Belt System

== Belt System== Like most martial arts, Tang Soo Do has a belt system where you rank through a range of colour belts up to black belts and then masters belts.

There are 21 Belts in the Tang Soo Do System:

Colour Belt Ranks
White Belt - 10th Gup

A belt that is fully and only the colour white. This is the first and lowest belt that you will be awarded when you first join the World Tand Soo Do Association.

White Tag - 9th Gup

A white belt with a vertical strip of black at one end. This is the only belt an instructor can present without the student having attended a grading. Typically given when the Instructor thinks that the student is ready to grade to Orange Belt (8th Gup).

Orange Belt - 8th Gup A belt that is fully and only the colour Orange.

Orange Tag - 7th Gup A belt that is split between two colours. Orange on the top, Green on the bottom.

Green Belt - 6th Gup A belt that is fully and only the colour Green.

Green Tag - 5th Gup A belt that is split between two colours. Green on the Top, Brown on the Bottom.

Brown Belt - 4th Gup A belt that is fully and only the colour Brown.

Brown Tag - 3rd Gup A belt that is split between two colours. Brown on the top, Red on the bottom.

Red Belt - 2nd Gup A belt that is fully and only the colour Red.

Red Tag - 1st Gup A belt that is split between two colours. Red on the Top, Blue on the Bottom.

Cho Dan Bo A belt that is fully and only the colour blue. This belt is the transition between colour belts and black belts. Cho Dan Bo, in English, means Black Belt Candidate.

Black Belt Ranks
Cho Dan - 1st Dan A belt that is black with one yellow/white vertical stripe. The Owners name is sewn into the bult in yellow.

E Dan - 2nd Dan A belt that is black with two yellow/white vertical stripes. The Owners name is sewn into the bult in yellow.

Sam Dan - 3rd Dan A belt that is black with three yellow/white vertical stripes. The Owners name is sewn into the bult in yellow.

Sah Dan Master - 4th Dan Master A belt that is black with one red stripe running through the middle of it, all the way along. It is the belt pictured in the World Tang Soo Do Logo.

Oh Dan Master - 5th Dan Master A belt that is black with one red stripe running through the middle of it, all the way along. It is the same as the Sah Dan Master Belt.

Yuk Dan Master - 6th Dan Master A belt that is black with two thin red stripes running through the middle of it, all the way along.

Chil Dan Master - 7th Dan Master A belt that is black with two thin red stripes running through the middle of it, all the way along. It is the same as the Yuk Dan Master Belt.

Pah Dan Grandmaster - 8th Dan Grandmaster A belt with Red and White Blocks all the way along its length.

Ku Dan Grandmaster - 9th Dan Grandmaster A belt with Red and Black Blocks all the way along its length.