What Color Is Your Belt

What Color Is Your Belt? - Tae Kwon Do

ACTION INTERNATIONAL MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION (Honolulu, Hawaii, United States)

Rank	Color
	White
	Yellow
	Orange
	Green
	Blue
	Purple
	Brown
	Red
1st Dan	Black

Source: Action International Martial Arts Association; "Home Study Informative Guide;" [Internet page]' at http://www.aimaa.com/homestudyprogram.html#section2; 2001.

CHUNG DO KWAN TAE KWON DO (Husky Tae Kwon Do, Michigan Technical University, Houghton, Michigan, United States)

Rank	Colors
9^th Gup	White
8^th Gup	Yellow
7^th Gup	Yellow with 1 green tip stripe
6^th Gup	Green
5^th Gup	Green with 1 blue tip stripe
4^th Gup	Blue
3^rd Gup	Blue with 1 brown tip stripe
2^nd Gup	Brown
1^st Gup	Red
1^st Dan	Black

Source: Husky Tae Kwon Do; "Testing Fees;" [Internet page]; at http://husky.students.mtu.edu/taeKwonDo.html; 2008-10-06.

CHUNG DO KWAN TAE KWON DO (Omaha Blue Waves Martial Arts, Omaha, Nebraska, United States)

Rank	Age 5-7 Colors	Senior Colors
10^th Gup	White	White
9^th Gup	White with 1 yellow tip stripe
9^th Gup	Yellow with white center stripe	Yellow
8^th Gup		Gold
7^th Gup		Orange
6^th Gup		Green
5^th Gup		Purple
4^th Gup		Blue
3^rd Gup		Red
2^nd Gup		Brown
1^st Gup		Brown with 1 black tip stripe
1^st Dan		Black with 1 yellow tip stripe
2^nd Dan		Black with 2 yellow tip stripes
3^rd Dan		Black with 3 yellow tip stripes
4^th Dan		Black with 4 yellow tip stripes
5^th Dan		Black with 5 yellow tip stripes
6^th Dan		Black with 6 yellow tip stripes
7^th Dan		Black with 7 yellow tip stripes
8^th Dan		Black with 8 yellow tip stripes
9^th Dan		Black with 9 yellow tip stripes

Sources: Helaney, Jeffrey W.; Black Belt … and Beyond Testing Requirements; [requirements document]; Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America; Omaha Blue Waves Martial Arts; no date. Helaney, Jeffrey W.; The Black Belt Roadmap; [requirements document]; Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America; Omaha Blue Waves Martial Arts; no date.

CHUNG DO KWAN TAE KWON DO (Traditional Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Association, Louisville, Kentucky, United States)

Rank	Colors
10^th Keup
9^th Keup	White
8^th Keup	Yellow
7^th Keup	Yellow
6^th Keup	Green
5^th Keup	Green
4^th Keup	Purple
3^rd Keup	Purple
2^nd Keup	Brown
1^st Keup	Brown
1^st Degree	Black
2^nd Degree	Black
3^rd Degree	Black
4^th Degree	Black
5^th Degree	Black

Source: Traditional Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Association; "Ranking System;" [Internet page]; at http://www.traditionaltkd.com/ranking.html; 2009-11-30.

HAN MOO KWAN TAEKWANDO (World Martial Arts College, Puerto Rico)

Rank	Under Age 15 Color (Poom)	Senior Color
10^th Gup		White
9^th Gup		Yellow
8^th Gup		Yellow with orange center stripe
7^th Gup		Orange
6^th Gup		Green
5^th Gup		Blue
4^th Gup		Blue with black center stripe
3^rd Gup		Violet
2^nd Gup		Brown
1^st Gup		Red
1^st Dan/1st Poom	Horizontal red over black	Black
2^nd Dan/2nd Poom	Horizontal red over black	Black
3^rd Dan/3rd Poom	Horizontal red over black	Black
4^th Dan/4th Poom	Horizontal red over black	Black
5^th Dan		Black
6^th Dan		Black
7th Dan		Black
8th Dan		Black
9th Dan		Black
10th Dan		Black

Source: World Martial Arts College; "Belt System/Sistema de Cintas;" [Internet page]; at http://www.freewebs.com/wmacpr/beltsystemsistemacinturn.htm; 2005.

