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RANK AND BELTS
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Advance Stripe |
TINY TIGERS |
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Color Belt |
TINY TIGERS |
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WHITE
BELT
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The
beginner's belt color.
White represents a primitive stage of development. White also
symbolizes
purity. Thus, a seed as it lies dormant beneath the snows of
winter. The white belt must first form a foundation of roots from which
the future sprout obtains nourishment. |
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1 Mo. $10 |
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WHITE 1 STRIPE- This is
acquire from a basic white belt test. |
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3 Mos.
$50 |
YELLOW BELT
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Yellow
is the first real stage of growth and development, like the new
growth that appears in spring. At this level, a student first
begins to reveal their
new found knowledge. Sometimes causing trouble because their excited and
adventurous. This is where chaos is tamed and much direction
is given. |
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6 Mos. $10 |
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YELLOW 1 STRIPE - This is a
pre-test for Orange Belt |
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9 Mos. $50 |
ORANGE BELT
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At beginner orange
belt, students should have a basic understanding of beginning
techniques. Orange represents the knowledge that begins to
emerge like the budding
of a young plant in spring.
Remember
the color of the young bean sprout in those science experiments in
school? The sprout was orange in color, and very delicate. This is
also true of karate students. If the student makes it through this
transitional period, he will reach green belt and continue to
further this growth. Or, like the sprout, his enthusiasm will wither
and die, and he will quit training. |
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12 Mos. $50 |
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Advanced
Orange Belt
(This is not a pre-test) |
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15 Mos. $20 |
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Pre-test
(Only a certificate is received. No
insignia or identification given) |
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18 Mos. $60 |
GREEN BELT
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Green belt is the
most critical period for the karate student, because if the roots
and foundation have not been secured, the student will not produce
the needed fruits to continue the growing process. A green belt
student is both dangerous to himself and others. He has just
enough knowledge to get into trouble and this becomes the cross
roads of success. |
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21 Mos. $65 |
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Intermediate Green Belt |
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24 Mos. $70 |
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Advanced Green Belt |
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27 Mos. $30 |
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Pre-test
(Only a certificate is received. No
insignia or identification given) |
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2.5 Years $80 |
RED BELT
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Beginner
Red represents blood, life, energy,
attention, and control. The students power and techniques begin to
bloom and ripen, as they begin to mature as martial artists. The student must also begin to focus less
on himself/herself and more on helping others. This starts at green belt and
continues through the red belt level. The red belt student is the hardest
worker in the training hall and cannot seem to absorb enough knowledge.
Whatever knowledge he/she gains, he/she gladly shares with the lower-ranking
students accordingly. Now the Red Belt begins the preparation of mind
and body for the final step needed to attain the rank of chodan. |
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2 Years 9 mos. $85 |
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Intermediate
Red Belt |
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3 Years
$90 |
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Advanced Red
Belt |
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1 YEAR WAIT |
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4.0 Years $40 |
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BO DAN
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4 Years
3 Mos.
$40 |
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4 to 4.5 Years $325 |
BLACK BELT
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Midnight
blue represents maturity, respect, and honor. It symbolizes
a mastery of basics, calmness, dignity, and sincerity. This
level is the final stage
of one life cycle and the beginning of the next. Thus, it is
not the end of a
students growth, but rather symbolizes a willingness and dedication
to the students
further training in the martial arts. |
5 years
$40 |
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Compliance and Pre-test
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6 Years $425 |
2nd DAN
BLACK BELT
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KYO SA NIM
At 2nd Dan, the student begins to realize that they are really a
Black Belt with abilities far greater than the average person.
They're finally understanding how techniques really work and how to
manipulate them in different situations. Vital targets and
areas of the body become more visible and useful. This is the stage of
realization as one begins to move toward Mastery of the Art as well
as of self. |
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9 Years $525 |
3rd DAN
BLACK BELT
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3rd Dan is comparable to reaching Junior level in High School and
College. The student's techniques have advanced so that now 1st
and 2nd Dans have a new found respect for them all while realizing they
still have much more to achieve. Speed, precision, power,
breathing, calm, energy, are all mechanisms that a 3rd Dan is
learning and able to control at will and at any instance. A
student becomes more compassionate for others at this level because
they realize the harm they can inflict on another person.
Their personal arsenal hands, feet, fingers, elbows, knees, head,
forearm, shin, etc. are now all destructive weapons and with more
power comes more responsibility and care. |
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13 Years $750 |
4th DAN
BLACK BELT
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MASTER
4th Dan is the Mastery level of all belts
before and most importantly of self. With the addition of much
higher level forms and techniques, a Master has acquired the
discipline, self control, and respect for self and others to handle
any situation before him with tact, honor, and dignity. With
so much power and ability, a Master's level of responsibility must
be at a level as great as or greater than his\her humility, modesty,
and tolerance. A
Master has and continues to pass on his\her knowledge and guide
those who are on the path of mastering their Art and Self. |
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The
Philosophy of
the Midnight Blue Belt
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Tang Soo
Do/Soo Bahk Do schools use a dark midnight blue colored belt for dan
ranks,
rather than the more common black belt. There are several
reasons for
this. Historically, it is thought that the Hwa Rang Dan
warriors of
ancient Korean wore a very similar outfit to the uniform that we
wear today,
which was trimmed in a dark blue. We wear midnight blue to
reflect the
traditional Korean heritage of our art. Philosophically, black
is the
darkest color possible, symbolizing death or an ending.
Midnight blue
symbolizes the knowledge which has been absorbed, but it is not so
dark that
it cannot absorb more color (knowledge). Thus, the midnight
blue belt
is seen only as a new beginning, where a student may continue to
learn and
refine their technique, and begin to gain greater insight into their
art.
The solid midnight blue belt is worn for 1st thru 3rd dans, with
white or
gold stripes on the left end of the belt to indicate rank. For
4th dan
(master level) and above, a midnight blue belt with a red stripe all
the way
through the center is worn. |
1. Find the
center of
your belt. Place it on the front of your
abdomen. If
the belt has rank stripes they should be on the right side as
you begin. |
2. Wrap the belt
around
your waist, bringing both ends back to the front. |
3. Cross the
left end of
the belt over the right end. |
4. Tuck this end
under
the portion which is already around your waist. Pull the
belt snug
around your waist. |
5. Now, cross
the right
end over the left end. |
6. Bring the end
on top
underneath the other end of the belt and loop it through. |
7.
Pull
the belt snug around your waist. The ends of the belt
should be
even, and the rank stripes (if any) should end up on the left
end of the
belt. |
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