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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:45 pm
by EdLee
ethan, I believe, in Go at least, the Chinese got kyu/dan in a kind of full-circle reverse-cultural exchange back from the Japanese.
(John or others more knowledgeable can enlighten us on this.) Not sure about the martial arts.
Re: What does 'kyu' mean?
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:54 am
by Laman
ethanb wrote:... I don't personally see anything wrong with extending the same ranks used in Japanese martial arts into Go (especially as it's been done since near a century ago, at least) ...
actually, i thought that they were originally go ranks (invented by Honinbo Dosaku) extended into martial arts...
wikipedia: "
The dan (段 dan?) ranking 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,[1] this system was later applied to martial arts by Kano Jigoro, the founder of judo and later introduced to other East Asia countries."
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:02 am
by EdLee
Laman, very interesting, thanks!
Re: What does 'kyu' mean?
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:51 am
by singular
Laman wrote:actually, i thought that they were originally go ranks (invented by Honinbo Dosaku) extended into martial arts...
wikipedia: "
The dan (段 dan?) ranking 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,[1] this system was later applied to martial arts by Kano Jigoro, the founder of judo and later introduced to other East Asia countries."
Wow.