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So everyone is on the same page, these are the new titles:
1-3 Dan: Sabum (Master)
4-6 Dan: Jido Sabum (Instructor Master)
7-9 Dan: Dae Sabum (Grandmaster).
This probably won't even affect my school. If it does, I'll cross that bridge when I get there. But I'm not wearing a house coat or a blue belt. Why again do we need to look like TSD?
The guep color belt system is different from what seems to be the standard in US dojang, which is white, yellow, orange, green, purple, blue, brown, red, black (or some derivative of that).
I think that while the belt looks blue in the diagrams, the text above says black belt for dan holder and in the photographs it looks black (to my eyes). I'm not a great fan of the trigram on the sleeve though...
From someone obviously not in the federation:
New uniforms, new belts and ranking = more money spent by the practitioner
Are there to be new requirements also for the new ranks?
The guep color belt system is different from what seems to be the standard in US dojang, which is white, yellow, orange, green, purple, blue, brown, red, black (or some derivative of that).
I think that while the belt looks blue in the diagrams, the text above says black belt for dan holder and in the photographs it looks black (to my eyes). I'm not a great fan of the trigram on the sleeve though...
It's never been the system in any dojang I've studied in, and I started in 1987. When my instructor's instructor started, in 1965, the colors were white, yellow, green, brown, black - and that was it. Later, when he was a brown belt, the system was reworked to white, yellow, green, blue, red, black - which caused him to have to re-test for red (he had been a brown belt at the time). Perhaps you should look at some Ch'ang H'on dojangs before speaking for all TKD practitioners in the US.
So get ready for some real change! Coming to a Dojang near you…..A new taekwondo rank structure, now with meaning and new colors, plus new uniforms! EXTRA - The black belt is now blue (midnight blue, like TSD)
Actually we will introduce these new uniforms next month at the World Poomsae Championships in Vladivostok Russia! Cannot wait to wear mine.
http://www.jcalicu.com/JCALICUS_POOMSAE_files/%202011poomsae.pdf
Have fun!
I don't know if the WTF has actually made a final decision as of yet. In their WTF World Poomsae packet, they leave it open as a possibility, stating something like if it is decided, the New Poomsae Competition Uniforms will be provided for free.
If they decide to have everyone wear one, it will be interesting to see the responses.
I tend to think of KKW first and others as an afterthought, but apparently I share a Gup belt system with the ITF...
When my instructor's instructor started, in 1965, the colors were white, yellow, green, brown, black - and that was it.
Yes, at this time it's us that test it out. They are providing the uniforms to us. It's if we get to keep them that will be up in the air, lol.
So this is only a poomsae thing?
That's what I'm afraid of...
Don't be, the Kukkiwon does not tell people how to run their clubs or schools.
Yes, at this time it's us that test it out. They are providing the uniforms to us. It's if we get to keep them that will be up in the air, lol.