INTERNATIONAL MIXED MARTIAL ASSOCIATION TAEKWANDO (International Mixed Martial Arts Association, Los Angeles, California)

Rank	Color
9th Gup	White with unspecified tag
8th Gup	Yellow with white center stripe
7th Gup	Yellow
6th Gup	Blue with white center stripe
5th Gup	Blue
4th Gup	Red with white center stripe
3rd Gup	Red
2nd Gup	Black with white center stripe
1st Dan	Black

Source: International Mixed Martial Arts Association; "Courses;" [Internet page]; at http://usamma.tripod.com/id29.html; 2010-03-25.

JI DO KWAN TAE KWON DO (Dallas Tae Kwon Do Center, Duncanville, Texas, United States)

Rank	Senior Color
10^th Kup	White
9^th Kup	White with a yellow tip stripe
8^th Kup	Yellow
7^th Kup	Yellow with a green tip stripe
6^th Kup	Green
5^th Kup	Green with a blue tip stripe
4^th Kup	Blue
3^rd Kup	Blue with a red tip stripe
2^nd Kup	Red
1^st Kup	Red with 1 black tip stripe
Deputy	Red with 2 black tip stripes
Poome	Horizontal red over black
1^st Dan	Black with 1 yellow tip stripe
2^nd Dan	Black with 2 yellow tip stripes
3^rd Dan	Black with 3 yellow tip stripes

Source: Dallas Tae Kwon Do Center; "Taekwondo Belt Color, Rank Structure and Poomse Requirements;" [Internet page]; at http://www.dallastkd.com/dtc_frameset.html; 2009-11-17.

KANG'S INSTITUTE OF TAE KWON-DO (Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States)

Rank	Color
9^th Gup	Orange
8^th Gup	Yellow
7^th Gup	Yellow with green center stripe
6^th Gup	Green
5^th Gup	Green with blue center stripe
4^th Gup	Blue
3^rd Gup	Blue with red center stripe
2^nd Gup	Red
1^st Gup	Red with black center stripe
Recommended Black Belt	Black
1^st Dan	Black

Source: Kang's Institute of Tae Kwon-Do; "Grandmaster Kang's Gup (Ranking) system white through Black;" [Internet page]; at http://www.kangtkd.net/testing.htm; 2009-11-17.

KUKKIWON TAEKWANDO RANK SYSTEM

Rank	Youth Rank	Youth Color	Adult Color
10^th Kup			White
9^th Kup			Yellow
8^th Kup			Yellow
7^th Kup			Yellow
6^th Kup			Blue
5^th Kup			Blue
4^th Kup			Blue
3^rd Kup			Red
2^nd Kup			Red
1^st Kup			Red
1^st Dan	1^st Poom	Half black, half red (pattern unknown)	Black
2^nd Dan	2^nd Poom	Half black, half red (pattern unknown)	Black
3^rd Dan	3^rd Poom	Half black, half red (pattern unknown)	Black
4^th Dan	4^th Poom	Half black, half red (pattern unknown)	Black
5^th Dan			Black
6^th Dan			Black
7^th Dan			Black
8^th Dan			Black
9^th Dan			Black

Source: Taekwando-4self-Mastery.com; “Taekwando Belt System;” [web page]; at http://www.taekwando-4self-mastery.com/taekwandobeltsystem.html; 2008-01-10.

LLAMAS TAEKWON-DO (Hesston, Kansas, United States)

Rank	Color
9^th Gup	Yellow stripe (unknown pattern, possibly white with yellow tip stripe)
8^th Gup	Yellow
7^th Gup	Green stripe (unknown pattern, possibly yellow with green tip stripe)
6^th Gup	Green
5^th Gup	Blue stripe (unknown pattern, possibly green with blue tip stripe)
4^th Gup	Blue
3^rd Gup	Red Stripe (unknown pattern, possibly blue with red tip stripe)
2^nd Gup	Red
1^st Gup	Black stripe (unknown pattern, possibly red with black tip stripe)
1^st Dan	Black

Source: Llamas Taekwon-Do; "Llamas Taekwon-Do;" [Internet page]; at http://www.geocities.com/llamas_tkd/; 2009-10-20.

MATRIX MARTIAL ARTS TAEKWONDO (Houghton on the Hill, Leicestershire, United Kingdom)

Rank	Color
	White
	Red
	Yellow
	Orange
	Orange with green tip stripe
	Green
	Green with blue tip stripe
	Blue
	Purple
3rd Kup	Brown
2nd Kup	Brown
1st Kup	Brown
	Black

Source: Matrix Martial Arts; "Grading;" [Internet page]; at http://www.matrixmartialarts.co.uk/matrix%20site/BELT%20GRADING.htm; 2009-11-07.

