Judo federations have promoted another eleven who are not recognized (at that level of rank) by the Kodokan. On July 28, 2011, the promotion board of USA Judo awarded Keiko Fukuda the rank of 10th "dan", who was the first woman to be promoted to judo's highest level, albeit not a Kodokan-recognized rank. Although "dan" ranks tend to be consistent between national organizations there is more variation in the "kyū" grades, with some countries having more "kyū" grades. Although initially "kyū" grade belt colours were uniformly white, today a variety of colours are used. The first black belts to denote a
Judo in Brazil Judo in Brazil The practice of the Japanese martial art of Judo in Brazil dates back to 1914, and its presence spawned the creation of another notable martial art, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. However, Judo practice in Brazil did not cease after the inception of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, as evidenced by the 4th Edition of the World Judo Championships being held in Rio de Janeiro in 1965. Furthermore, in the 2012 Summer Olympics Brazilian Judoka Sarah Menezes Won the Gold Medal in Judo, with other Brazilians winning Bronze medals in various divisions, placing Brazil sixth overall in total number of medals won in