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However, since the highest dan rank reached in judo for a living person or conferred posthumously remains 10th dan, any judo dan rank higher than 10th dan is now considered as a merely historical theoretical option. Some time after the death of Kanō the promotion system essentially became capped at 10th dan. [4]
The debate over whether 'honorary Dan ranks' are acceptable or not. [19] [20] The differences between Dan rank standards in different martial arts and schools. The number of Dan ranks used (usually 10, but on occasion there might be 12, 15 or even more). The question on which Dan rank could award other, lower Dan ranks.
In judo and some forms of karate, a sixth dan will wear a red-and-white belt. The red-and-white belt is often reserved only for ceremonial occasions, and a regular black belt is still worn during training. At 9th or 10th dan some schools award red. In some schools of jujutsu, the shihan rank and higher wear purple belts. These other colors are ...
His rank is recognized neither by the national governing body, the German Judo Federation (DJB) nor was it homologated by the International Judo Federation. Brian Jacks (UK, 1946–), still listed with his official judo rank of 8th dan since November 1994, [ 14 ] is now also listed by a British multi-martial arts organization called World ...
Keiko Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 敬子, Hepburn: Fukuda Keiko, April 12, 1913 – February 9, 2013) was a Japanese-American martial artist. She was the highest-ranked female judoka in history, holding the rank of 9th dan from the Kodokan (2006), and 10th dan from USA Judo (July 2011) and from the United States Judo Federation (USJF) (September 2011), and was the last surviving student of Kanō ...
After 15 months of training, Mifune achieved the rank of shodan ("beginning dan ", indicating 1st dan ranking) in Kodokan judo, [2] and after the remarkably short time of four more months, nidan (2nd dan). [2] Through timing and speed, Mifune quickly gained a reputation, and was never defeated at the annual Red and White Kodokan tournament. [2]
Judoka who have been awarded the rank of 10th dan by the Kodokan. Pages in category "Kodokan 10th dans" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Yoshimi Ōsawa (大澤慶巳, Ōsawa Yoshimi, 6 March 1926 – 21 October 2022) was a Japanese judoka. [1] [2] Before his death, he was the only living Kodokan 10th dan (and one of only 15 to have attained this rank), having been promoted at the New Year Kagami Biraki Ceremony, 8 January 2006 along with Toshiro Daigo and Ichiro Abe.