Student Documents

White Belt     White Belt Testing Requirements
"Pure and without the knowledge of Songahm Taekwondo. As with the Pine Tree, the seed must now be planted and nourished to develop strong roots."
 

The student has no knowledge of Songahm Taekwondo and begins with a clean (pure) slate.
Purity is often signified by the color white.

Orange Belt   Orange Belt Testing Requirements
"The sun is beginning to rise. As with the morning's dawn, only the beauty of the sunrise is seen rather than the immense power."
 

The beginner student sees the beauty of the art of Taekwondo but has not yet experienced the power of the technique.
Orange is found among the many colors of the sunrise.

Yellow Belt   Yellow Belt Testing Requirements
"The seed is beginning to see the sunlight."
 

The student begins to understand the basics of Taekwondo.
The sun appears to be yellow.

Camouflage (Camo) Belt   Camo Belt Testing Requirements
"The sapling is hidden amongst the taller pines and must now fight its way upward."
 

The student begins to realize his/her place in the world's largest martial art. The student must now begin to spar in order to promote in rank. Camouflage (greens) is used to hide among the trees in the forest.

Green Belt   Green Belt Testing Requirements
"The pine tree is beginning to develop and grow in strength."
 

The student's technique is developing power. The components of the basic techniques are beginning to work in unison.
As the pine tree develops, it sprouts green pine needles.

Purple Belt   Purple Belt Testing Requirements
"Coming to the mountain. The tree is in the mid-growth and now the path becomes steep."
 

The student has crossed over over into a higher level of SOngahm Taekwondo. The techniques, poom-sae (forms), and level of gyeo-roo-gi (sparring) becomes more difficult, creating a "mountain" that must be overcome.
Mountains are often depicted as being purple.

Blue Belt   Blue Belt Testing Requirements
"The tree reaches for the sky toward new heights."
 

Having passed the mid-way point, the student focuses his/her energy upward toward black belt.
The sky appears as blue.

Brown Belt   Brown Belt Testing Requirements
"The tree is firmly rooted in the earth."
 

At this point the student has mastered the basics and developed deep roots in Taekwondo.
Brown is known as an earthy color, such as dirt.

Red Belt   Red Belt Testing Requirements
"The sun is setting. The first phase of growth has been accomplished."
 

The first day (the period of time from white belt to red belt) of growth is coming to an end. The physical skill has been developed but lacks control; therefore, physical and mental discipline must now be achieved.
Variations of red are found among the many colors of the sunset.

Red/Black Belt   1st Degree Recommended Testing Requirements
"The dawn of a new day. The sun breaks through the darkness."
 

The previous day has ended, giving way to a new dawn. The student must begin a new phase of training; that of being a black belt.
The red is the sun (in a sunrise) as it breaks through the black of night.

Black Belt   1st Degree Form
"The tree has reached maturity and has overcome the darkness... it must now 'plant seeds for the future.'"
 

The color black is created when all the colors of the light spectrum have been absorbed into an object. That object has "taken control" of the colors and retained them. If one color was to "escape", the object would no longer be black but would appear as that color. The student has mastered the nine geup (grades) of Taekwondo. He/she has "absorbed" all the knowledge of the color ranks and overcome or "mastered" that level or training.  The colors of the spectrum are bound together and are not reflected off an object, resulting in the absence of color which we call black.

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