Rank in Judo black. In Canada belt rankings for Seniors are, in ascending order: white, yellow, orange, green, blue, brown and finally black. Belt rankings for Juniors use, white, white-yellow, yellow, yellow-orange, orange, orange-green, green, green-blue, blue, blue-brown, and brown. In Australia belt rankings for Seniors are, in ascending order: white, yellow, orange, green, blue, brown and finally black. Belt rankings for Juniors follow the same ranks and colours (up to and including brown), but have either 1, 2 or 3 white bars (depending upon age) at each end of the belt, as follows: If the judoka is aged up to 10 (Mon),
Judo in Canada starting at first "dan" ("shodan") and ending at tenth "dan" ("judan"). Grades are also differentiated by belt colour. Kano originally adopted white and black belts in 1886 to mark the distinction between "kyū" and "dan" grades, and red and white and solid red belts were later introduced to distinguish judoka who were sixth "dan" and higher (collectively referred to as "kōdansha", or 'ones with high dan'). Coloured belts for "kyū" grades were first introduced by Mikinosuke Kawaishi in France in 1935 because he felt that European students would progress more quickly if they received visible recognition of their achievements. In