Regarding belt ranks

[torris]

I am new in TKD and I was looking for information on the internet and something that I noticed was the belts are not consistent.

 

For example, my Dojang has white, gold, orange, green, blue, brown, and black. Yet I have heard red, and what is "poom"? havent heard that before. Also, the minimum requirements for each seems to be inconsistent. Can someone explain how I can tell if I am being properly trained? Our school teaches American Chung Do Kwon -TKD

 

I am really confused about it. Thanks.

[tufrthanu]

Howdy Torris, I beleive you might do the same type of tkd as me...that is if its Jhoon Rhee related. As to the belt colors and requirements per belt those really are based on individual schools. The best advice is to look up your forms on the internet and also ask your instructor about them. That will tell you if they are bonafide or not. But even if you can't find them they can still be good forms. The order of belts and their colors is pretty meaningless. Poom is like the korean word for a belt. Without knowing more about your school it's kinda hard to tell if its good tkd or not. More likely though is that they are good techniques.

[torris]

Okay. It is Jhoon Rhee related. Thanks for the info.

[smktkd]

poom is black on top and red on bottom, and is (in some schools) meant for underaged blackbelts (under 16)

[rmclain]

Hello Torris,

 

If you are American Chung Do Kwan from Jhoon Rhee and in Dallas, then you are probably somehow a part of Allen Steen or Pat Burleson's lineage.

 

If so, then your emphasis will probably be sparring/fighting, one-steps, self-defense etc. Also, you should be learning the Chung Hon (Blue Cottage) forms, such as Won Hyo, Ton San, Dan Gun, etc. You would learn one, maybe two forms sometimes per belt level.

 

If this is your lineage, the past instructors have a good reputation of training hard. Not many requirements, but they will make sure you are a strong fighter and good at what you learn.

 

R. McLain

[torris]

Thanks for the info. That sounds exactly like what I am studying.

[Chazsinger]

Some schools differ slightly. The net will give a variety of belt orders and meanings. Your school should have them listed somewhere if you ask.

 

Our color scheme runs, white, orange, yellow, green, advanced green, purple, blue, brown, red, recomended black with a red belt with black stripe and then decided 1st dan black. After that you can go up to 9th dan black if you are very persistant and dedicated.

 

I'm at red belt and have enjoyed the ride so far. The biggest thing to remember is not to rush through your color belts. Enjoy the ride up to black and don't forget that black is only the beginning. The color belts only teach you the basic techniques. The black belts teach you how to use these techniques.

 

Chaz

[okc_deputy16]

when you get your bb before you are 16 then that is called a poom but if you are 16 and older it is 1st Dan

[Shane]

Interesting

 

I dont study tkd but I just stoped in to see what I could learn today.

 

Dont worry about the belt colors, worry about the knowledge within thos colors

 

GOOD LUCK

[gcav]

I'm going to open a new school with the follwoing belt system:

 

No Belt

 

Egg Shell White

 

Snow White

 

Pink

 

Yellow

 

Orange

 

Light Green

 

Dark Green

 

Barny the Dino Purple

 

Deep Purple

 

Sky Blue

 

Light Blue

 

Royal Blue

 

Midnight Blue

 

Candy Apple Red

 

Dark Red

 

Tan

 

Light Brown

 

Medium Brown

 

Dark Brown

 

Desert Camouflage

 

Woodland Camouflage

 

Black

 

Then I might add stripes and lines and checkers. I can charge $50.00 a test and make the students buy their new belts and gis from me as well.