The World Taekwondo Headquarters has only ever issued 6 official Kukkiwon 10th Dan. They were issued to the following men, all after death except for Dr. Sang Kee Paik and Dr. Un Yong Kim.
Grand Master Lee Woon Kook, head of the Chung Do Kwan (gym of the Blue Wave) was the first Grand Master to achieve the 10th Degree Black Belt in
Tae Kwon-Do
Ki Whang Kim was promoted to 10th Dan in 1971 by the Korean Taekwondo Association before the Kukkiwon came together.
Buy a Tae Kwon Do pattens DVD from a Tae Kwon Do instructorYou can also see most forms on the Internet (see YouTube).
There are 10 dans or black belt levels in Taekwondo. There are a few people who hold the rank of 9th dan, but being promoted to 10th dan is nearly unheard of, at least in modern time.
Dan-Gun is named after the Holy Dan-Gun legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 B.C
Tae Kwon Do Belts: White Yellow Orange Green Blue Dark Blue Brown Red Red I Red II Red III Black (1st Dan) 2nd Dan Black 3rd Dan Black 4th Dan Black 5th Dan Black 6th Dan Black 7th Dan Black 8th Dan Black 9th Dan Black
You are usually called a Master when you reach 5th Dan - that's black belt with 5 stripes.
Tae Kwon Do is the art of hand and foot fighting. The original empty hand pattens created by gen. Choi were templated from Shotokan Karate. The Gen was a 2nd Dan in Shotokan upon his return to Korea. So the term Hyung is the appropriate reference for the original patterns. The Shotokan Kata,s were also included as part of the original 2nd to 4th Dan requirements for Tae Kwon Do in its infancy. This information can be found in the first publication by Gen. Choi.
Hwa-Rang pattern is not associated with a Dan. It is usually associated with 1st Gup.For example, in my school, it is usually around high-brown to red belt for testing.
The only places on the Internet with this information would be the Kukkiwon website for checking Kukkiwon registered Dan or Poom rank, or if your instructor or organization has a website of their own, then they might have records such as this available online. If your Black Belt Dan rank was certified by the Kukkiwon, you can look it up on the internet, or contact them for a copy of your certificate. If you are returning to training after a lengthy absence, then your taekwondo instructor can evaluate your skills, and make an appropriate rank assignment.
The difference between a poom grade and a dan grade is not skill but age. Eastern philosophy places a great deal of importance and value on the experience of age. A second degree poom and a second degree dan may posses the same skills, but the dan is an adult and the poom is a child, and that makes a difference and that difference is emphasized in their rank. Poom ranks can be converted to dan ranks when the person is past 15 years of age.
In Songahm Taekwondo of the ATA there is no 10th dan (im assuming dan means degree) it only goes up to ninth. The only person that would have a 9th Degree black belt is the current grand master and the previous grand masters (H.U.Lee a.k.a the Late Enternal Grand Master, who died in 2000 because of canser, and S.H.Lee ,one of the brothers of H.U.Lee.). Most Korean martial arts clans follow by the rule of one 9th degree peer clan. (Clan and organisation are the same thing mainly.) If you say what organization your talking about it will help for a better answer.
48 years - tenth dan is rarely awarded. Ninth dan is traditionally considered the highest rank. The number nine carries significance. Tenth dan is usually only awarded posthumously to ninth dans who have demonstrated life-long dedication to the art. However, if you earn your first danin three years, you must remain at first dan for one year before you can test for second dan. You must remain at second dan for two years before you can test for third dan. You must remain at third dan for three years before you test for fourth dan, and so on (3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 = 48), so it is conceivable that you could ear a tenth dan in 48 years.One interesting exception to the waiting periods between dan promotions is the winning of world championship or an Olympic medal. Champions and medalists are often promoted one rank in recognition of their extraordinary accomplishments.
I have never heard of a 12th Dan. The highest rank is 10th Dan. I have heard of some styles that will award someone the rank of 11th Dan on their death as a sign of respect.