American Institute of Taekwondo

Belt Structure

White Belt - 10th Gup

Yellow Belt - 9th Gup

Gold Belt - 8th Gup

Orange Belt - 7th Gup

Green Belt - 6th Gup

Purple Belt - 5th Gup

Blue Belt - 4th Gup

Red Belt - 3rd Gup

Brown Belt - 2nd Gup

Brown Stripe Belt - 1st Gup

Black Belt - 1st Dan - Associate Instructor / Instructor

Black Belt - 2nd Dan - Instructor / Head Instructor

Black Belt - 3rd Dan - Chief Instructor

Black Belt - 4th Dan - Associate Master / Master

Black Belt - 5th Dan - Master Instructor

Black Belt - 6th Dan - Senior Master

Black Belt - 7th Dan - Professor

Black Belt - 8th Dan - Grandmaster

Black Belt - 9th Dan - Grandmaster