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  2. Dan (rank) - Wikipedia

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    In many martial arts, black belts are often worn for all dan grades. In others, different colors are used, with the highest grade (10th dan) sometimes wearing a red belt in some systems. In Jūdo, 6th to 8th dan may wear a red and white-patterned belt, and 9th dan and above may wear a solid red belt. Blue with a red stripe is sometimes worn for ...

  3. List of taekwondo grandmasters - Wikipedia

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    c. 1934–2021. USA. Kim Bok-man (Korean: 김복만; Hanja: 金福萬, [1] (3 December 1934 – 14 August 2021), Father of South East Asia Taekwon-Do was an early pioneer of taekwondo in the 1950s and 1960s in South East Asia, particularly Vietnam, Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Sarawak and Hong Kong.

  4. List of judoka - Wikipedia

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    Haku Michigami (Japan/France, 1912–2002), FFJDA (French Judo Federation) 9th dan, Kōdōkan 7th dan, sent in France by Tamio Kurihara (10th dan) in 1953. Teacher of Anton Geesink. Kiyoshi Kobayashi (Japan, 1925-2013), Kōdōkan 9th dan, was the «father» of Portuguese judo and one of the founders of the Portuguese Judo Federation.

  5. Kendo - Wikipedia

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    www.kendo-fik.org. Kendo (剣道, Kendō, lit. 'sword way', 'sword path' or 'way of the sword')[ 1 ] is a modern Japanese martial art, descended from kenjutsu (one of the old Japanese martial arts, swordsmanship), that uses bamboo swords (shinai) as well as protective armor (bōgu). [ 2 ] It began as samurai warriors' customary swordsmanship ...

  6. Iaido - Wikipedia

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    Iaido as governed by the FIK establishes 10th dan as the maximum attainable rank, though there are no living 10th practitioners in Kendo, there still remains many in Iaido. While there are some living 9th dan practitioners of kendo, the All Japan Kendo Federation only currently awards up to 8th dan. Most other member federations of the FIK have ...

  7. Tang Soo Do - Wikipedia

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    Tang Soo Do. Tang Soo Do (Hangeul: 당수도, Hanja: 唐手道 pronounced [taŋ.su.do]) is a Korean martial art based on karate and can include fighting principles from taekkyeon, subak, [f] as well as northern Chinese martial arts. [8][9] From its beginnings in 1944 to today, Tang Soo Do is used by some Kwans to identify the traditional Korean ...

  8. Go ranks and ratings - Wikipedia

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    Professional dan ranks go up to 9th dan, but the strength difference between a 1st dan and a 9th dan professional is generally no more than 2–3 handicap stones. To distinguish between professional dan and amateur dan ranks, the former is often abbreviated to "p" (sometimes called ping) and the latter to "d". There was no such abbreviation in ...

  9. Taekwondo - Wikipedia

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    dan are considered master instructors (sabum-nim), and are allowed to grade students to ranks beneath their own. Rules of Taekwondo Promotion Test, Kukkiwon Those who hold a 7th–9th dan are considered Grandmasters. Kukkiwon-issued ranks also hold an age requirement, with grandmaster ranks requiring an age of over forty.