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As students learn new skills, they are given the opportunity to test themselves and advance to the next belt. Upon successfully completing a test, students progress to the next belt where they learn new skills and the cycle begins again.
The following is the list of belts at USA Tae Kwon Do Black Belt Center and the Form and Breaking Tests that must be passed to advance to the next belt.
| Rank | Hyong (Forms) | Kyek-Pa (Breaking) |
| New Student - White Belt | ||
| 7 Kup - Yellow Belt |
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Chu-Muk |
| 6 Kup - Orange Belt |
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Son-Nal |
| 5 Kup - Green Belt |
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Son-Dung |
| 4 Kup - Purple Belt |
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Pal-Kup |
| 3 Kup - Blue Belt |
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Ap-Cha-Ki |
| 2 Kup - Brown Belt |
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Tio-Ap-Cha-Ki |
| 1 Kup - Red Belt |
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Yup-Cha-Ki |
| Cho-Dan Black Belt |
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Tio-Yup-Cha-Ki |
| Yi-Dan Black Belt |
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Dol-Lyu-Cha-Ki |
| Sam-Dan Black Belt |
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Tio-Dol-Lyu-Cha-Ki |
| Sa-Dan Black Belt |
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Tit-Cha-Ki |
| O-Dan Black Belt |
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Dol-Li-Cha-Ki |
| Yuk Dan Black Belt |
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Tio-Dol-Li-Cha-Ki |
| Chil-Dan Black Belt |
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