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2. Dan (rank) - Wikipedia

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   The dan ranking system is used by many Japanese, Okinawan, Korean, and other martial arts organizations to indicate the level of a person's ability within a given system. Used as a ranking system to quantify skill level in a specific domain, it was originally used at a Go school during the Edo period. [1]

3. Category:Titles and rank in Japanese martial arts - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Titles and rank in Japanese martial arts" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.

4. Black belt (martial arts) - Wikipedia

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   In Japanese martial arts the further subdivisions of black belt ranks may be linked to dan grades and indicated by 'stripes' on the belt. Yūdansha (roughly translating from Japanese to "person who holds a dan grade") is often used to describe those who hold a black belt rank. While the belt remains black, stripes or other insignia may be added ...

5. Matsubayashi-ryū - Wikipedia

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   These are the ranks as set out by the World Matsubayashi-ryu (Shorin-ryu) Karate-Do Association (WMKA) and the Kodokan Nagamine Karate Dojo (World Honbu). Mudansha. 8th Kyu - White Belt, one green stripe; 7th Kyu - White Belt, two green stripes; 6th Kyu - Green Belt, three white stripes; 5th Kyu - Green Belt, two white stripes

6. Kyū - Wikipedia

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   In modern Japanese martial arts, kyū-level practitioners hold the ranks below dan or black belt. The kyū ranking system varies from art to art and school to school. In some arts, all the kyū -level practitioners wear white belts while in others different coloured belts, tags or stripes are used; in kendo for example the belt system is not used.

7. Wadō-ryū - Wikipedia

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   In 1951, Ōtsuka awarded Tatsuo Suzuki the rank of 5th dan, the highest rank awarded in Wadō-ryū at that time. In 1952, the Wadō-ryū headquarters (honbu) was established at the Meiji University dojo in Tokyo. In 1954, its name was changed to Zen Nippon Karate Renmei (All Japan Karate Federation). In 1955, Ōtsuka published "Karatejutsu no ...

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9. Shotokan - Wikipedia

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   This system uses colored belts (obi) to indicate rank. Originally, karate had only three belt colors: white, brown, and black (with ranks within each). The original belt system, still used by many Shotokan schools, is: 8th rising to 4th kyū: white; 3rd rising to 1st kyū: brown; 1st and higher dan: black