dancingalone
Grandmaster
- Joined
- Nov 7, 2007
- Messages
- 5,322
- Reaction score
- 281
Can someone explain where the custom of using a red belt for the almost-dan gup ranks in taekwondo came from? TIA.
I heard the same symbolism in Jhoon Rhee TKD, so the ITA (and Mr. Rhee for that matter) got it from someone else. Maybe General Choi?
Regardless, I am curious if there is more to it than that. In judo, the martial sport which started the idea of belt rankings, the red belt is reserved 9th and 10th dans. It's very rare indeed.