Belt Ranking
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Belt Color Ranking (Lowest to Highest) |
Form to Advance |
| 1 |
White |
Basic form #1 |
| 2 |
White with gold stripe |
Basic form #2 |
| 3 |
Yellow |
Basic form #3 |
| 4 |
Yellow with orange stripe |
Tae guk il-jong |
| 5 |
Orange |
Tae guk ee-jong |
| 6 |
Green |
Tae guk sam-jong |
| 7 |
Green with blue strip |
Tae guk sa-jong |
| 8 |
Blue |
Tae guk o-jong |
| 9 |
Blue with brown stripe |
Tae guk yuk-jong |
| 10 |
Brown |
Tae guk chil-jong |
| 11 |
Red |
Tae guk pal-jong |
| 12 |
Red with black stripe |
All 8 Tae Guk forms. |
| 13 |
Black belt |
Koryo |
| 14 |
Second degree black belt |
Keumgang |
| 15 |
Third degree black belt |
Taebaek |
| 16 |
Fourth degree black belt |
Pyeongwon |
| 17 |
Fifth degree black belt |
Sipjin |
| 18 |
Sixth degree black belt |
Jitae |
| 19 |
Seventh degree black belt |
Cheonkwon |
| 20 |
Eighth degree black belt |
Hansoo |
| 21 |
Ninth degree black belt |
Ilyo |
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