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Old 11-16-2007, 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by jcurin
also we do 'stripes' as mini promotions within a belt which is also a standard practice i think (same as 'dans' in judo).
Actually in judo as well as other japanese arts a 'dan' is a black belt.

When you hear someone referred to as 3rd dan (sandan) or a 2nd dan (nidan) or whatever, these are degrees they have earned after black belt.

just fyi
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