In Karate,Kung Fu?

Question

Why do they call Black Belts "DANS"

Answer 1

Dan rank (段位) is a Japanese, Korean and Chinese mark of level, used in several cultural activities of Chinese and Japanese origin. In gendai budō, holders of dan ranks often wear a black belt. (However, in certain martial arts such as iaidō, kendo, or jōdō, no external signifier of rank is worn.) Dan ranks are also given in arts such as the logical board games Renju and Go, the art of flower arrangement (ikebana), and tea ceremony.

The character 段 (Chin. pron.: duàn, Jap.: dan) means step or degree. The term is used in Chinese, Korean and Japanese martial arts such as wushu, taekwondo, karate, aikido, judo, jujutsu, and the Japanese sword arts. It is commonly applied to Japanese martial arts as a means of differentiating experience levels. It has been adopted by martial arts of many different origins as the de-facto method of organizing rank. There are other methods of assessing rank in Japanese martial systems, of particular note is the older, more obscure menkyo system.

Answer 2

In kung fu (chinese martial arts or CMA- the proper term) they do not call black belts "dans" as a matter of fact they don't even have black belts.

different cultures and arts have different ranking systems.

CMA often uses sashes or nothing (the better way to do it).

Answer 3

basicaly Dan grade is a Japanese term meaning someone achieving first level .in western terms it defines a person who has passed specific tests on physical and mental ability plus hopefully character testing,monitoring as well. Kungfu practitioners are described slightly differently ,they are Kup for lower grades and Teng for the equivalent black belts. hope this .good luck Terry.

Answer 4

karate is japanese and kung fu is chinese

Answer 5

it's a japanese term regarding degree.

Answer 6

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