Kyū in aikido
Kyū (級:きゅう) is a Japanese term used in martial arts, chadō, ikebana, go, shogi and in other similar activities to designate various grades or levels of proficiency or experience.
In Japanese martial arts, kyū-level practitioners hold the ranks below dan or black belt. The kyū ranking system varies from art to art and school to school. In some arts, all the kyū-level practitioners wear white belts while in others different coloured belts, tags or stripes are used; in kendo there is no external indicator of grade.
Kyū-level practitioners are often called mudansha, "ones without dan" and are considered as initiates rather than students—they only achieve that title once they have reached the ranking of first degree black belt, or shodan.
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%AB
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