Six

Yuk (육, 六) is the Sino-Korean numeral for “six”. In kumdo (검도, geomdo), the sixth dan (6단) requires at least five years of training as a fifth dan under the Korea Kumdo Association's rules.

Yuk (육, 六) is the Sino-Korean numeral for “six”. Korean also has a native numeral for the same number, yeoseot (여섯), and the Sino-Korean form is used to build sixty: yuk-sip (육십). Sino-Korean numerals are generally used for dates, money, minutes, addresses and phone numbers, while native numerals count objects, hours and age.

In kumdo (검도, geomdo) the number six appears mainly in the rank (dan, 단) system of the Korea Kumdo Association (대한검도회, Daehan Geomdohoe):

To apply for sixth dan (6단), a candidate must have trained at least five years as a fifth dan.
The fifth- and sixth-dan examinations are held together at the Association's central examination sessions (jungang simsa, 중앙심사).
The examination subjects for fifth to seventh dan are practice (silgi, 실기: yeongyeok, 연격, and daeryeon, 대련), the kumdo forms (geomdo-ui bon, 검도의 본) and a written part (hakgwa, 학과).
In the spring 2024 session, 119 candidates sat the sixth-dan examination.

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