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Belts show, but they do not prove you know

FACT: Within your martial art organization, martial art school, family, friends, and yourself, you may hold a certain rank and have all that rank's responsibilities, privileges, and prestige. However, in the minds of the rest of the people in the world, your rank only means what they think it means. It may mean a lot to them, or it may mean nothing; so do not expect them to treat you any differently than they would treat an ordinary person.

Belt Ranks

Within the Taekwondo belt/rank system, each student who stays in training will:

• Begin training as a 9th or 10th gup (class) white belt,

• Progress through the color gup belts,

• Earn a 1st dan (degree) black belt, and

• May conceivably eventually progress to the highest rank, 9th degree black belt (10th degree is some organizations).

Taekwondo belts are divided into three distinct groups:

• White Belt (beginner)

• Color Belts (amateur)

• Black Belts (expert)

Black belt degrees are also divided into three distinct groups:

• Novice. The first group consists of first through third degree black belts, the novice degrees where students are still considered beginners in comparison to the higher degrees.

• Expert. At the fourth degree black belt level, students enter the next group, the expert group (4th and 5th degrees). They are considered expects in the technical aspects in Taekwondo.

• Master. The third group, the sixth through ninth (tenth in some organizations) degree black belts, is considered the master group. They fully understand the mental and physical elements of Taekwondo and have devoted their entire lives to its practice.

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