OUR BELTS & RANKS

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GUP Grades (1-10)

White belt   (BEGINNER) - 10th Gup

White belt with yellow stripe  - 9th Gup

Yellow belt - 8th Gup

Yellow belt with white stripe (High Yellow) - 7th Gup

Green belt - 6th Gup

Green belt with white stripe (High Green) - 5th Gup

Blue belt - 4th Gup

Blue belt with white stripe (High Blue) - 3rd Gup

Red belt - 2nd Gup    

Red belt with white stripe (High Red) - 1st Gup

 

BLACK BELTS

Provisional Black Belt/Cho Dan Bo

Red and black belt 

Dan Grades (Degree Levels)

Junior Dan Grades/Yu Dan Jan (1-2)

1st Dan Black Belt - Signature belt with 1 gold bar

(Gyo Jo Nim)

2nd Dan Black Belt - Signature belt with 2 gold bars

(Gyo-Sah Nim)

Senior Dan Grades/Ko Dan Jan (3-4)

3rd Dan Black Belt - Signature belt with 3 gold bars

(Bu-Sah-Bahm-Nim)

4th Dan Black Belt - Signature belt with 4 gold bars

(Sah-Bahm-Nim)

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MASTER'S RANKS/KWAN JANG NIM (5-9)

5th-9th Dan - Signature belt with a corresponding number of gold bars

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GRANDMASTER

An instructor takes on the title of Grandmaster when their first student attains the rank of Master (5th Dan). 

This typically happens around 7th-9th Dan