> This ranking system was inspired by the existing Dan ranking system in Go, devised by Honinbo Dosaku in the late 17th century.
This is interesting, as a kyu go player I was aware of the relation to color belts in Judo, but I didn’t know it was the go ranks that inspired the judo ranks. I kind of always assumed it was the other way around.
This is interesting, as a kyu go player I was aware of the relation to color belts in Judo, but I didn’t know it was the go ranks that inspired the judo ranks. I kind of always assumed it was the other way around.