Belt upgrading

ko ko has taken his first taekwondo exam on 24th of May and passed the exam by upgrading his belt from white to yellow.

Belt Requirement & Explanation

The color of the belt is an indication of the skill of a Taekwondo student. Sometimes belts can be gained by winning competitions, the common way is by doing an exam.

In TaeKwonDo there are 10 Geups, starting from the 10th Geup (white belt) and ends with the 1st Geup (red-black belt). The term "Geup" means degree. The term "Dan" means phase. There are 9 Dan degrees, starting with the first and ending with the 9th. All Dan-degrees are represented by a black belt.

WHITE BELT : The color white indicates that a person is "innocent", has no knowledge of the sport TaeKwonDo yet. The white-belt is automatically gained by taking TaeKwonDo classes.

YELLOW BELT: The color yellow indicates that the person is getting to know the basic techniques, this stadium is compared to a plant growing its roots.

GREEN BELT: The color green indicates that a student is growing as a TaeKwonDo student. The color of the belt is compared to a plant growing its leafs.

BLUE BELT: The color blue indicates that a student is reaching higher, like the plant is growing to the sky.

RED BELT: The color red indicates danger. The student is warned to practise the control of his/her movements. The color red also warnes an opponent.

POEM: W.T.F. TaeKwonDo requires that one has to be 16 years old to get a black belt. If you're younger, you get a poem, which can be replaced by a black-belt if you pass the age of 16. The requirements are the same as for the black-belt.

BLACK BELT: Black is the opposite of white and signifies the maturity of the student in the sport. It also is an indication of being impenetrable for fear and darkness. A black-belt has to know all the skills mentioned above.