Why do Tae Kwon Do students wear uniforms?

Answer 1

Tradition - the legend of the first black belt says that when he was taught, the belt his master gave him was perfectly white. With the training and sweat and getting dirty, the belt began to change colors as time passed and at the end of his training, the belt has a very dark color similar to brown and that is why you start out with a white belt and then with each advance you have a different color belt.

In reality the belt system was developed in 1907 by Kanō Jigorō, Japanese founder of judo. It has been adopted by many other Martial Arts. The first belts were just white for students, black for graduates. Before the colored belt system was developed, masters presented their graduates with scrolls.

The white uniform was also created in 1907 by Kanō Jigorō, Japanese founder of judo. It was later adopted by many other martial arts. The Taekwondo uniform differs from the judo uniform in two ways. First the jacket of the judo uniform is quite heavy, to withstand the stresses of grappling. Taekwondo is not a grappling sport, so a lightweight jacket is more appropriate. Second the taekwondo jacket does not open in the front; it is pulled over the head.

Colored belts represent a student's progress toward black belt. Each belt represents a certain level of skill or a certain set of skills. The white belt signifies no skills at all.

Poetically, the white belt symbolizes innocence. It's the first step on your taekwondo journey.

Answer 2

Means the begining , know nothing.

The white belt signifies no skills at all. Poetically, the white belt symbolizes innocence. It's the first step on your taekwondo journey.

Answer 3

To some extent, tradition. The clothing started off as the basic clothes worn under the kimono, which were white underwear. The practitioners would take off their clothes to keep the valuable silk safe.

Most schools stick with the white uniform both for tradition and for the white representation of having a clean and pure mind.

Some schools allow instructors to wear black uniforms, but most feel that anything other than white is showing off or garish.

Answer 4

The origin of this might stem from the samurai training. The Samurai would remove their outer garments (expensive colorful silken robes), and train in their white undergarments or underwear. The Koreans adopted the Japenese convention of white uniforms. The Koreans adopted many Japanese customs during the long Japanese occupation of Korea.

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However, the Korean art of Taekwondo was named in 1955, and developed as a Korean art over several decades. In today's Taekwondo, the standard preference for white Taekwondo dobok (training uniforms) is to represent purity, both in the mind of the student who is always open to learning new things, and the character of the student which should be molded after the tenets of Taekwondo.

The white uniform is also preferred by many Taekwondo Masters to ensure that the student is diligent in taking pride in their appearance, and personal hygiene by washing their dobok regularly, and keeping it neat and clean. This is comparable to a soldier in the military being required to shine the black boots, and brass belt buckle until their reflection can be clearly seen.

The qualities of an individual who maintains a desirable appearance extends to every aspect of their life.

Answer 5

it makes it look good . it looks neat

Answer 6

cause only they can