Dan titles

[hurricane_jim]

Here is a bit of reference for you
These are the Dan titles and ranks-

For those who have passed the Sabum test at the Kukkiwon Academy, these are the official Sabum classifications:

* 4th and 5th Dan "Sabum 3rd Class": Graduate of 3rd Class Course
* 6th and 7th Dan "Sabum 2nd Class": Graduate of 2nd Class Course
* 8th and 9th Dan "Sabum 1st Class": Graduate of 1st Class Course

Officially, the Kukkiwon recognizes the following titles for Dan ranks:

* 1st Dan - 5th Dan: "Master"
* 6th Dan - 9th Dan: "Grandmaster"

In America, the following is a typical system of how schools may assign titles to Dan ranks:

* 1st Dan - 2nd Dan: "Assistant Instructor"
* 3rd Dan - 4th Dan: "Instructor"
* 5th Dan - 7th Dan: "Master"
* 8th Dan - 10th Dan: "Grand Master"

[Dan Perry]

Each organization seems to have unique Dan designations, for instance the National Progressive Taekwondo Association recognizes as follows,


1st Dan (Instructor) 2nd Instructor
2nd Dan (Instructor) Instructor
3rd Dan (Instructor) Chief Instructor
4th and 5th Dan (Instructor) Senior Instructor
6th Dan (Instructor) Master Instructor
7th Dan (Instructor) Chief Master Instructor
8th Dan (Instructor) Senior Master Instructor
9th Dan (Instructor) GrandMaster Instructor