Tae Kwon Do belt rank question

[Guy_Mendiola]

the Tae Kwon Do belt system in my dojang is the same thing but it includes brown belt also.

[ninjanurse]

The martial arts journey is a lifetime process. 30 years from now (provided you are faithful to your style) you will still be doing the same forms, basics, etc that you did as a color belt. Are you prepared for this? Will you become bored and dis satisfied? Do you think that there is something more than a punch or a kick? When you are a Black Belt you may understand, but for now have faith in your instructor and he will let you know when you are ready to learn more.

 

[MichiganTKD]

I take the following routes with students in my class who return after long absences:

 

 

 

1. For students who are Organization members, I keep them at the rank they were at when they left. Our philosophy is whatever rank you attained you will always be, even if you never practice again. Anyway, I let them stay at that rank, but they must practice and come to class regularly. After enough practice, when they can again do what is fully expected of their rank, they may test. Testing times officially are every two months, but really it is when you are ready. Only then will I recommend you. And no, students are never allowed to ask if they may test. Testing is at my luxury only.

 

2. For non-Organizational students, and I've had a few, it depends. If their technique is nowhere near what I would expect from that rank, they start over as white belts. If their technique is okay but needs work, I might drop them down a few belts to let them catch up. I've never had an outside student stay at their current rank, because usually they need a lot of practice. I also want to see how patient they are. A good student will accept being a white belt and go from there. A student with an ugly mind will probably quit because their ego can't handle it.

 

Additionally, non-Organizational students would have to learn the Palgue forms that we do anyway. So dropping them down in rank wouldn't be bad for them as it is.