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Belt Ranks & Testing Requirements

Colors

Levels  & DescriptionClick on your CURRENT rank below for testing requirements to the NEXT belt rank.

White

Symbol of purity, novice hidden potential and represents the student as a seed freshly planted in the ground. It represents winter.

Yellow / Orange

Is the initial growth of the seed.
It represents winter/spring.

 

 

   

Green
Is the color of life and vigor. It is symbolic of the plant and represents the level of rapid development of a student. It represents spring.

   

Red
Is the color of energy and vitality. It represents the flowering of a strong plant. It represents a students improvement, active participation and advancement. It represents summer.

   

Midnight Blue (Black)

Is the color of the evening sky. It symbolizes infinity and perfection. It is the quest for perfection that epitomizes Tang Soo Do. It represents maturity, passiveness and harvest. It represents autumn.  Tang Soo Do "Black Belts" are also represented by Midnight Blue. 

The color black symbolizes finalty, i.e. the completion of learning everything at your level as a gup.  

 

Blue w/ one stripe 

Blue w/ two stripes

Blue w/ three stripes

Blue w/ 1 band running horizontally through middle 

4th through 7th Degree
are ranked as Masters

Blue w/ 2 bands running horizontally through middle 
8th through 10th
Degree are ranked as
Grandmasters

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