9th dan
Tenth dan. I think there are only three people who have it right now. In the world.
Black, the rank is called Shodan.
SHO Dan, Ni Dan, etc. meaning 1st degree black belt, second degree black belt, in Japanese Martial arts Judo and Karate
Jigoro Kano as he founded judo and Graice Juijitsu comes from judo. A more direct answer would be Helio Graice who died a self appointed 10th Dan but only held a 2nd begree black belt in Judo.
Bars County ended in 1920.
Dan Camarillo is an American Judoka and Judo/Jiu Jitsu instructor living and teaching in Bakersfield, California. Both Dan and his brother dave are well known in both the Judo and Jiu Jitsu world, as his brother has trained multiple UFC fighters and both worked with BJ Penn during their early years.
It would be either 'kyu' for someone starting or 'dan' for those that have reached black belt level.
Dan-Air ended in 1992.
Steely Dan ended in 1981.
Dan Williams - defensive end - was born on 1969-12-15.
Judo wins in this category, despite the fact that Taekwondo may appear to be the discipline more adapted to self-defense when watching films. While modest, the gap is still present. Why does Judo triumph then? Simply because most fights end up being grappling and wrestling matches in reality.
The lower ranks are called kyu. There are six to twelve of them depending on the school. The higher ranks are called dan.