The
following is a chart showing the color of belt, rank, and Minimum Time
Requirements for advancing from one rank to the next in Tae Kwon Do. Other
factors are considered when determining if a student must train longer in order
to advance in rank.

  These are only the minimum time requirements, for
example: a 3rd Gup Blue Belt With Red Stripe must hold that rank for at least 6
months in order to advance in rank to 2nd Gup Red Belt. A 3rd Degree Black Belt
must hold that rank for at least 4 years in order to advance in rank to 4th
Degree Black Belt.

  The following chart is based on a student who
attends class at least three days every week, with each class being at least one
and one-half hours in length. ...


  Tae Kwon Do Rank   Time Required To
Advance In Rank 
    10th Gup White Belt   2 Months (36 Hours) 
    9th
Gup White Belt With Yellow Stripe   2 Months (36 Hours) 
    8th Gup Yellow
Belt   2 Months (36 Hours) 
    7th Gup Yellow Belt With Green Stripe   2
Months (36 Hours) 
    6th Gup Green Belt   2 Months (36 Hours) 
    5th
Gup Green Belt With Blue Stripe   3 Months (54 Hours) 
    4th Gup Blue Belt
   6 Months (108 Hours) 
    3rd Gup Blue Belt With Red Stripe   6 Months
(108 Hours) 
    2nd Gup Red Belt   6 Months (108 Hours) 
    1st Gup
Red Belt With Black Stripe   9 Months (162 Hours) 
    1st Dan (Il Dan)
Black Belt   2 Years 
    2nd Dan (Ee Dan) Black Belt   2 Years 
    3rd
Dan (Sam Dan) Black Belt   4 Years 
    4th Dan (Sa Dan) Black Belt   4
Years 
    5th Dan (Oh Dan) Black Belt   6 Years 
    6th Dan (Yook Dan)
Black Belt   6 Years 
    7th Dan (Chil Dan) Black Belt   8 Years 
   
8th Dan (Pal Dan) Black Belt   N/A 
    9th Dan (Koo Dan) Black Belt   N/A  
this is a general layout for in martial arts we are open to all systems
we do not do advance people in belt rank. we are a council of many different black belts of many different martial arts system's also we only recognize the rank from your instructor the rank your instructor promote you with thank you god bless.