Belt meanings in taekwondo

1. White signifies
innocence, as that
of a beginning student
who has no previous
knowledge of
taekwondo.
This figure is comprised of the names
of the 24 patterns in taekwondo.
The pattern names are written in
the color of the belt where the
pattern is first learned.
a belt is more than
something to hold
your taekwondo
uniform together
globally, if all tkd students
were represented by 100 people:
9 will earn their black belt
Of those 3 will
achieve 2nd dan
Of those 1 will attain
the rank of master
The belt around your waist does not represent who you are,
but what you can be.
Green signifies the
plant’s growth as
taekwondo skill
begins to develop.
The symbolism of the belt colors
Yellow signifies the
Earth from which a
plant sprouts and takes
root as the taekwondo
foundation is being laid.
Blue signifies the
Heaven, towards which
the plant matures into
a towering tree as
training in taekwondo
progresses.
Red signifies danger,
cautioning the student
to exercise control and
warning the opponent
to stay away.
Black is the opposite of
white, therefore,
signifying the maturity
and proficiency in
taekwondo. It also
indicates the wearer’s
imperviousness to
darkness and fear.