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.
What's your club's tkd belt system?
Are your taekwondo belt colors different from the one's listed here?
Do you want your very own page on this site?
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?
Tell us what taekwondo belt system your club uses.
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Other visitors taekwondo belt systems
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Kim School of TKD (Moo Duk Kwon) 
Grand Master Ju Hun Kim and Head Master Jenny Brommer
10th=White
9th=Yellow
8th=Yellow 1 tag
7th=Yellow 2 tags
6th=Green
5th=Green 1 tag
4th=Green …
Grandmaster Dong's Advance World Martial Arts
White (9th gup)
Yellow (8th gup)
Orange (7th gup)
Green (6th gup)
Purple (5th gup)
Blue (4th gup)
Brown (3rd gup)
Red (2nd gup)
Red/black …
Master Jeon's Chun Ma TKD
Beginner
1. White
2. Yellow
3. Orange
Intermediate
4. Green
5. Blue
6. Purple
Advanced
7. Brown
8. Red
9. Red and Black Stripes
…
American Taekwondo Association
White belt
Orange belt
Yellow belt
Camo belt recommended
Camo belt decided
Green belt recommended
Green belt decided
Purple belt recommended
Purple …
Philippine Taekwondo Association
Here's the tkd belt system for the Philippine Taekwondo Association:
White belt
Yellow belt (low)
Yellow belt (high)
Blue belt (low)
Blue belt (high) …
Brandt's TaeKwonDo Association
Hello from northern MN!
At my TaeKwonDo Dojang we use 2 different belt rankings. One for Juniors (less than 12yrs usually) and one for ages 12 and …
Red Dragon Taekwondo
Hello there! My belt system is pretty simple. We have White, Yellow, Green, Blue, Red, Red with black tag and Black belt. Then the Dans. We grade 3 times …
Kim's Taekwondo McMinnville, Oregon
I am currently a white belt. I just started taking lessons a little over a month ago. I have really been enjoying the physical and mental aspects of Taekwondo, …
Combat Taekwondo Association of Macao
At Combat Taekwondo Association of Macao we use a system that goes like this:
White Belt
White Yellow Belt
Yellow Belt
Yellow Green Belt
…
KOR-AM Tae Kwon Do (WTF)
Here's the belt system for KOR-AM tae kwon do:
-no belt (5 lessons)
-white belt
-yellow belt
-orange belt
-green belt
-blue belt
-blue/1 stripe …
Taekwondo Belts at APAM
The taekwondo belts at APAM (Academia Portucalense de Artes Marciais) which means Portucalense (Portuguese) Association of Martial Arts are
White Belt …
Belt Colors at Iron Horse Tae Kwon Do
White
Orange
Yellow
Purple
Green
Blue
Brown
Red
Red Black
White Black
Black
(10 degrees of black)
Deb's Response
Well done Garrett …
Belt System at East Coast Martial Arts
Here's the belt system at East coast Martial Arts
no belt
White
Yellow
Orange
Orange Senior (orange with black stripe)
Green
Blue
Purple
Purple …
action martial arts academy 
First it starts out at white belt each test is easy for the white belt buts get harder as you go in belts.
Next is the yellow belt only yellow no stripes. …
Belt System at Trinity Taekwondo (Chung Do Kwan)
These are our taekwondo belt colors
white
yellow
yellow with orange stripe
orange
green
purple
blue
red
brown
brown with black stripe
black …
Bellinge Taekwondo in Denmark
Belt system at Bellinge Taekwondo in Denmark
White
White with one yellow tag
Yellow
Orange
Green
Blue
Blue with one red tag
Blue with two red …
Chung's Martial Arts Not rated yet
White Belt
Yellow Belt
Orange Belt
Green Belt
Purple Belt
Blue Belt
Red Belt
Brown Belt
Red & Black Belt
Black with White center stripe Belt
…
ottawa martial arts acadmey Not rated yet
WHITE
ORENGE
YELLOW
GREEN
2GREEN
BLUE
2BLUE
BROWN
RED
RED BLACK
ITF TIEKWONDO
CHAN HON STYILE
PSD DAMMAM TAEKWONDO CLUB Not rated yet
White belt
Yellow belt (8th and 7th degree)
Blue belt (6th and 5th degree)
Red belt (4th and 3rd degree)
Brown belt (2nd degree)
Black belt …
Taekwondo in Indonesia Not rated yet
Kup 10: White
Kup 9: Yellow
Kup 8: Yellow with Green stripe
Kup 7: Green
Kup 6: Green with Blue stripe
Kup 5: Blue
Kup 4: Blue with Red stripe
Kup …
Just For Kicks TaeKwonDo Not rated yet
This was the belt system when I received my Black Belt 12 years ago.
