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Songahm
Taekwondo
Spirit of
Taekwondo | Belt Ranks
Our school follows the Songahm Taekwondo system of teaching
 and training, which was developed by Grand Master Haeng Ung Lee and his staff of Master
Instructors. The Songahm style is composed of a system of forms that
incorporate the kicks, traditions and philosophy of traditional Taekwondo.
These forms are part of a fully-integrated
curriculum where everything a student learns reinforces everything else. The
forms contain all or nearly all of the techniques that students are expected to know
at each rank, the one-step sparring segments complement the forms. All these patterns
lead logically to the movements required for each succeeding rank. The Songahm curriculum
provides a smooth transition from one rank to the next; students who begin Taekwondo feeling unable to do a simple high block
will find themselves - a few years later - doing jump 360-degree hook kicks with ease.
Students of Songahm Taekwondo
show their respect in many ways. Each class begins and ends with a bow,
along with the recitation of the Songahm Spirit of
Taekwondo.
Beginning Taekwondo students will
wear a white belt. The white belt of the beginner represents a student
without knowledge of Taekwondo. The color of the belt becomes darker as
the student gains more knowledge. See Belt Ranks
for specific details.
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