fighting techniques.
- Blue Belt – Blue and brown belts work on a large variety of techniques as they prepare for their eventual black belt test.
- Brown Belt – Blue and brown belts work on a large variety of techniques as they prepare for their eventual black belt test.
- Black Belt – Depending on the Krav Maga organization, there can be up to 9 different levels of black belts awarded.
Krav Maga Techniques taught to Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue and Brown Belt Candidates
Reference Sources
- Krav Maga Worldwide, Self Defense, http://www.kravmaga.com/programs/self-defense/
- Wikipedia, Krav Maga, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krav_Maga