There are six belts: white, yellow, green, blue, red and black.
White is given to beginners and black is given to students who have
progressed through the grades and have a solid foundation for
learning the techniques of Taekwon-Do.
Students must grade through
the following belts in the following order:
- white belt given to the beginner (10th gup)
- white belt yellow tags (9th gup)
- yellow belt (8th gup)
- yellow belt green tags (7th gup)
- green belt (6th gup)
- green belt blue tags (5th gup)
- blue belt (4th gup)
- blue belt red tags (3rd gup)
- red belt (2nd gup)
- red belt black tags (1st gup)
- through to Black Belt (1st dan/degree)
White: Signifies innocence, as that of the beginning student who has no
previous knowledge of Taekwon-Do.
Yellow : Signifies the earth from which a plant sprouts and takes root as the
foundation of Taekwon-Do is being laid.
Green:
Signifies the plant's growth as Taekwon-Do skills begin to develop.
Blue:
Signifies the Heaven towards which the plant matures into a towering
tree as training in Taekwon-Do progresses.
Red: Signifies Danger, cautioning the the student to exercise control and
warning the opponent to stay away.
Black:
Oposite of white, therefore signifying the maturity and proficiency
in Taekwon-Do, also indicates the wearer's imperviousness to
darkness and fear.
