Asia culture places a great deal of value on age. In most schools a child needs to be of a certain age to attain the more advanced rankings, especially at the black belt levels. You have to show experience, training, wisdom, and other factors that cannot be attained at an earlier age. Young people who put in the time and training sufficient to earn a dan rank are often presented with an equivalent poom rank which can be converted to a dan rank following their sixteenth birthday.
In the TAGB, black belt students can take part in breaking - coloured belts cannot.
Dan Kellner was born on April 16, 1976.
Dan Kellner was born on April 16, 1976.
Dan Dickau was born on September 16, 1978.
Dan Dickau was born on September 16, 1978.
Dan Coats was born on May 16, 1943.
Dan Reitz was born on 1954-03-16.
Dan Spang was born on 1983-08-16.
Dan Newman was born on 1963-01-16.
Dan Andersson died on 1920-09-16.
Dan Halloran was born on 1972-03-16.
Dan Black was born on 1976-11-16.