Philosphy of Belt Colors |
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WHITE BELT The student is a seed being planted in the ground - he/she is full of potential, but has not yet begun to grow in the art of Tae Kwon Do. |
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YELLOW BELT The seed begins to take root - the student has begun to form the foundations for his/her Tae Kwon Do training. |
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GREEN BELT The seed begins to sprout; and becomes recognizable as the tree it will someday become - the student begins to grow in the art of Tae Kwon Do; and his/her potential begins to take form. |
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BLUE BELT The plant grows towards the sky - the student enhances his/her skills in Tae Kwon Do. |
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RED BELT The plant becomes a full grown tree with a strong trunk and many branches - the student acquires real skill; but he/she must exercise caution... a tree must have balance between its roots and its branches, or else it will fall over. |
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BLACK BELT The tree is now fully matured and drops it's seeds to the ground, and thus through re-birth the tree continues to grow - through learning that every end brings a new beginning the student can continue to refine his/her skills as a Tae Kwon Doist (the goal to become a tree serves a seed well, but it causes a tree to wither). |
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FULL-CIRCLE Becoming a true Tae Kwon Doist means building upon the skills you have already acquired: a tree does not cut itself off from its roots so that it can grow branches; if it did, it could not nourish itself - likewise, a student should not cease to practice the fundamental techniques just because they have learned more advanced ones; instead they should focus on how new techniques build upon those they have already learned, this will give them a strong foundation which will allow them to perform more difficult techniques with greater skill. |