ChevyCowgirlRSG Posted May 19, 2005 Posted May 19, 2005 Our belts goWhiteYellowOrangeOrange 1 StripeGreen Green 1 StripeGreen 2 StripeRedRed 1 StripeRed 2 StripeRed 3 StripeRed 4 StripeBlackAnd then there are different number of black stripes
UpTheIrons Posted May 20, 2005 Posted May 20, 2005 Our belt system is based on the Kukkiwon belt system:White-purity and innocence. You know nothing.Yellow-The color of the seed. No longer just off the street.Yellow-green: Basically just high yellowLow green/high green: The color of growthLow blue/high blue: The color of the sky-unlimited potential.Low red/high red: The color of blood. First, black belts are the "face" of Tae Kwon Do but red belts are the blood. They are the next generation and it is vital they be taught properly. Second, black belts are going to be less merciful with red belts. Expect to see some blood on your uniform.Black: 1st dan-9th Dan. Queen Padme: "So this is how Democracy dies-with thunderous applause."Annikin Skywalker: "You're either with me or against me!"Obi-won Kenobi: "That is the Way of the Sith!"
Aodhan Posted May 20, 2005 Posted May 20, 2005 less merciful with red belts. Expect to see some blood on your uniform.Does anyone else find this a little disturbing? Yes, it's a martial art, but "expecting" to bleed during a rank? Aodhan There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.-Douglas Everett, American hockey player
elila Posted May 20, 2005 Posted May 20, 2005 I take Hapmudo, you may have never heard of it but I'll put what ours is:No-belt - Purity, no knowledge, such as a newborn babyWhite Belt - basically same as no-belt, but the student/infant senses with expectancy the first signs of walking.Gold/Yellow Belt- The color of early spring, symbolizes a child ready to runGreen Belt- The color of summer during the time of growth, symbolizes a child's (like the student's) expanding world. Purple Belt- A time of awekening, similar to late childhood.Blue Belt- The color of the sky, compared with one in the early teenage years, the student realizes their own potential.Red Belt-Brown Belt Junior Black Belt Black Belt Ok, I got tired of typing out the philosophy and I think people have lost interest by now. No-Gold is beginner, starting at white you need three stripes (kicks, Forms, and Self-defense)Green-Purple- this is intermediate, same stripe system, (this is where most people start slowing down "Blue Belt Blues" I guess)Blue on is Advanced, But I think you're still an underbelt till you reach brown/black.I believe you have to get more stripes in weapons, falls, sparring and such.I haven't memorized the higher belts philosophy yet because I'm a purple belt. I think just white, brown, and black would be nice and simple. I wouldn't mind saying to people," I'm just a white belt." I don't care, I'd know I've progressed.
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