I have heard many a person explain to myself what a true Black Belt is? What a Black Belt should stand for etc etc? Originally a Black Belt was a student who had trained more often than many in the class (Do Jang) and his/ her belt had just got dirty with all the training. Of course by training harder you would gain more knowledge and have a better understanding of your chosen art.
The ranking system as we know it today in Taekwon-Do is to represent the philosophical significance of the Taekwon-Do practitioner as well as to distinguish rank.
The colours below have not been arbitrarily chosen. They are, in fact, steeped in tradition. The colours of black, red and blue denoted the various levels of hierarchy during the koguryo and silla dynasties. (Areas in Korea)
Black belt First to Ninth - Degree
Red belt with black stripe 1st - Kup
Red belt 2nd - Kup
Blue belt with red stripe 3rd - Kup
Blue Belt 4th - Kup
Green belt with blue stripe 5th - Kup
Green belt 6th - Kup
Yellow belt with green stripe 7th - Kup
Yellow belt 8th - Kup
White belt with yellow stripe 9th - Kup
White belt 10th - Kup
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