Taekwondo Belt Colors - which system does your club use?

On this page we describe some common taekwondo belt colors you might wear on your journey to your taekwondo black belt.

And you can tell us the belt system used in your club.

There are usually 10 colored belts or Kup grades for you to work through before you get your black belt.
As a taekwondo white belt student you are a 10th Kup (sometimes Gup).
When you get your next belt you are a 9th Kup.
And the last taekwondo colored belt before black belt is 1st Kup.

Our main taekwondo belts pages contain heaps of information to help you understand what each grade means and what is expected of you at that level.

Here's some common taekwondo belt systems

What's your club's tkd belt system?

Are your taekwondo belt colors different from the one's listed here?

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Tell us about your belt system here.

This is the belt system we used in the UK

White Belt
White Belt with Yellow stripe or tag
Yellow Belt
Yellow Belt with Green stripe or tag
Green Belt
Green Belt with blue stripe or tag
Blue Belt
Blue Belt with Red stripe or tag
Red Belt
Red Belt with Black stripe or tag
Black Belt

Are you proud of your taekwondo belts?

Did you know you can display your belts on the wall?

This wooden belt rack has oriental styling - perfect for Eastern martial arts like taekwondo!

This is the system we use now in Australia

White Belt
Yellow Belt
Yellow Belt with Orange Tag
Orange Belt
Orange Belt with Green Tag
Green Belt
Green Belt with Blue Tag
Blue Belt
Blue Belt with Red Tag
Red Belt
Black Belt

Sewing the tag on your new belt.

Some tkd belts come with a stripe already attached all the way round.
Other times your instructor might give you a tag to attach to your existing belt.
Sew the tag onto your belt about 10cm from one end.
Make sure the ends of the tag are on the back of the belt where the label is.
Use small stitches and make sure the cotton matches the colour of the tag.
Sew neatly and take your time!

This is another common taekwondo belt system

White Belt
Yellow Belt with one white tag
Yellow Belt with two white tags
Yellow Belt with three white tags
Blue Belt with one white tag
Blue Belt with two white tags
Blue Belt with three white tags
Red Belt with one white tag
Red Belt with two white tags
Red Belt with three white tags
Black Belt

What taekwondo belt system does your club use?

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What belt are you at now?
What have you enjoyed most about your martial arts journey so far?
What's been the hardest part?

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Cho's Tae Kwon Do Jersey Not rated yet
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