NORTH AUSTIN TAE KWON DO CLUB (Cedar Park, Texas, United States)

Rank	Color
	White
	Orange
	Yellow
	Green
	Blue
	Purple
	Brown
	Red
	Black

Source: North Austin Tae Kwon Do Club; "Belt System;" [Internet page]; at http://www.natkd.com/belt_system.htm; 2009-12-23.

PHOENIX BLACK BELTS (Newport, South Wales, United Kingdom)

Rank	Color
	White
	White with orange tip stripe
	Orange
	Orange with yellow tip stripe
	Yellow
	Yellow with green tip stripe
	Green
	Green with blue tip stripe
	Blue
	Blue with red tip stripe
	Red
	Red with black tip stripe
Pre-Black Star
1^st Dan	Black

Note: List affiliation with the World Taekwondo Federation.

Source: Phoenix Black Belts, "Information and resource;" [Internet page]; at http://www.taekwondo-wales.co.uk/information-and-resource; 2009-12-24.

RED TIGER TAEKWAN-DO (Allen’s Red Tiger Taekwan-Do, Glenshaw, Pennsylvania, United States)

Rank	Color
10^th Gup	White
9^th Gup	White with yellow tip stripe
8^th Gup	Yellow
7^th Gup	Yellow with green tip stripe
6^th Gup	Green
5^th Gup	Green with blue tip stripe
4^th Gup	Blue
3^rd Gup	Blue with red tip stripe
2^nd Gup	Red
1^st Gup	Red with black tip stripe
1^st Dan	Black with 1 yellow tip stripe
2^nd Dan	Black with 2 yellow tip stripes
3^rd Dan	Black with 3 yellow tip stripes
4^th Dan	Black with 4 yellow tip stripes
5^th Dan	Black with 5 yellow tip stripes
6^th Dan	Black with 6 yellow tip stripes

Sources: Allen’s Red Tiger Taekwon-Do; “Testing Requirements;” [Internet page]; at http://www.allensredtiger.com/requirements; 2009-04-18. Allen’s Red Tiger Taekwon-Do; Color Belt Testing Manual; Glenshaw, Pennsylvania, United States of America; Allen’s Red Tiger Taekwon-Do; no date.

SONGAHM TAEKWANDO (American Taekwando Association, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States)

Rank	Color
	White
	Orange
	Yellow
	Camouflage (patterns of green and brown)
	Green
	Purple
	Blue
	Brown
	Red
	Red and black divided horizontally along the length of the belt
	Black

Source: American Taekwando Association, “ATA Songahm Taekwando Belts (Ranks);” [Internet page]; at http://www.ataonline.com/taekwondo/belts/index.asp; 2008.

TAEKWANDO (David Vincent's Martial Arts and Fitness, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States)

Rank	Color
	White
	Yellow
	Orange
	Green
	Purple
	Blue
	Brown
	Red
	Black
Weapons Belt	Camouflage (patterns of green and brown) with a center stripe indicating belt rank in weapons

Source: David Vincent's Martial Arts and Fitness; "Belt Progress and Advancement;" [Internet page]; at http://www.dvmafit.com/index.cfm?page=12; 2009-10-30.

TAEKWANDO (Virginia Martial Arts Academy, Chantilly, Virginia, United States)

Rank	Color
9^th Gup	White with black center stripe
8^th Gup	Yellow
7^th Gup	Yellow with black center stripe
6^th Gup	Green
5^th Gup	Green with black center stripe
4^th Gup	Blue
3^rd Gup	Blue with black center stripe
2^nd Gup	Red
1^st Gup	Red with with black center stripe
1^st Dan	Black

Source: Virginia Martial Arts Academy; "Taekwando Promotion Test Requirements;" [Internet page]; at http://0044bd1.netsolhost.com/students/requirements.pdf; 2009-10-24.

