Songahm One
9th Grade-White Belt
Pure and without the knowledge of Songahm Taekwondo. As with the Pine Tree, the seed must now be planted and nourished to develop strong roots.
The student has no knowledge of Songahm Taekwondo and begins with a clean (pure) slate.
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Songahm Two
8th Grade-Orange Belt
The sun is beginning to rise. As with the morning's dawn, only the beauty of the sunrise is seen rather than the immense power.
The beginner student sees the beauty of the art of Taekwondo but has not yet experienced the power in the technique
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Songahm Three
7th Grade-Yellow Belt
The seed is beginning to see the sunlight.
The student begins to understand the basics of Taekwondo
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Sangahm Four
6th Grade-Camo Belt
The sapling is hidden amongst the taller pines and must now fight its way upwards.
The student begins to realize his/her place in the world's largest martial art. The student must now begin to spar in order to promote in rank
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Songahm Five
5th Grade-Green Belt
The pine tree is beginning to develop and grow in strength. The student's technique is developing power.
The components of the basic techniques are beginning to work in unison.
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In Wha One
4th Grade-Purple Belt
Coming to the mountain. The tree is in mid-growth and now the path becomes steep.
The student has crossed over into a higher level of Songahm Taekwondo. The techniques, forms, and level of sparring becomes more difficult creating a "mountain" that must be overcome.
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In Wha Two
3rd Grade-Blue Belt
The tree reaches for the sky towards new heights.
Having passed the midway point, the student focuses his/her energy upwards toward black belt.
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Choon Jung One
2nd Grade-Brown Belt
The tree is firmly rooted in the earth.
At this point the student has mastered the basics and developed deep roots in Taekwondo
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Choon Jung Two
1st Grade-Red Belt
The dawn of a new day. The sun breaks through the darkness.
The previous day has ended giving way to a new dawn. The student must begin a new phase of training; that of being a black belt.
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Shim Jung
1st Degree
The tree has reached maturity and has overcome the darkness. It must now begin to 'plant seeds for the future'.
The color black is created when all the colors of the light spectrum have been absorbed into an object. That object has "taken control" of the colors and retained them. If one color was to "escape", the object would no longer be black. The student has mastered the nine grades of Taekwondo. He/she has "absorbed" all the knowledge of the color ranks and overcome or "mastered" that level of training.
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Jung Yul
2nd Degree
With Your noble character, you will develop a new permanance in life
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Chung San
3rd Degree
Peace of Mind and Tranquility
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Sok Bong
4th Degree
Crest of Granite Mountain
You will live comfortably and in peace
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Chunghae
5th Degree
Mastered all kinds of knowledge and utilizes this to do many things
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