| Bujinkan Ranking Structure | ||
| Soke (Head of Family) - Masaaki Hatsumi | ||
| Shihan is Judan to Jugodan (Jin -Man Level) | ||
| Jugodan (Ku Happo Biken Menkyo Kaiden Shihan) | 15th Dan | (5 Gold Stars above Patch) |
| Juyondan (Fu Happo Biken Menkyo Shihan) | 14th Dan | (4 Gold Stars above Patch) |
| Jusandan (Ka Happo Biken Menkyo Shihan) | 13th Dan | (3 Gold Stars above Patch) |
| Junidan (Sui Happo Biken Menkyo Shihan) | 12th Dan | (2 Gold Stars above Patch) |
| Juichidan (Chi Happo Biken Menkyo Shihan) | 11th Dan | (1 Gold Stars above Patch) |
| Judan | 10th Dan | (No Stars Orange Green and Aqua Patch) |
| Shidoshi is Godan to Kudan (Chi - Earth Level) | ||
| Menkyo- Licenses | ||
| Kudan | 9th Dan | (4 Gold Stars above Patch) |
| Hachidan | 8th Dan | (3 Gold Stars above Patch) |
| Nanadan | 7th Dan | (2 Gold Stars above Patch) |
| Rokudan | 6th Dan | (1 Gold Stars above Patch) |
| Godan | 5th Dan | (No Stars Black, Red and Sliver Patch) |
| Shidoshi-ho is Shodan to Yondan (Ten -Heaven Level) | ||
| Okuden – Hidden Transmission | ||
| Yondan | 4th Dan | (3 Sliver Stars above Patch) |
| Sandan | 3rd Dan | (2 Sliver Stars above Patch) |
| Nidan | 2nd Dan | (1 Sliver Stars above Patch) |
| Shodan | 1st Dan | (No Stars Black and Red Patch) |
| Kyu - Grade | ||
| Chuden – Intermediate Transmissions | ||
| Ichyu | 1st Kyu | |
| Nikyu | 2nd Kyu | |
| Sankyu | 3rd Kyu | |
| Yonkyu | 4th Kyu | |
| Shoden – Beginning Transmissions | ||
| Gokyu | 5th Kyu | |
| Rokkyu | 6th Kyu | |
| Nanakyu | 7th Kyu | |
| Hachikyu | 8th Kyu | |
| Kukyu | 9th Kyu | |
| Mukyu | 10th Kyu | (white belt) |
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