Coloured Belts

Tae Kwon-Do uses different coloured belts as a progressive ranking system to indicate the students level of experience. When students begin they wear a white belt and expert students wear a black belt.

There are six different coloured belts in Tae Kwon-Do

Three Junior Coloured Belts:

White signifies innocence. The innocence of the beginning student who has no previous knowledge of Tae Kwon-Do. Yellow signifies the earth from which a plant sprouts and takes root as Tae Kwon-Do foundations are being laid. Green signifies the plants growth as training in Tae Kwon-Do continues and the students skills begin to develop.

Three Senior Coloured Belts:

Blue signifies the Heaven towards which the plant matures into a towering tree as training in Tae Kwon-Do progresses. Red signifies danger, cautioning the student to exercise self control and warning the opponent to stay away. Black is the opposite of white, it therefore completes the circle and signifies maturity and proficiency in Tae Kwon-Do. It also signifies the wearers imperviousness to darkness and fear.

These colours have not been randomly chosen, they are steeped in Korean tradition. The colours black, red and blue represent the various level of royal hierarchy that existed during the Silla Dynasty.

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