The Belt System
The Belt System
- White - Lack of color, signifying purity and innocence. No knowledge of TKD
- Yellow - The color of the rising sun, which causes newly sown seeds to begin to be learned.
- Orange - The sun, deepening in color, rises in the sky, giving its energy to new growth. Techniques begin to take form.
- Green - The color of growing things driving upward. Power begins to be deveop.
- Blue/Purple - The color of the sky toward which growing things are reaching. Mental and physical power begin to stabilize.
- Red-White/Red/Red-Black - The color of blood - the essential force of life. Perfection of character begins to be exhibited by maturity, honor, and respect.
- Black - All colors combined. Where mastery of technique is reflected by calm dignity and sincerity.
- White - Purity, beginning of Life
- Yellow - Spring, planting of seeds
- Orange - Growth, starting to bloom
- Green - Patience, before the fall arrives
- Purple - Revealing, changing the color of the leaves
- Blue - Diversity, fallen leaves changing color over time
- Brown - Fall, advanced understanding
- Red/White - New Things, exploring the meaning of togetherness
- Red - Fusion, new and advanced come together
- Red/Black - Wisdom, not new but still exploring
- Black/Red - Balance, understanding unity survives with balance