What Color Is Your Belt

What Color Is Your Belt? - Tang Soo Do

ALLIED TANG SOO DO FEDERATION (United States )

Rank	Color
10^th Degree	Yellow
10^th Degree	Yellow with blue stripe 1 inch from tip of belt
10^th Degree	Yellow with green stripe 1 inch from tip of belt
9^th Degree	Purple
8^th Degree	Orange
7^th Degree	Blue
6^th Degree	Green
5^th Degree	Green with 1 yellow stripe
4^th Degree	Green with 2 yellow stripes
3^rd Degree	Red
2^nd Degree	Red with 1 yellow stripe
1^st Degree	Red with 2 yellow stripes
1^st Degree Black	Black

Source: Allied Tang Soo Do Federation; “Rank Information and Progression;” [Internet page]; at http://www.atfmartialarts.com/rank.htm; 2008-07-05.

INTERNATIONAL TANG SOO DO ORGANIZATION (Nazareth YMCA, Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States)

Rank	Color
10^th Gup	White
9^th Gup	Yellow
8^th Gup	Orange
7^th Gup	Orange with white bar at tip of belt
6^th Gup	Green
5^th Gup	Green with white bar at tip of belt
4^th Gup	Green with 2 white bars
3^rd Gup	Red
2^nd Gup	Red with white bar at tip of belt
1^st Gup	Red with 2 white bars
Cho Dan Bo	Red with one black bar below two white bars
1^st Dan	Black with one white bar
2^nd Dan	Black with 2 white bars
3^rd Dan	Black with 3 white bars
4^th Dan Master	Black with center red stripe
5^th Dan Master	Black with center red stripe
6^th Dan Master	Black with center red stripe
7^th Dan Master	Black with center red stripe

Source: Powlette, Jason T.; “The Tang Soo Do Belt Ranking System Under the International Tang Soo Do Organization;” {internet page]; at http://www.jtpowlette.com/tang_soo_do_belt_system.html; 2008-07-05.