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 Rank
and Belt System
The different belt colors symbolized the various
stages of physical and spiritual development in Martial Art. The
following is a list of belts and their color interpretations.
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10th Gup |
White Belt - A student who has
no knowledge of the art bus has begun the journey. White, being a
non-color, expresses a void, no action |
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9th Gup |
Gold Belt - Development has
slowly begun. Gold represents CAUTION, careful slow movement |
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8th Gup |
Purple Belt - The student
received his first dark color, representing his DESIRE TO LEARN |
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7th Gup |
Purple with Green Stripes -
half inch wide green stripes laid vertically within 2" of each end of
the belt representing CONCENTRATION |
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6th Gup |
Green Belt - The student has
begun to ascend to a higher plane of concentration; FOCUS and
COORDINATION of technique. |
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5th Gup |
Green with Brown Stripes -
Half inch brown stripes laid vertically within 2" of each end of the
belt. The student has begun to amass SKILL, he is developing CONFIDENCE. |
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4th Gup |
Brown Belt - The student has
begun to coordinate his SKILL with CONFIDENCE. |
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3rd Gup |
Brown with Red Stripes - Half
inch red stripes laid vertically within 2" of each end of the belt. The
student now is developing SPEED. His technique have flowing motion. |
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2nd Gup |
Red Belt - The student is
combining SPEED and STRENGTH resulting in power. He has begun to work on
accuracy. |
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1st Gup |
Red with Blue Stripes - Half
inch blue stripes laid vertically within 2" of each end of the belt. The
student now has successfully combined POWER with ACCURACY. The blue
color signifies maturity. Self confidence as well as self discipline has
helped the student to overcome himself. |
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Blackbelt Candidate |
Blue Belt - All has come
together in HARMONY. The student has obtained SELF CONFIDENCE and
MATURITY. |
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Dan
Black Belt - The student has graduated to a DEGREE in
the martial arts. There are ten degrees of blackbelt. The different
degrees are differentiated by the action colors of the Gup
classification |
| 1st Dan |
Black Belt with Gold Band -
One and a half inch blackbelt with 1/2" Gold Band |
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| 2nd Dan |
Black Belt with Purple Band -
One and half inch blackbelt with 1/2" Purple Band |
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| 3rd Dan |
Black Belt with Green Band -
One and half inch blackbelt with 1/2" Green Band |
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| 4th Dan |
Black Belt with Brown Band -
One and half inch blackbelt with 1/2" Brown Band
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| 5th Dan |
Black Belt with Red Band - One
and half inch blackbelt with 1/2" Red Band |
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| 6th Dan |
Black Belt with Blue Band -
One and half inch blackbelt with 1/2" Blue Band |
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| 7th Dan |
Black Belt with Gold and
Purple Bands - Two inch blackbelt with 1/2 " Gold & 1/2" Purple Bands. |
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| 8th Dan |
Black Belt with Purple and
Green Bands - Two inch blackbelt with 1/2 " Purple & 1/2" Green Bands. |
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| 9th Dan |
Black Belt with Green and
Brown Bands - Two inch blackbelt with 1/2 " Green & 1/2" Brown Bands. |
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| 10th Dan |
Black Belt with Brown and Red
Bands - Two inch blackbelt with 1/2 " Brown & 1/2" Red Bands. |
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