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Tang Soo Do Belt Colours

White Belt
The white symbolises purity, the novice stage of training and hidden potential. It represents the Tang Soo Do student as a seed freshly planted in the ground. The white belt represents winter.

Yellow / Orange Belt
The yellow / orange belt represents the seed as it begins to grow. It represents the transition from winter to spring.

Green / Blue Belt
Green and blue are the colours of strength and good health. It symbolises the seed which is now a flourishing plant, and represents rapid development. It represents Spring.

Red Belt
Red is the colour of vitality. This stage represents the seed which is now a flowering plant, representing the students improvement, participation and advancement. It represents Summer.

Black Belt
Represents the colour of the night sky, representing infinity and perfection. The quest for perfection is what makes Tang Soo Do what it is. Black Belts represent Maturity, passiveness and the harvest. A Tang Soo Do Black Belt should always be striving to improve. It represents Autumn.

Tang Soo Do Ranking System
10th Gup	White Belt
9th Gup	White Belt with Stripe
8th Gup	Yellow Belt
7th Gup	Yellow Belt with Stripe
6th Gup	Orange Belt
5th Gup	Orange Belt with Stripe
4th Gup	Green Belt
3rd Gup	Green Belt with Stripe
2nd Gup	Blue Belt
1st Gup	Red Belt
1st Dan - 3rd Dan	Black Belt
4th Dan - 10th Dan	Midnight Blue Belt with Red Stripe (Master)

upcoming events at atsda

Sunday September 11th - National All Styles State Championship

Sunday December 3rd - National All Styles National Championship

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