Grading System
Students are promoted in Taekwon-Do after being successful in their grading examinations. The grading system is as follows:
COLOUR BELT GRADES
BLACK BELT RANKING
Gradings in the TaeKwon-Do system are done so that the student can destinguish senior grade from junior grade, blackbelt from instructor. The grading is a reward for the hard work, both mentally and physically, that the student has demonstrated over the weeks and months. It cannot be gained purely on a time scale. The student must always be seen to be trying to improve their standard.
There is a certain criteria that exists for the student to be accepted for promotion.
1. The student must be of the required standard.
2. The student must have knoledge of the TaeKwon-Do theory.
3. The student must be courteous and respectful to his/her instructor, seniors and fellow students wherever they are.
4. The student must realise that now they are a student of TaeKwon-Do and their actions outside the Dojang will reflect on TaeKwon-Do and the instructor.
TaeKwon-Do is a martial art for all ages and sexes and therefore it would be unfair to adopt one grading standard for all students. It is unfair to ask small juniors, who have just begun learning English, to answer questions in TaeKwon-Do thoery. It would also be unfair to ask older aged members to perform some of the technques that the younger students have trouble mastering. The grading system is therefore split into three categories:
1. Junior Grade
2. Standard Grade
3. Executive Grade
This does not mean that juniors and executives will have an easier passage. Juniors may be held at grades longer and executives will be expected to assist more in the class and also have a more extensive knowledge of TaeKwon-Do theory.
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