Grading program 4th Dan
Previous grade: San Dan
At this level, the question is no longer whether you know it, but how well you know it and the service you have given to Kyokushin.
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The entire colored-belt program can still be required at every Dan exam. Each grade adds to the last; it never replaces it.
Dan grades are awarded by the organization, not by the dojo. From third Dan onward, the exam is taken before Kancho or before the officials he appoints.