cali_tkdbruin
Master of Arts
At my dojang, our Sabumnim uses both purple and red belts. Purple is worn by those at the 8th gup rank, and red is worn by those at 1st gup rank. Above red belt we also have a red stripe belt (a red belt with a white horizontal stripe in the middle) that signifies the wearer is a 1st black dan bo, otherwise known as a high red belt. I've noticed that almost every dojang uses their own unique color belt system. Among the TKD schools I have visited there is quite a bit of variance...