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It is important that you know the rank that goes with your belt color.  A student who has never tested is 13th Gup (first white). The Gup and belt rankings are as follows:

Rank Belt
13th Gup 1st White
11th Gup 2nd White
9th Gup 1st Yellow
7th Gup 2nd Yellow
6th Gup 1st Green
5th Gup 2nd Green
4th Gup 3rd Green
3rd Gup 1st Red
2nd Gup 2nd Red
1st Gup Purple
1st Dan 1st Degree Black Belt
2nd Dan 2nd Degree Black Belt
3rd Dan 3rd Degree Black Belt
4th Dan 4th Degree Black Belt
5th Dan 5th Degree Black Belt (Assistant Instructor; Kyo sah nim)
6th Dan 6th Degree Black Belt (Master Instructor; Sah bum nim)
7th Dan 7th Degree Black Belt (Master Instructor)
  8th Dan 8th Degree Black Belt (Master Instructor)
9th Dan 9th Degree Black Belt (Grand Master)
10th Dan 10th Degree Black Belt (Grand Master; Kwan jang nim)