Hello I am Major general Trist or Sabum Trist (founder of Dsipaint™ Tae Kwon-do! (TKD).
1st lesson: to talk in Korean!
1. general terms Training hall - Dojang
Training Suit - Dobok
Instructor - Sabum
Belt - Ti
Student - Jeja
Inner - An
Outer - Bakat
Press ups - Momtong Bachia
Exercise Names:
White belt - Sajo Jirugi
White Belt/Yellow stripe - Chon Ji
Yellow Belt - Dan Gun
Yellow Belt/Green stripe - Do San
Green Belt - Won Hyo
Green belt/Blue stripe - Yul Gok
Blue Belt - Joong Gun
Blue Belt/Red Stripe - Toi Gye
Red Belt - Hwa Rang
Red Belt/Black Stripe - Choong Moo
Black Belt
Times between each grading:
White: 3 months
Yellow: 3 months
green: 6 months
blue: 6 months
black: 1 year
All of the bellow are stripes after black belt!
1st Dan: 2 years
2nd Dan: 2 years
3rd Dan: 4 years
4th Dan: 4 years
There are hundereds more, but that would take forever.
It was inaugurated in south korea on 11 april 1955. Founder called Major General Choi Hong Hi (1918-2002) R.I.P
I took Tae Kwon Do. We spoke entirely in Korean (as far as training). I discontinued, due to health problems at the time (and we were moving). I was a yellow belt.