Belt color - Gup

Belt Meaning

Required Patterns
(to advance to next level)

White belt
10th Gup

Means innocence, as that of a beginning student who has no previous knowledge of Taekwon-Do.

Four direction punch
Four direction block

White belt, gold stripe
9th Gup

Chon-Ji

Gold belt
8th Gup

Means the Earth from which a plant sprouts and takes root as the Taekwon-Do foundation is being laid.

Dan-Gun

Gold belt, green stripe
7th Gup

Do-San

Green belt
6th Gup

Means the plant's growth as the Taekwon-Do
skill begins to develop.

Won-Hyo

Green belt, blue stripe
5th Gup

Yul-Kok

Blue belt
4th Gup

Means the Heaven, towards which the plant matures into a towering tree as training in Taekwon-Do progresses.

Joong-Gun

Blue belt, red stripe
3rd Gup

Toi-Gye

Red belt
2nd Gup

Means danger, cautioning the student to exercise control and warning the opponent to stay away.

Hwa-Rang

Red belt, black stripe
1st Gup

Choong-Moo

1st Dan Black belt

Kwang-Gae,
Po-Eun,
Ge-Baek

2nd Dan Black belt

Eui-Am,
Choong-Jang,
Ko-Dang or Ju-Che

3rd Dan Black belt

Sam-Il,
Yoo-Sin,
Choi-Yong

4th Dan Black belt

Yon-Gae,
Ul-Ji,
Moon-Moo