Order and Meaning of the Patterns
There are loads of resources which define the meaning of the Patterns, but very briefly the meaning of the patterns is as follows:
- Il Jang – Heaven and Light
- Ee Jang – Lake and Joy / Calm
- Sam Jang – Sun and Fire
- Saa Jang – Thunder
- Oh Jang – Wind
- Yuk Jang – Water
- Chil Jang – Mountain
- Pal Jang – Earth
Order and Meaning of the Belts
There are 6 colours of belt in Taekwondo and 5 half belts or ‘tags’, i.e.: white belt, yellow tag, yellow belt, green tag and so on. This is a brief introduction to the meaning of the colours of the belts. The Poomse or patterns have different meanings.
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White – 10th kup |
The white belt signifies innocence and purity as the student has no previous knowledge of Taekwondo. |
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Yellow – 8th kup
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Yellow signifies gold: an element of the Earth. Gold in turn represents truth and the foundation of Taekwondo. |
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Green – 6th kup |
Green signifies growth as Taekwondo skills begin to grow and develop. |
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Blue – 4th kup
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Blue signifies heaven as the student matures and progresses in training. |
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Red – 2nd kup
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Red represents the sun, the centre of our solar system. Red also signifies danger cautioning the student to exercise control and warning the opponent to stay away. |
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Black – 1st Dan
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Black is the opposite of white signifying maturity and proficiency in Taekwondo. It also indicates the wearer’s invulnerability to darkness and fear. Black represents the universe. |
