Belt System
|
Belt Color |
Season |
Meaning |
|
White |
Winter |
Hidden
Potential, Emptiness |
|
Orange * |
Early
Spring |
Awareness
of potential, desire |
|
Green |
Spring |
Growth,
advancement, life, peace |
|
Red |
Summer |
Ripening,
active, Yang |
|
Blue |
Autumn |
Harvest,
passive, maturity, success |
* Originally Tang Soo Do used only White, Green, Red and Blue belts. The Orange
belt was added in 1975 as a means of improving student motivation and student
retention.
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