Chinese character for the word dan (段) literally means step or stage in Japanese, but is also used to refer to one's rank, grade, or station, i.e., one's degree...

understanding of the art is denoted by a system of rankings split into kyū and dan grades. These are indicated with various systems of coloured belts, with the...

Kodansha Meibo, a register of dan graded members of the AJKF, lists (as of September 2007) 1.48 million registered dan graded kendōka in Japan. According...

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...

Beginning students progress through kyu grades towards dan grades. A judoka's position within the kyu-dan ranking system is displayed by the color of...

Jitsu Foundation traces its roots to Shihan Matthew Komp (10th dan in jujutsu, highest grade in Australia) from Bonn and Cologne, Germany who learned judo...

arts grading, after 1-kyū the system uses "black-belt grades" of 1-Dan (or shodan, "the first step"); 1-Dan is roughly equal to a V7 grade, while 6-Dan (or...

Dan (Shodan, or 'beginning dan') to the higher dan grades. Kyū-grade karateka are referred to as "color belt" or mudansha ("ones without dan"); Dan-grade...

dan. One of the first two students to be awarded Kōdōkan first grade (shodan), and the first student to be promoted by Jigorō Kanō to Kōdōkan 4th dan...

there were 1,429,718 members including 401,121 women and about half are dan graded. Zen Nippon Kendo Renmei Iaido All Japan Kendo Championship Kendo around...

This is a list of grading systems used by countries of the world, primarily within the fields of secondary education and university education, organized...

Wales under three grades, with Grade I being the highest grade, as follows: Grade I: buildings that are of exceptional interest Grade II*: particularly...

recognizes the Dan, a Black Belt degree ranking system, from 1st Dan to 10th Dan and requires students to take a physical test up to 8th Dan. Since 2014...

strongest available kyu grade. Dan grades (abbreviated d) are considered master grades, and increase from 1st dan to 7th dan. First dan equals a black belt...

officers' ability in Kendo. Grades were from 8th to 1st. In the 1890s, the Greater Japan Martial Virtue Society introduced the dan and kyū ranking system to...

1st Dan (Shodan, or 'beginning dan') to the higher dan grades. Kyū-grade karateka are referred to as "color belt" or mudansha ("ones without dan/rank")...

the kyu grades. The best kyu grade attainable is therefore 1st kyu. If players progress beyond 1st kyu, they will receive the rank of 1st dan, and from...

Mystik Dan (foaled March 4, 2021) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Jockeyed by Brian Hernandez Jr., he won the 2024 Kentucky Derby by a nose, beating...

degree in communications from Meiji University. He likes kendo (third-dan grade) and rakugo. Akita Television. "竹島 知郁（タケシマトシフミ）". Retrieved 18 October...

minor roles in several teen comedy films of the 1980s such as Making the Grade (1984), Better Off Dead (1985), Hot Resort (1985), Happy Together (1989)...

Association had evaluated Manion as "qualified/unqualified", its lower passing grade. Manion was nominated for the Seventh Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals...

Grade at Box Office Mojo Making the Grade (1984) at IMDb Trailer for Making the Grade (1984) "'I'm sorry your mom blew up, Ricky' ... No sweat, Dan Schneider...

Bobby Dan Davis Blocker (December 10, 1928 – May 13, 1972) was an American television actor and Korean War veteran, who played Hoss Cartwright in the...

related to Dan Brown. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dan Brown. Dan Brown Official Website Dan Brown at the Internet Book List Works by Dan Brown at...

file to insure that each student meets the proper time in grade requirements. For higher Dan grade black belt tests, students must appear before Grandmaster...

Today it is considered a normal grading requirement to go through 20 to 40 rounds of Kumite when attempting Dan grades. Masutatsu Oyama (Japan) (No Proof)...

which readings of kanji, Japanese students should learn from first grade to the sixth grade of elementary school. Although the list is designed for Japanese...

Dan + Shay is an American country music duo composed of vocalists and songwriters Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney. They are signed to Warner Records Nashville...

one of the few 10th Dan grade judoka (jūdan) recognized by the IJF but not by Kodokan at that rank. Promotions from 6th to 10th Dan are awarded for services...

the grade of the Budoka. Unlike many other martial arts, the number of Dan grades extends to Jūgodan (15th Dan), and practitioners at this grade of may...