| no belt | 10th Gup | Beginner A new student entering the club will wear loose clothing, and be taught basic skills before commiting to this martial art. |
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| 9th Gup | White Signifies innocence, as that of a beginning student who has no previous knowledge of Taekwon-Do. |
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| 8th Gup | Yellow Signifies the Earth from which a plant sprouts and takes root as Taekwon-Do foundation is being laid. |
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| 7th Gup | Green Signifies the growth as the Taekwon-Do skills begins to develop like the green of a young plant. |
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| 5th Gup | Blue Signifies the Heaven, towards which the plant matures into a towering tree as training in Taekwon-Do progresses. |
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| 3rd Gup | Red Signifies danger, cautioning the student to excersise control and warning the opponent to stay away. |
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| 1st Dan | Black Opposite of white, therefore, signifying the maturity and proficiency in Taekwon-Do. It also indicates the wearer's imperviousness to darkness and fear. |
Taken from "the Encyclopedia of Taekwon-Do" by General Choi Hong Hi which has 10 Gups and 9 Dans.
| Belt | Forms | 3-steps | 1-steps | Adv. kicks | Ad'l techniques |
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| White | Chun Ji | 0 | 0 | front & axe sliding front & axe |
front stance hand tech. |
| Yellow | Dan-Gun | 5 | 0 | jumping front & axe / sliding side, swing & hook | twist punch bck stance hand tech. + add punch to hand combos |
| Green | Do-San Suh-Kang-Il |
5 | 5 | 'flying' front back & hooking |
adv. hand tech. (i.e., back fist, hook, elbow) |
| Green + | Wan-Hyo | 7 | 7 | jump side & roundhouse | hammerfist, palmthrust |
| Blue | Yul-Guk | ----- | 10 | jump-turn back & hooking | "teaching" |
| Blue + | Joon-Gun | ----- | ----- | jump-turn inside & outside swing / flying side and roundhouse | Adv. Hand tech. / speed breaks |
| Red | Toi Gae |
----- | ----- | tournado | 2-on-1 sparring |
| Red + | Hwa-Rang Suh-Kang-Ee |
----- | ----- | jump 180° back and hooking | 5-Hapkido |
| Red ++ | Choong-Moo | ----- | ----- | 10-Hapkido |