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Subject: Re: Belt colors in TAE KWON DO
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Date: Sat, 29-Sep-84 04:32:03 EDT
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	Hi. I've studied a lot of martial art styles, or at least
had some exposure to them, and the belt colors used to signify
progress are almost as many as the number of disciplines. If one
examines the history belts were either white or black. Nowadays
colors are carrots to give pupils near term goals, and there is
no intrinsic symbolism in any of the fruit flavors between the
two originals. That isn't to say that there isn't any information
to be had by noting the color of someone's belt, but that one would
also have to know the dojang or dojo or what as well. Some tai kwon do
schools use colors that others don't, like purple, orange orange, green
etc. Have fun.
			Joe Weinstein