Color Belts
| Belt |
Name |
Moves |
Meaning |
| White Belt |
Chon-Ji |
19 |
Heaven and Earth |
| Orange Belt |
Dan-Gun |
21 |
Holy Dan Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 B.C. |
| Yellow Belt |
Do-San |
24 |
pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Ch'ang Ho (1876-1938) who devoted his entire
life to furthering the education of Korea and its independent movement |
| Low Green Belt |
Won-Hyo |
28 |
the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to Korea during the Silla Dynasty
in the year of 686 A.D. |
| High Green Belt |
Yul-Gok |
38 |
the pseudonym of the great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536-1584 A.D.
nicknamed the "Confucius of Korea"
|
| Purple Belt |
Joong-Gun |
32 |
named after the patriot An Joong-Gun who assassinated Hiro-Bumi Ito,
the first Japanese governor-general of Korea, known as the man who played
the leading part of the Korea-Japan merger |
| Blue Belt |
Toi-Gye |
37 |
the penname of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16century A.D.) and authority
on neo-Confucianism |
| Brown Belt |
Hwa-Rang |
30 |
named after the Hwa-Rang youth group which originated in the Silla Dynasty
about 1350 years ago. This group became the actual driving force for the
unification of the three Kingdoms of Korea. |
| Red Belt |
Choong-Moo |
32 |
The given name of the great Admiral Yi Sun-Sin of the Yi Dynasty. He
was reputed to have invented the first armored battle ship (kobukson) which
was the precursor of the present day submarine in 1592 A.D. |
