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Tenth dan. Red or Black. jūdan (十段) Eleventh dan Twelfth dan and higher*. White or Red or Black. juichidan (十一段)junidan (十二段) Practitioners of Judo (柔道家, Jūdōka) are ranked according to their skill and knowledge, and, for high ranking dan grades, their contribution to the art. Their rank is indicated by the colour of ...
The debate over whether 'honorary Dan ranks' are acceptable or not. [19] [20] The differences between Dan rank standards in different martial arts and schools. The number of Dan ranks used (usually 10, but on occasion there might be 12, 15 or even more). The question on which Dan rank could award other, lower Dan ranks.
In 1994 Keiko Fukuda became the first woman to be awarded a rare red belt (at the time for women still marking the 8th dan rank) in judo by the Kodokan. [17] In 2006 the Kodokan awarded Keiko Fukuda the 9th degree black belt (9th dan), making her the first woman to hold this rank from any recognized judo organization. [19]
Sport. Sport. Judo. Rank. 10th dan black belt. Coached by. Kanō Jigorō. Kyuzo Mifune (三船 久蔵, Mifune Kyūzō, April 21, 1883 – January 27, 1965) has been categorized as one of the greatest exponents of the art of judo after the founder, Kanō Jigorō. He is considered by many to be the greatest judo technician ever, after Kanō.
According to Masahiko Kimura, Gracie held the rank of 6th dan in judo in 1951, [13] while according to Robert Hill, Kodokan records show Gracie at the rank of 3rd dan at the time, though Hill also noted that it was not unusual for Kodokan records to show a lower rank than that actually held by non-Japanese judo practitioners. [14]
List of Canadian judoka. This is a list of prominent Canadian judoka, including members of the Judo Canada Hall of Fame, lifetime members of Judo Canada, kōdansha (high dan -holders), all participants in the Olympics, Paralympics, and World Judo Championships, and coaches for those competitions.
On 28 July 2011, the promotion board of USA Judo awarded Keiko Fukuda the rank of 10th dan, who was the first woman to be promoted to judo's highest level, albeit not a Kodokan-recognized rank. Although dan ranks tend to be consistent between national organizations there is more variation in the kyū grades, with some countries having more kyū ...
Marcel Clause. Marcel Clause (April 4, 1927 – April 27, 2004) was a leading Belgian judo educator, international referee and former international judo athlete and former national coach. [ 1] He was one of only three non-Japanese people ever to be awarded the high rank of judo 8th dan by the Kodokan Judo Institute in Tokyo, Japan.