Attention Judo Practitioners

[nomoremondays]

Oh, to answer the OP. Fozzit's reply is probably the closest answer I would say.

 

[futang17]

For adults, Any belt under san kyu - ik kyu(Brown) is the equivalent of a white belt.

If you understand the Japanese belt system and how degrees work, then it's easy to transfer the amount of mat time someone has. (4th deg) Yo(n)dan and above are instructor level, so I believe a a shodan is equal to a purple belt generally.

yup pretty much why all belts under brown fight in novice division at tournaments.