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The History of Tae Kwon Do

The earliest documented practice of Tae Kwon Do dates back to about 50 BC on the Korean Peninsula. During those times, Taek Kyon (as it was known) was practiced only by the elite warrior classes as a fighting art. As the centuries progressed the main purpose of martial arts alternated between a fighting art and a method of exercise and recreation depending on the political climate of the time.

A substantial increase in the interest in martial arts occured during the Japanese occupation of Korea and, later, the Korean war. By that time, there were a number of different, independent schools teaching their own form of Korean martial arts. In 1955, most of those schools unified their name and style to what is now called Tae Kwon Do.

In Korean, 'tae' means 'hand, 'kwon' means 'foot, and 'do' means 'the way of'. Taken together, they describe a philosophy of discipline, self control, respect, and self defense. Our program promotes all of these themes centered around a core of self esteem.

Belts

The belt is perhaps the most important part of the student's uniform. It serves several purposes; It is a primary method used to chart the progress of a student in most forms of martial arts. It acts as a badge of achievement for the student, telling everyone how far they have progressed. Also, it allows the students to quickly determine the level of other students so that they can ask more advanced students for assistance. Colors of Belts The color of the belt is an indication of rank within most martial arts. Each of the colors also has a meaning. The following are the colors, in order, and their meanings.
White Beginner-Lack of knowledge
Yellow Seed beginning to sprout
Orange Sprout is blossoming into a plant
Green Plant beginning to grow
Blue Reaching for the sky
Purple The sky deepens with knowledge
Red Danger - Lack of control
Brown One more mountain to climb
Black Serious student

 

Intermediate Belts

Each of the belt colors above has an intermediate step. those are called 'advanced' belts. Advanced belts can be identified by a thin black strip down the center of the belt. Therefore, the belts a student will earn are white, white advanced, yellow, yellow advanced, orange, orange advanced, and so on.

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