Belt Colors Flashcards
What does White?
WHITE signifies a BIRTH or BEGINNING OF A SEED.
A white belt student is a BEGINNER SEARCHING for KNOWLEDGE or the ART.
What does Yellow mean?
Yellow signifies the first beam of sunlight, which shines upon the seed, giving it new strength with the beginning of new life.
Yellow belt student receives his or her first ray of knowledge, opening their mind, from an instructor.
What does Orange mean?
Orange is the color of THE l loo SUNBEAM peeking through RAIN-LADEN cloudS.
Orange is THE sign of the coming storm.
The younger sapling must soon endure its first torrential summer rains.
Likewise, the orange belt student must leave the protective training of the beginner’s class and venture into the
harsher and more challenging tasks of advanced training.
What does Green mean?
Green signifies the growth of the seed as it sprouts from the earth reaching toward the sun and begins to grow into a plant.
A green belt student learns to further develop and refine his/her techniques.
What does Blue mean?
Blue signifies the blue sky as the plant continues to grow toward it.
A blue belt student moves up higher in rank just as the plant grows taller.
The light feeds the the plant so it can continue to grow. The student is fed additional knowledge of the art so his/her body and mind will continue to grow and develop.
Last is what?
Last is best, Sir!
What does Purple mean?
Purple means coming to the mountain.
The tree is on mid-range and now the path becomes steep.
What does Brown mean?
Brown signifies the earth in which the roots are developing to nourish the plant.
The roots of Tae Kwon Do have formed and the growth of knowledge and skills continues.
What does Red mean?
Red signifies the red-hot heat of the sun as the plant continues growing toward it.
A red belt student is higher in rank, he/she acquires more detailed knowledge, and just as the plant grows slowly toward the sun, the red belt student learns to be more cautious as his/her knowledge and physical abilities increase.
