SOO BAHK DO
White Belt - Winter (Meaning - Emptiness, innocence, hidden potential, purity.)
As a white belt you represent Winter.
Your potential and skills are hidden under the pure white snow.
As you begin your journey, through training and time your skills
and potential will begin to appear.
Orange Belt - Time between Winter & Spring
Orange belt was originally added by Grandmaster
Hwang Kee in 1975, this level was designed as an extra stage
of encouragement and motivation. As an orange belt you
represent the time between winter and spring.
Through your training, some of your skills and
potential are beginning to appear like the
stalk of a plant pushing up through the snow.
Green Belt - Spring (Meaning - Growth, spreading, advancement.)
As a green belt you represent Spring. Through hard
work and training your potential and skills are becoming
much more visible, like the new growth of a plant in spring. Just like a new
plant your skills must be nurtured through continued hard
work and practice so they will continue to grow and blossom.
Red Belt - Summer (Meaning - Ripening, "Yang," active.)
As a red belt you represent Summer. With much hard work,
your skills and potential have blossomed and are visible
like the petals of a flower. Your training has provided you with
strong roots and foundation in Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan.
You are able to accept life's challenges with confidence and
a positive attitude.
Midnight Blue - Autumn (Meaning - Maturity, "Um," passive, harvest.)
As a Dan you represent Autumn,
"Maturity and harvesting the crops".
The time spent training has provided
you with the skills and maturity to better understand and
use Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan. This knowledge
allows you to continue to grow physically
& mentally as well as lead a healthy and disciplined life.
This information is from Russ Hanke's Soo Bahk Do College web page
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