what does dan mean in martial arts?
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Dan means level in Japanese martial arts. It indicates a level of achievement in ones art. Normally, the dan level ranges from 1 to 10. Higher level dans are largely honorary whereas lower level dans are tested for. Modern Chinese wushu has a similar ranking system called 'Duan' and it is the exact character in Japanese or Chinese except spelt differently in English.
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I heard instructors at a Tae-Kwon_Do Dojang teaching the kids to yell\n\n"Hi-Yaaaa"\n\nand I couldn't stop laughing.\nI have also seen Dojos teach people to yell\n\n"Key-eye"\n\nWhich basically means yell. Why would someone yell the word YELL?\n\nI teach to yell A, E or I. As long as it gets you breathing while fighting or durring your kata.
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I have studied them for over twenty years.  That is a very large question.  It takes usually five years of training to just make first Dan.  In Karate terms that would be first degree blackbelt.  Dan means man in Japanese.  There really is no belt colors in Kendo just Dan and degrees of it.  After you reach Dan then you start practicing with a live blade.  At that point you are proficient enough to not kill yourself or someone else maybe.  Then you learn techniques and methods.  Eventually you will learn strategy Kenjitsu.\n\nMy suggestion is to find a Kendo school.  Most people quit long before getting anywhere because it is very hard.  If you want to learn the principles and movements of Kendo without weapons study Aikido.  It was created from sword techniques but is open hands like a defensive Karate-do.\n\nIt is not as glamarous as Kill Bill or other movies.  Probably a more accurate movie is one called "the challenge" or known as "sword of the ninja" in some places.  It is Scott Glenn and Toshiro Mifune.  Good movie.  Steven Segall was a consultant on it before he was known.\n\nProbably be best if you you study Aikido or Karate.  You dont want to get in trouble with swords.
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"Martial" refers to any thing related to war or fighting. The term "martial arts" means the art of fighting or war. Almost every culture/country that I can think of has a style of fighting or self defense they can claim as their own. I think that you may be confusing the term "martial arts" with a label for Eastern martial arts like Kung Fu or Karate.
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It is transliterated and written as 杰达 (jieda).  Of course, it holds no meaning as a word but in case you are wondering what the individual characters mean, 杰 means "outstanding" and 达 means "to reach".
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I'm mostly interested in Wing Chun Kung Fu, a martial  art developed by a chinese nun during the Ching Dynasty which is very practical and became popular in America after it was discovered that it was the original martial art that Bruce Lee studied before he left China. I haven't really seen any documentaries on this art except for being briefly mentioned in a documentary or two. Also,  there isn't really much info that I've seen on filipino martial arts. They are masters of weapons and knife fighting and it is said that if you train in weapons before you train in unarmed combat, you will posess extreme skill in any martial art. Probably because it takes so much more conditioning to avoid a blow from a weapon than from a fist or a foot. They have arts dedicated to weapons fighting such as Escrima, Kali, and Espada y Daga.
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It's the Chinese symbol chung that means dragon.\n\nhttp://www.mahjongg.com/dragons.htm
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Its a form of Martial arts developed in Korea which dates back in around 14 or the 15th century. Tae - is a Korean word which means "to smash using the feet" or simply "to kick", kwon - means to "to destroy using the hands" or simply "to punch, Do - means "the method" or the way. Tae Kwon Do in its literal meaning would be "The method of kicking and punching." Tae Kwon Do was used by korean warriors during ancient battles. As time pass by, the deadly martial arts was developed into a friendly martial sport. The sport of Tae Kwon Do we now see in the Olympics which mainly utilize the kicks.
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they're all measures of respect in a way.. \n\n--kun is for a guy (usually a close guy-friend) and you usually use it in addressing young boys, or those of junior status; males of about the same age also use this towards each other\n--sama is very respectful...it's for elderlies and people of higher ranks than you..\n--san is for basically anyone\n--chan-is generally used for younger girls and animals\n--sensei-is for master or teachers or doctors\n--senpai-is for an upperclassman or a mentor\n--kohai-is for an underclassman\n--shi is used in formal writing, such as in journalism\n---none- is used for close friends...if you're very close, you wouldnt have to call them SOMEBODY-san
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well duh. Wrestling: breaking ones neck. Kung fu: Dim mak. etc etc...every martial arts has lethal techniques. Why do you think they're called martial? Mars..roman god of war...
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their probably is a martial art that you can get a black belt in a year, but you didn't really achieve a black belt. you have to work at it to earn it. As for the Dan system the lower the rank the higher the gup. This is how it goes for us.\nWhite- 10th gup\nYellow- 9th gup\nPurple- 8th gup\nOrange- 7th gup\nGreen- 6th gup\nGreen /w stripe- 5th gup\nBlue- 4th gup\nBrown- 3rd gup\nBrown /w stripe- 2nd gup\nBrown /w 2 stripes- 1st gup\nBlack- 1st Dan\nthen goes up to...\n2nd degree black- 2nd Dan\nand so on. this might not be the same way for all types of martial arts but hope it helps anyway.
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han-en\n\n"han" means half.\n"en" means circle.
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there are *three* different words,\n\n"ryuu" is the most common - it comes from the Chinese word long2.\n\n"tatsu" is the native Japanese word that is rarely used anymore.\n\n"doragon" is borrowed from English and is used whenever refering to a western style dragon.
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Jiu-jitsu and karate are Japanese martial arts that focus on offensive techniques.  Tae-kwondo is a Korean martial art that is primarily meant for defense.
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Between 1st and 2nd Dan is about 1 year.\n2nd and 3rd is about 2 years.\n3rd and 4th is about 3 years.\n4th and 5th about 4 years.\n5th and 6th 5 years.\n6th and 7th 6 years.\n7th and 8th 7 years.\n8th and 9th 8 years.\n9th and 10th 9 years.\n10th well thats it.  \n\nSo from First Dan to 9th is about 36 years\n\nThis is Kukkiwon by the way and the higher you get the more you need to do for the art.
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do you mean Shinto Kai Ryu Karate?\n\nI've heard of Shinto Ryu (Ryu means dragon or school).\n\nThere's Nippon Budo Jinmukan, Kindai-Ha Shinto, Goju Kai, Do Ryobu Kai..and countless others.  All depends on who  founded the style.
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