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Black belt (1st to 9th dan black belt) Brown belt (2nd grade and 1st grade brown) – Taeguk 7 and 8; Red belt (4th grade and 3rd grade red) – Taeguk 5 and 6; Blue belt (6th grade and 5th grade blue) – Taeguk 3 and 4; Yellow belt (8th grade and 7th grade yellow) – Taeguk 1 and 2; White belt – foundation form No. 1 and 2
The sports body is a member of the World Taekwondo Federation and Philippine Olympic Committee. The PTA was established in 1976. [1] [2] The PTA connects various taekwondo associations and acts as the governing body for representation to international taekwondo competition and conducts taekwondo belt promotion exams and instructor seminars.
In 1965 at age 21, Hwang became a martial arts instructor for the Korean and South Vietnamese Armies, specializing in taekwondo. In January 2003, Hwang received his 9th dan black belt in taekwondo. In addition, he currently holds a 9th dan rank with the World Tang Soo Do General Federation. Hwang still actively teaches martial arts.
Rank and belts are not equivalent between arts, styles, or even within some organisations. [4] In some arts, a black belt may be awarded in three years or even less, while in others it takes dedicated training of ten years or more. Testing for black belt is commonly more rigorous and more centralised than for lower grades.
In many martial arts, black belts are often worn for all dan grades. In others, different colors are used, with the highest grade (10th dan ) sometimes wearing a red belt in some systems. In Jūdo, 6th to 8th dan may wear a red and white-patterned belt, and 9th dan and above may wear a solid red belt.
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Red with black tip. 1 year requirement 1st dan Black – Opposite of white, therefore signifying maturity and proficiency in taekwon-do; also indicates the wearer's imperviousness to darkness and fear. (must remain at this rank at least one and a half (1½) years). The practitioner is given the title of "Bosabum-nim" 2nd dan
He has won three medals (two silvers one bronze) at the senior stage of the Asian Taekwondo Championships and competed in the World Taekwondo Championships in 2007 and 2009. He ended his competitive career when he quit as a member of the Philippine men's taekwondo team in November 2015 due to his leg injury. [5] [6]