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TAE-KWON-DO - COLOR BELT RANKS
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TAEKWONDO GUP RANKS
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COLOR OF BELT |
ESTIMATED # OF CLASSES, HOURS & TIME IN RANK |
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9TH GUP |
WHITE BELT NEW STUDENT |
32 CLASSES TOTAL 50 HRS MIN. 4 MONTHS M.A.T.T. |
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8TH GUP |
LOW YELLOW / WHITE STRIPE BEGINNER SKILL |
64 CLASSES 100 HRS MIN. 8 MONTHS M.A.T.T. |
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7TH GUP |
HIGH SOLID YELLOW BEGINNER SKILL |
96 CLASSES TOTAL 150 HRS MIN. 12 MONTH M.A.T.T. |
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6TH GUP |
LOW GREEN / WHITE STRIPE INTERMEDIATE SKILL |
128 CLASSES TOTAL 200 HRS MIN. 16 MONTHS M.A.T.T. |
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5TH GUP |
HIGH SOLID GREEN INTERMEDIATE SKILL |
160 CLASSES TOTAL 250 HRS MIN. 20 MONTHS M.A.T.T.. |
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4TH GUP |
LOW BLUE / WHITE STRIPE INTERMEDIATE SKILL |
192 CLASSES TOTAL 300 HRS MIN. 24 MONTHS M.A.T.T |
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3RD GUP |
HIGH SOLID BLUE INTERMEDIATE SKILL |
224 CLASSES TOTAL 350 HRS MIN. 28 MONTHS M.A.T.T. |
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2ND GUP |
LOW RED / WHITE STRIPE ADVANCED SKILL |
256 CLASSES TOTAL 400 HRS MIN. 32 MONTHS M.A.T.T. |
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1ST GUP |
HIGH SOLID RED ADVANCED SKILL |
288 CLASSES TOTAL 450 HRS MIN. 36 MONTHS M.A.T.T. |
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1ST DEGREE RECOMMENDED |
RED / BLACK ADVANCED SKILL |
320 CLASSES TOTAL 500 HRS MIN. 40 MONTHS M.A.T.T. |
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TAE-KWON-DO BLACK BELT RANKS
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TAEKWONDO DAN RANKS
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COLOR OF BELT & NUMBER OF BARS / ROMAN NUMERALS |
ESTIMATED # OF CLASSES, HOURS & TIME IN RANK |
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1ST DEGREE BLACK |
BLACK 1 BAR / RN I INSTRUCTOR / TRAINEE |
352 CLASSES TOTAL 550 HRS MIN. 44 MONTHS 3.6 YRS TRAINING |
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2ND DEGREE BLACK |
BLACK 2 BARS / RN II INSTRUCTOR / TRAINEE |
544 CLASSES TOTAL 850 HRS MIN. 68 MONTHS M.A.T.T. 5.6 YRS TRAINING |
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3RD DEGREE BLACK |
BLACK 3 BARS / RN III CHIEF INSTRUCTOR |
832 CLASSES TOTAL 1300 HRS MIN. 104 MONTHS M.A.T.T. 8.6 YRS TRAINING |
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4TH DEGREE BLACK |
BLACK 4 BARS / RN IV CHIEF INSTRUCTOR |
1216 CLASSES TOTAL 1900 HRS MIN. 152 MONTHS M.A.T.T. 12.6 YRS TRAINING |
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5TH DEGREE BLACK
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BLACK 5 BARS / RN V MASTER INSTRUCTOR |
1696 CLASSES TOTAL 2650 HRS MIN. 212 MONTHS M.A.T.T. 17.6 YRS TRAINING |
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6TH DEGREE BLACK |
BLACK 6 BARS / RN VI SENIOR MASTER INSTRUCTOR |
2272 CLASSES TOTAL 3550 HRS MIN. 284 MONTHS M.A.T.T. 23.6 YRS TRAINING |
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7TH DEGREE BLACK |
BLACK 7 BARS / RN VII CHIEF MASTER INSTRUCTOR |
2944CLASSES TOTAL 4600 HRS MIN. 368 MONTHS M.A.T.T. 30.6 YRS TRAINING |
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8TH DEGREE BLACK |
BLACK 8 BARS / RN VIII GRAND MASTER INSTRUCTOR |
3712 CLASSES TOTAL 5800 HRS MIN. 464 MONTHS M.A.T.T. 38.6 YRS TRAINING |
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9TH DEGREE BLACK |
BLACK 9 BARS CHIEF GRANDMASTER INSTRUCTOR |
4576 CLASSES TOTAL 7150 HRS MIN. 572 MONTHS M.A.T.T. 47.6 YRS TRAINING |
M.A.T.T. = MINIMUM ACTIVE TRAINING TIME
M.A.T.T. IS THE TIME YOU ARE ACTIVELY TRAINING IN THE MARTIAL ARTS. IF YOU TAKE THE SUMMER OFF AND ONLY TRAIN DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR THEN YOU ARE ONLY TRAINING 9 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR AND IT WILL TAKE YOU LONGER TO MEET YOUR GOALS!
REMEMBER THE ABOVE CHARTS ARE ESTIMATES OF TIME IT TAKES TO ACHIEVE DIFFERENT LEVELS.
CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING!
TRAINING 1 HR PER CLASS, TWICE A WEEK FOR 1 YEAR ONLY GIVES YOU 96 HRS PER YEAR!
TRAINING 1 HR PER CLASS, THREE TIMES A WEEK FOR 1 YEAR GIVES YOU 144 HRS PER YEAR!
TRAINING 1 HR PER CLASS, FOUR TIMES A WEEK FOR 1 YEAR GIVES YOU 192 HRS PER YEAR!
TRAINING 1.5 HR PER CLASS, TWICE A WEEK FOR 1 YEAR ONLY GIVES YOU 144 HRS PER YEAR!
TRAINING 1.5 HR PER CLASS, THREE TIMES A WEEK FOR 1 YEAR GIVES YOU 216 HRS PER YEAR!
TRAINING 1.5 HR PER CLASS, FOUR TIMES A WEEK FOR 1 YEAR GIVES YOU 288 HRS PER YEAR!
AND THE ABOVE IS WITH PERFECT ATTENDANCE!
SEE WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOT MISS CLASS & PRACTICE AT HOME!