Every Taekwondo program is different when it comes to testing. Maybe they need to do certain tasks to pass like breaking a board and flipping a person using the right techinque, and some people look at what they know or should know and see if they are ready to go up a rank or not. Some taekwondo programs test on what abilities they have or they can do all three combined. When I did taekwondo my promotions were hard, my instuctor made me do all three combined, it was really hard. Also people have to get a certain amount of points to pass like every task they pass they earn 5 points and they need to get like 60-80 points to pass.
| Belt Color | Rank | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 10th Kup | Pure and doesn't know anything about Taekwondo and begins with a clean slate | |
| White Advance | 9th Kup | ||
| Yellow | 8th Kup | Starts to understand the basics of Taekwondo | |
| Yellow Advance | 7th Kup | ||
| Green | 6th Kup | Starts developing power in the technique, and the basic techniques are beginning to work together. | |
| Green Advance | 5th Kup | ||
| Blue | 4th Kup | Now passed midpoint and starts focusing his/her energy upward toward black belt | |
| Blue Advance | 3rd Kup | ||
| Red | 2nd Kup | Becoming to an end of their basic training and starts physical and mental discipline | |
| Red Advance | |||
| Black | Now their basic training is done and starts to seek more profound knowledge of the Art. Also starts to teach lower belts. | ||