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Belts and Gradings

Students ability in TaeKwonDo is recognised by the awarding of different belts. Before taking your black belt, there are 10 kup grades, with beginners starting at 10th Kup, and passing through to 1st Kup. Click on the name of a belt below to see the syllabus which indicates what you will be examined on when taking the grading for a particular belt. Note however that you will also be expected to be proficient in all the previous syllabuses, and may also be asked to perform other moves not on the syllabus to test particular aspects of your ability in TaeKwonDo.

Belt	Grade	Name of belt		Belt	Grade	Name of belt
	10th Kup	White belt			9th Kup	Yellow tag
	8th Kup	Yellow belt			7th Kup	Green tag
	6th Kup	Green belt			5th Kup	Blue tag
	4th Kup	Blue belt			3rd Kup	Red tag
	2nd Kup	Red belt			1st Kup	Black tag

Gradings for Kup belts are held every 4 months at the club (usually in April, August and December) by a 4th Dan or higher black belt, qualified BTCB Examiner. To grade, students must have attended classes regularly, have completed the syllabus, and have been recommended by one of the instructors to grade. All successful students will received an ETU registered certificate.

Gradings for 1st Dan black belts and higher grades are run by the BTCB, and are held three times a year.