Belt Ranking System

 
Deeply rooted in the Korean history of Taekwondo, are belts that represent the various levels of Taekwondo.  We practice the official standard of belts through our head organization, the standards set by the World Taekwondo Federation in Seoul, Korea. 

The belt ranks in order are as follows:

 

Junior Belts	White Belt – 10th Gup.  The first belt each student will receive upon beginning Taekwondo. Yellow Stripe Belt – 9th Gup. Yellow Belt – 8th Gup. Green Stripe Belt – 7th Gup.
Senior Belts	Green Belt – 6th Gup. Blue Stripe Belt – 5th Gup. Blue Belt – 4th Gup. Red Stripe Belt – 3rd Gup. Red Belt – 2nd Gup. Black Stripe Belt – 1st Gup.
Black Belts	1st Dan Black Belt.  The basic black belt. 2nd Dan Black Belt.  Can be achieved after 1 year as a practicing 1st Dan Black Belt. 3rd Dan Black Belt.  Can be achieved after 2 years as a practicing 2nd Dan Black Belt. 4th Dan Black Belt.  Can be achieved after 3 years as a practicing 3rd Dan Black Belt. 5th Dan Black Belt – Master Status. Can be achieved after 4 years as a practicing 4th Dan Black Belt. 6th Dan Black Belt – Master Status.  Can be achieved after 5 years as a practicing 5th Dan Master. 7th Dan Black Belt – Master Status.  Can be achieved after 6 years as a practicing 6th Dan Master. 8th Dan Black Belt – Grand Master Status.  Can be achieved after 7 years as a practicing 7th Dan Master. 9th Dan Black Belt – Grand Master Status.  Can be achieved after 8 years as a practicing 8th Dan Grand Master.