~Highest Dan~

[MasterH]

I've heard that. 3 is spiritual, and 3 - three times is godlike. Correct?

[aefibird]

Anyone personally know any very high dan ranks? i.e. 8th and 9th dan?

[MasterH]

My instructor Grand Master Jack Pierce in an 8th Degree. He has the title of Grand Master by being the presedent of the Hwa-Rang Taekwondo Federation. I also know Master Clint Robinson 8th Degree.

[Menjo]

In my stlye the highest is 9th dan, the original creator was the only 10th iam pretty sure...

Actually since i cannot get rid of what i said ill say i was wrong, i recently found that out searching on google, sorry about that

[younwhagrl]

In our system of Youn Wha Ryu we have 9 degrees of black belt, because our Grandmaster (Grandmaster Han) didn't want to accept an honorable 10th dan..so he stayed a 9th dan.

[Balrog]

Anyone personally know any very high dan ranks? i.e. 8th and 9th dan?

Yes. I know Grandmaster S. H. Lee of the ATA and see him on a regular basis. I also know Chief Masters Robert Allemier, In Ho Lee and William Clark as well. I've trained with all of them in some way over the years, and they are tremendous instructors.

[MasterH]

Come to think of it I did meet EGM H. U. Lee, and trained under him as well. He was an 8th & 9th Degree at the time, seeing that he was awarded his 10th Degree after his death.

-Adam