White Belt: Chon-Jee – 19 movements.
Meaning: Heaven and earth.

Yellow Belt: Dan-Gun – 21 movements.
Meaning: Named after the holy Dan-Gun, legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 BC.

Orange Belt: Do-San – 24 movements.
Meaning: The pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Chang-Ho (1876-1938) who devoted his entire life to furthering the education and the independence of Korea.

Green Belt: Won-Hyo – 28 movements.
Meaning: The noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla dynasty in the year 686 AD.

High Green Belt: Yul-Gok – 38 movements.
Meaning: The pseudonym of the great philosopher and scholar Yi (1536-1584) nicknamed the “Confucius of Korea”. The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on the 38 latitude. The “+” diagram represents scholar.

Blue Belt: Joong-Gun – 32 movements.
Meaning: Named after the patriot An Joong Gun. He assassinated Hiro Bumi Ito, the Japanese governor-general of Korea, who played the leading part in the merger of Korea and Japan. The 32 movements in this pattern represent Mr. An’s age when he was executed at Lui Shung prison in 1910.

High Blue Belt: Toi-Gye – 37 movements.
Meaning: The pen name of the noted scholar Yi Hwang 16 A.D., an authority on neo-Confucianism. The 37 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on the 37 latitude. The diagram “+” represents scholar.

Red Belt: Hwa-Rang – 29 movements.
Meaning: Named after the Hwa Rang youth group which originated in the Silla dynasty. About 1350 years ago this group eventually became the actual driving force for the unification of the three kingdoms of Korea. The 29 movements refer to the 29th infantry division where Tae Kwon Do developed into maturity.

High Red Belt: Choong-Moo – 30 movements.
Meaning: The given name of the great admiral Yi Soon Sin of the Yi dynasty. He was requited to have invented the first armored battleship, “Kobukson”, which was the precursor of the present day submarine in 1592 A.D. This pattern ends with a left hand attack to symbolize his regrettable death, having no chance to show his unrestrained potentiality checked by the forced reservation of his loyalty to the king.

Black Belt: Gwang-Gae – 39 movements.
Meaning: Named after the famous Qwang Gae To Wang, the 19th king of the Koguryo dynasty, who regained all the lost territories including the greater part of Manchuria. The “+” represents the expansion and recovery of lost territories. The 39 movements refer to his reign of 39 years.