Stripe; Yellow Belt) 8º Hachikyū (White Belt w/2 Green Stripes; Gold Belt) 7º Shichikyū (White Belt w/3 Green Stripes; Blue Belt) 6º Rokkyū (White Belt w/Solid Green Bar; Green Belt) 5º Gokyū (Green Belt w/no stripe; Green Belt w/1 Stripe) 4º Yonkyū (Green Belt w/1 Brown Stripe; Green Belt w/2 Stripes) 3º Sankyū (Brown Belt w/1 Black Stripe) 2º Nikyū (Brown Belt w/2 Black Stripes) 1º Ikkyū (Brown Belt w/3 Black Stripes) These are the ten black belt or Dan grades: Shodan (1st degree | Regular Black belt) Nidan (2nd degree) Sandan (3rd degree) Yondan (4th degree) Godan (5th degree) Rokudan (6th degree) (Master's title: Renshi; Black belt w/1 Gold stripe) Nanadan (7th degree) (Master's title: Kyōshi; Black belt w/2 Gold stripes) Hachidan (8th degree) (Master's title: Kyōshi; Black belt w/3 Gold stripes) Kyūdan (9th degree) (Master's title: Hanshi; Black belt w/4 Gold stripes) Jūdan (10th degree) (Master's title: Hanshi; Black belt w/5 Gold stripes) Originally, Okinawan styles use the gold bars on black belts to denote the various masters titles rather than ranks after fifth dan. Thus one gold stripe designated , two designated , and three designated . In the early 2000s, different Okinawan styles started using the stripes to designate dan grades above godan. Others, including many Uechi organizations, have followed suit, while others have not. Additional training elements Kanei Uechi, besides adding kata, also introduced a sequence of exercises to the Uechi-Ryū training regimen. The are warm-up and stretching exercises based on Asian school training exercises. The are standardized exercises that incorporate elements of all of the katas of the system as well as additional techniques. The junbi undō exercises are: (heel pivot) (heel lift) (foot and ankle rotation) (knee circular bend) (leg lift and turn) (straight leg lift) (waist scoop and twisting) (trunk stretch) (double arm strikes) (neck rotation) The hojo undō exercises are: (Front kick) (Side kick) (Closed Fist Punch) (Hook Punch) (Tiger paw blocks and strike) (Chop, Back-fist, One-knuckle punch) (Elbow strikes) (Turn-Block-Front Kick-Forward Leg) (Turn-Block-Front Kick-Back Leg) (Turn-Block-One Knuckle Punch) (fingertip strikes), also called (front fingertip strikes) (wrist blocks/strikes in four directions) (Fish-tail wrist blocks/strikes) (Deep breathing) Uechi-Ryū developed a sets of pre-arranged sparring exercises referred to as . Individual organizations and dōjō have developed their own. They involve two partners exchanging a formal sequence of blocks and strikes. There are five to eleven of these exercises, and each one involves three