WHITE BELT represents a blank piece of paper ready for knowledge.  White symbolizes purity and innocence.

YELLOW BELT represents the rising sun, a beginning.

ORANGE BELT represents fire.

GREEN BELT represents spring and growth.

BLUE BELT represents the sky — the sky is your limit for setting goals.

PURPLE BELT represents the purple heart idea, where one overcomes one’s fears.

BROWN BELT represents a time of preparation.  Brown in the color of autumn when people worked hard to prepare for the long winter months.

BLACK BELT represents all colors combined,


with all colors working together in harmony.


Earning a black belt is not an end, but a beginning.