TAEKWANDO AMERICA (Taekwando America of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States)

Rank	Preschool Colors	Kindergarten Colors	Junior (age 6 -12) and Adult Colors
	White	White	White
	Yellow with a white center stripe	White with a yellow center stripe	Yellow
	Orange with a white center stripe	White with an orange center stripe	Orange
			Orange with a black center stripe
	Green with a white center stripe	White with a green center stripe	Green
			Green with a black center stripe
	Purple with a white center stripe	White with a purple center stripe	Purple
			Purple with a black center stripe
	Blue with a white center stripe	White with a blue center stripe	Blue
			Blue with a black center stripe
		White with a brown center stripe	Brown
			Brown with a black center stripe
	Red with a white center stripe	White with a red center stripe	Red
			Red with a black center stripe
		White with a black center stripe	Black with a white center stripe
			Black with a red center stripe
			Black with 1 yellow tip stripe

Source: Taekwando America of Richmond; "Ranking Systems;" [Internet page]; at http://www.richmondtkd.com/rank.html; 2007.

TAEKWONDO NETWORK (York, Pennsylvania, United States)

Rank	Color
	White
Low Yellow	Yellow
High Yellow	Yellow with 1 green tip stripe
Low Green	Green
High Green	Green with 1 blue tip stripe
Low Blue	Blue
High Blue	Blue with 1 red tip stripe
Low Red	Red
High Red	Red with 1 black tip stripe
High Red	Red with 2 black tip stripes
High Red	Red with 3 black tip stripes
1sr Degree	Black with 1 yellow tip stripe
2nd Degree	Black with 2 yellow tip stripes

Note: List affiliation with the World Taekwondo Federation.

Source: TaekwondoNetwork; "Taekwondo Belt and Rank information;' [Internet page]; at http://www.taekwondonetwork.com/Taekwondo%20Belt%20and%20Rank%20information.pdf; 2009-12-24.

UNIFIED TAE KWON-DO (Mililani, Hawaii, United States)

Rank	Color
11 Kub - White	White
11 Kub - Advanced White	White with 1 black tip stripe
10 Kub - Junior Yellow	White with yellow center stripe
10 Kub - Advanced Junior Yellow	White with yellow center stripe and 1 black tip stripe
9 Kub - Yellow	Yellow
9 Kub - Advanced Yellow	Yellow with 1 black tip stripe
8 Kub - Junior Green	Yellow with green center stripe
8 Kub - Advanced Junior Green	Yellow with green center stripe and 1 black tip stripe
7 Jub - Green	Green
7 Kub - Advanced Green	Green with 1 black tip stripe
6 Kub - Junior Blue	Green with blue center stripe
6 Kub - Advanced Junior Blue	Green with blue center stripe and 1 black tip stripe
5 Kub - Blue	Blue
5 Kub - Advanced Blue	Blue with 1 black tip stripe
4 Kub - Junior Red	Blue with red center stripe
4 Kub - Advanced Junior Red	Blue with red center stripe and 1 black tip stripe
3 Kub - Red	Red
2 Kub - Advanced Red I	Red with black center stripe
1 Kub - Advanced Red II	Red with black center stripe and 1 black tip stripe
1st Dan	Black

Source: Unified Tae Kwon-Do; "Belt System;" [Internet page]; at http://65.61.16.97/mt/belts.asp; 2009-12-23.

WHITE TIGER TAEKWONDO (Cary, North Carolina, United States)

Rank	Color
9^th Gup	White with 1 yellow tip stripe
8^th Gup	Yellow
7^th Gup	Yellow with 1 green tip stripe
6^th Gup	Green
5^th Gup	Green with 1 blue tip stripe
4^th Gup	Blue
3^rd Gup	Blue with 1 red tip stripe
2^nd Gup	Red
1^st Gup	Red with 1 black tip stripe
Bodon	Horizontal red and black

Source: White Tiger Taekwando; “Applications;” [Internet page]; at http://www.whitetigertkd.com/White_Tiger/APPLICATIONS.html; 2009-04-17.

WORLD TAEKWANDO UNION (White Tiger Martial Arts Academy, Sioux City, Iowa)

Rank	Color
Gu Gup	White
Pal Gup	Yellow
Chil Gup	Orange
Yuk Gup	Green
Oh Gup (High Green Belt)	Green with black center stripe
Sa Gup	Blue
Sam Gup (High Blue Belt)	Blue with black center stripe
Yi Gup	Brown
Il Gup	Red

Source: White Tiger Martial Arts; “The WTU Colored Belt System;” [Internet page]; at http://www.whitetigersiouxcity.com/beltsystem.pdf; 2009-04-17.