Dan ranking in aikido
system is a Japanese mark of level, which is used in traditional fine arts and martial arts. Originally invented in a Go school in the Edo period, this system was widely applied for martial arts and later introduced to other East Asian countries.
In the modern Japanese martial arts, 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 Go and Renju, the art of flower arrangement (ikebana), and tea ceremony.
The character of Dan (段, dan?) means step or degree. Dan rank is often used along with the lower rank system, Kyū (級, Kyū?) rank.
There are other methods of assessing rank in Japanese martial systems, of particular note is the older, more obscure menkyo system.
Source :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_rank
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