Dan (rank)
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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 q
Shogi
Diploma of 7th dan in Japanese kendo
Black belt, wadō-ryū karate
Some Korean martial art schools use embroidered bars to denote different dan ranks, as shown on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd dan belts above.
Kendo
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Kendo is a modern Japanese martial art, descended from kenjutsu, that uses bamboo swords as well as protective armor. It began as samurai warriors' customary swordsmanship exercises, and today, it is
2022 All Japan Kendo Championship
Takasugi Shinsaku, late Edo period kendo practitioner
Kendo at an agricultural school in Japan around 1920
Lee Teng-hui, later President of Republic of China (Taiwan), wearing kendo protector as a junior high school student in Japanese Taiwan