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 Weapons : long steak, knife and sword (see pictures) | ||||||||||
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White (10th and 9th Gup) | ||
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Orange (8th and 7th Gup) Orange represents new growth which appears in spring. Our Tang Soo Do knowledge begins to reveal itself. | ||
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Green (6th and 5th Gup) Green represents the speedy development of youth as summer arrives. | ||
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Brown (4th and 3rd Gup) Brown represents power, stability, weight and wisdom. This stabilizing stage, both mentally and physically, analogous to the plants, which curtail their growth and prepare to flower in late summer. | ||
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Red (2nd and 1st Gup) Red represents blood, life energy, attention and control. The students power and techniques begin to bloom and ripen | ||
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Dark Blue (Cho Dan Bo) Dark Blue represents maturity, respect, and honor. Our dark blue belt is given to the Cho Dan Bo (Black Belt candidate). He must now prepare mind and body for the final step needed to attain Black Belt. | ||
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Black (1st Dan) Black represents mastery, dignity and sincerety. Black Belt is the final stage of one life and the beginning of the next. Thus we see that is not only the end of one stage but, more importantly the beginning of a path which leads up through the ranks of the higher Black Belt to true Mastery. | ||
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Black (2nd Dan) | ||
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Black (3rd Dan) | ||
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Black / Red (Master)4th Dan en higher | ||
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Explaination of the Korean Flag
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Heaven |
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