Meaning of the Red Belt - Red Belt signifies danger, warning the student to exercise control and the opponent to stay away.
 
All basic techniques are now available in your sparring sets. It is time to focus on improving your existing skills. You must also learn patience since this is usually a lengthy process. You will no longer be able to test every eight weeks, and it is more to advance.

At red belt, you will learn three new patterns
1. Hwa Rang
2. Choong Moo
3. Young Juk Sung Jang (Movements 21-40)

Advancing to Black Belt requires dedication, perseverance and hard work. As you refine your technique, many of the changes may seem small, but each one is important.

The Hwa Rang warriors were a group of elite young men who trained not only in martial arts, but also in painting, calligraphy and other arts during the Silla dynasty. Most of the future leaders of the country developed through the Hwa Rang. General Choi Hong Hi trained the elite 29th Infantry Division during the Korean War in special martial arts techniques. They became the equivalent of our Special Forces. Following the war, General Choi organized the various kwons (schools of martial arts) into a new system of martial arts known as taekwondo.
 
General Choi later formed the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) which exists today and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The ITF is one of three primary international Taekwondo federations. The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) is still the official arm of the Korean government. It, too, is international in scope and has thousands of members worldwide. We use the pattern system developed by General Choi (the Chang Han system). There are a total of 27 patterns in the Christian Taekwondo Fellowship (three are in the process of being developed). By the time you are ready to test for your recommended black belt, you will be required to know the first nine patterns.


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