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The color
of the belt is an indication of the skill of a Taekwondo
student. Sometimes belts can be gained by winning competitions,
the common way is by doing an exam. There are a few
general rules for an exam.
- Always wear a clean Tobok and
Tie.
- You got to have short nails
- No jewellery allowed
- No chewing gum
- Be on time for the exam
- Don't talk, unless it is urgent
- The requirements below are not
official requirements, but just an indication of
how an exam can be taken. We use this as a guideline
for our exams. The Korean language is slowly learned,
because you have to know all the terms used in the
poomsae's and techniques you show.
TaeKwonDo there are 10 Geups, starting
from the 10th Geup (white belt) and ends with the 1st
Geup (red-black belt). The term "Geup" means
degree. The term "Dan" means phase. There
are 9 Dan degrees, starting with the first and ending
with the 9th. All Dan-degrees are represented by a black
belt.
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The
color white indicates that a person is "innocent",
has no knowledge of the sport TaeKwonDo yet. The white-belt
is automatically gained by taking TaeKwonDo classes.
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The color
yellow indicates that the person is getting to know
the basic techniques, this stadium is compared to a
plant growing its roots.
The student going for yellow-belt
is usually not skilled enough to show "Chayu daeryon"
(non-contact sparring). Instead the student has to show
"Sajoe" ("four-direction-movement",
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Graduation
requirements
Sam-bo Daeryon (three-step sparring) ----------------------------------
number : 3
Chayu Daeryon (non-contact sparring) ----------------------------------
none
Ban-Chayu Daeryon (various techniques at a target)---------------
one-and-a-half minute
Styleform (poomsae Taeguk) ------------------------------------------------
1
Kyepka (breaktest) -------------------------------------------------------------
none
Hosinsul (self-defense) --------------------------------------------------------
1 throat, 1 wrist
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The
color green indicates that a student is growing as a
TaeKwonDo student. The color of the belt is compared
to a plant growing its leafs. |
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Graduation
requirements
Il-bo Daeryon (one-step sparring) ---------------------------------------
number : 6
I-bo Daeryon (two-step sparring) ----------------------------------------
number : 2
Chayu Daeryon (non-contact sparring) -------------------------------
one-and-a-half minute
Ban-Chayu Daeryon (various techniques at a target) -----------
one-and-a-half minute
Styleform (poomsae Taeguk) ---------------------------------------------
1-3
Kyepka (breaktest) ----------------------------------------------------------
none
Hosinsul (self-defense) -----------------------------------------------------
3 wrist, 3 neck, 1 tobok
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The color blue indicates that a student is
reaching higher, like the plant is growing to the sky.
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Graduation
requirements
Il-bo Daeryon (one-step sparring) ------------------------------------------
number : 3
Chayu Daeryon (non-contact sparring) or W.T.F.-sparring
------- one-and-a-half-minute
Ban-Chayu Daeryon (various techniques at a target) ---------------
one-and-a-half minute
Styleform (poomsae Taeguk) -------------------------------------------------
1-5
Kyepka (breaktest) --------------------------------------------------------------
one
Hosinsul (self-defense) --------------------------------
3 wrist, 4 neck, 2 tobok, 1 from behind
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The
color red indicates danger. The student is warned to
practise the control of his/her movements. The color
red also warnes an opponent. |
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Graduation
requirements
Il-bo Daeryon (one-step sparring) -------------------------------------------
number : 12
Chayu Daeryon (non-contact sparring) or W.T.F.-sparring
-------- one-and-a-half-minute
Ban-Chayu Daeryon (various techniques at a target) ---------------
one-and-a-half minute
Styleform (poomsae Taeguk) --------------------------------------------------
1-7
Kyepka (breaktest) ----------------------------------------------------------------
two
Hosinsul (self-defense) ---------------------------------
4 wrist, 4 neck, 4 tobok, 3 from behind
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W.T.F. TaeKwonDo requires that one has to
be 16 years old to get a black belt. If you're younger,
you get a poem, which can be replaced by a black-belt
if you pass the age of 16. The requirements are the
same as for the black-belt.
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Black is the opposite of white and signifies
the maturity of the student in the sport. It also is
an indication of being impenetrable for fear and darkness.
A black-belt has to know all the skills mentioned above.
There is also a special pattern for black-belts. The
patterns follow the poomsae TaeGuks as well as the poomsae
Palgwes. |
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1. 1st Dan - poomsae TaeGuk 1-8
2. 2st Dan - poomsae Koryo
3. 3rd Dan - poomsae Keumgang
4. 4th Dan - poomsae TaeBaek
5. 5th Dan - poomsae Pyongwon
6. 6th Dan - poomsae Sipjin
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