There are 10 gup (or kup) ranks to the taekwondo belt system
Students must grade through the following belts in the following order:
White belt given to the beginner (10th gup)
White belt Yellow Stripe (9th gup)
Yellow belt (8th gup)
Yellow belt Green Stripe (7th gup)
Green belt (6th gup)
Green belt Blue Stripe (5th gup)
Blue belt (4th gup)
Blue belt Brown Stripe (3rd gup)
Brown belt (2nd gup)
Red belt (1st gup)