10th Gup: White Belt
9th Gup: Yellow Belt with 1 White Tip
8th Gup: Yellow Belt …
Chung's Martial Arts College - Hoover, Alabama Not rated yet
Our school's belt ranking is as follows:
White
White/Yellow Stripe
Yellow
Yellow/Orange Stripe
Orange
Orange/Purple Stripe
Purple
Purple/Green …
Marefath High School Taeckwando ITF Not rated yet
For the first two months I practiced without a belt then I got white belt. After some months I got yellow belt, then green belt, then blue belt. After …
Murphy Karate for Kids Not rated yet
Our belt system goes white, orange, yellow, camo, green, purple, blue, brown rec, brown dec, red rec, red dec, black rec, 1 degree, 2 degree rec, 2 degree …
Kids Kicking for Christ Not rated yet
This system is kinda weird, but...
For each of the belts (except white belt,) all the belts have three black stripes: the first denotes the one steps …
Aung San Kwin Taekwondo Association Not rated yet
Hi there. My friend told me about this website a few days ago and I am totally in love with it. This website had helped me a lot. Well anyway here is our …
Aung San Kwin Taekwondo Association Not rated yet
Hi. My clubs's belt system is really simple. They are:
-white belt
-yellow belt
-green belt
-blue belt
-brown belt
-red belt
-red/black belt and …
Austrian Taekwondo Federation Not rated yet
In Austria normally we use the following belt system:
white
10. Kup = yellow
9. Kup = yellow
8. Kup = green
7. Kup = green
6. Kup = blue
5. Kup …
Ooi Taekwondo Not rated yet
White Belt(10th gup)
White Belt with Yellow stripe or tag(9th gup)
Yellow Belt(8th gup)
Yellow Belt with Green stripe or tag (7th …
ASA, Peongteak, South Korea Not rated yet
White: Lost
Yellow: Basic Stances, Punches, Kicks Il-Jang
Blue: Intermediate Kicks/Punches/Blocks, Half leg split (-4 in off ground), EE-Jang, Sam-Jang …
Chung's martial arts college Not rated yet
Where I take Taekwondo the belt system is
White,High White
Yellow,High Yellow
Orange,High Orange
Green,High Green
Purple,High Purple
Blue,High …
World Champion Taekwondo Not rated yet
I'm currently a purple belt.
I started in August of 2010, and I love it!
I'm a college student, and learning martial arts keeps my stress low …
Shin's Tae Kwon Do Institute Not rated yet
Here is the taekwondo belt system for Shin's Tae Kwon Do Institute
White
Yellow
Yellow with 3 Black Stripes
Green
Green with 3 Black Stripes
Blue …
Taekwondo Plus Not rated yet
WTF taekwondo. As far as I know this is the way our grand master, our teachers teacher did and does it
White Belt
Yellow Belt with one white …
Jason Yi's Tae Kwon Do College Not rated yet
Our belts run as follows:
* White Belt (not awarded with dobok, but instead requires a simple demonstration of TKD knowledge -- typically achieved within …
North Hollywood Taekwondo Not rated yet
North Hollywood Taekwondo uses a simplified belt system with only 5 Keup colors before Dan level:
White (9th Keup)
Yellow (7th Keup)
Green (5th Keup) …
Se-Jong Tae Kwon Do Not rated yet
Every new student must test for their taekwondo white belt.
It takes six months before a student may test for the next belt level so the belt system …
East Coast Taekwondo - Australia Not rated yet
* White Belt
* Yellow Belt
* Yellow Belt with blue tag
* Blue Belt
* Blue Belt with red tag
* Blue Belt with 2 red tags
…
Mu Han Martial Arts, Eastern Massachusetts Not rated yet
No belt
testing for each of the following levels:
white
yellow
orange
green
green w/black stripe
purple
purple w/black stripe
blue
blue w/black …
Ivory Team Taekwondo club (WTF Taekwondo belt system in Nigeria) Not rated yet
White belt
White belt With Yellow tag
Yellow belt
Yellow belt with Blue tag
Blue belt
Blue belt with Brown tag
Brown belt
Brown belt with Red tag …
Jung Do Tae Kwon Do Not rated yet
I would first like to say there are so many different belts systems it sometimes get all to confusing. However here is the belt system we use at our school. …
United Fighting Arts Institute Not rated yet
Greetings,
I have been reading about the different belt systems around the world here and wanted to share ours.
White
White W/ Yellow Stripe
Yellow …
american taekwondo academy auman Not rated yet
10th gup white belt
9th gup yellow stripe
8th gup yellow belt
7th gup green stripe
6th gup green belt
5th gup blue stripe
4th gup blue belt
3rd …
Cho's Tae Kwon Do Jersey Not rated yet
White
Yellow
Orange
Green
Blue
Purple
Red
Red Belt with brown stripe
Brown Belt
Brown Belt with red stripe
Black Belt (1st - 10th Dan)
Bally Total Martial Arts (TMA) Not rated yet
Bally Total Fitness Health Club in the USA has a division called Bally Total Martial Arts (TMA).
They use the WTF philosophy.
I am currently a Hi-Brown …
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