Origin [edit]. The systematic use of belt color to denote the rank was first used by Kano Jigoro, the founder of judo, who first devised the colored belt system using obi (sash), and awarded the first black belts to denote a Dan rank in the 1880s. Previously, Japanese Koryu instructors tended to provide certificates.
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