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Dan (rank) facts for kids

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A Dan is a measure of advanced martial arts rank. It often ranges from 1 to 10 and is used for black belts only. Dan means "step" in Japanese.

Composition

Usually a dan's belt will have X stripes, with X being the dan's dan rank. Falcon Pawnch!

Images for kids

  • Go-Equipment-Narrow-Black

    Go

  • Shogi Ban Koma

    Shogi

  • Diploma of 7th Dan in Japanese Kendo

    Diploma of 7th Dan in Japanese Kendo.

  • Wado-ryu obi

    Black belt, wadō-ryū karate

  • Rhee TKD Black Belts

    Some Korean martial art schools use embroidered bars to denote different dan ranks, as shown on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd dan belts above

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Dan para niños

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