Brown Belt

Gup: 4th

Symbolism: Darkened Sky

Meaning: As the oak tree grows toward the atmosphere, it reaches further into the darken sky, the unknown. The brown belt represents the student who dreams of leaving the basic techniques behind and learning more advanced techniques.

Senior Brown Belt

Gup: 3rd

Symbolism: Space

Meaning: As the oak tree continues to grow, it strives to reach into space. The senior brown belt represents the student who dreams of exploring dark depths of the universe for more knowledge. Forms and techniques are becoming more difficult to learn, but the student still dreams of learning the elusive skills of the black belt.

Red Belt

Gup: 2nd

Symbolism: Sun

Meaning: The oak tree strives to reach even higher, to the sun itself, the object it first looked up to when it emerged from the earth. The sun is the symbol of warmth, growth, and life. The red belt represents the student who sees the end in sight and is reaching for the object first seen when entering the study of Taekwondo, the black belt. Red is also the color of blood, the life substance of the living body. Red belts have powerful techniques and limited control of the techniques, so they are dangerous, which sometimes leads to the shedding of red blood.

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