White belt
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In many martial arts, the white belt is worn by beginners.
[edit] Background
Keikogi often will come with a white belt packaged inside. Symbolically, a white belt is sometimes said to represent a tabula rasa, ready to acquire understanding of the art. In some styles, students wear white belts until they receive their first rank of black belt, while in others a range of color is used for different kyu grades (grades before black belt).
In Japanese arts, white belt-wearers are referred to as "mudansha".
In the martial art Tae Kwon Do, the white belt is given, is not earned, and only serves to show that the wearer is a student of Tae Kwon Do.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ White Belt from The Glasgow Dojang Tae Kwon Do Training School, Retrieved August 21, 2008.
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