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Chapter One: The Belt Hierarchy

The Black Belt is a symbol of achievement for the many students undertaking the art of Tae-Kwon-Do. A hierarchy of colors based upon the strengthening and perfection’s of the fundamental elements of this art, the Black Belt represents the technique of the master. Although the student is still able to climb the ladder of achievement upon receiving this title, the graph of knowledge as a function of perfection slowly reaches an equilibrium as X and Y level off. Yet the question remains in the mind of the weary, anarchistic student, for although she may wish to continue striving for the goal, the elements of treason and wisdom are embedded within her mind. The color black must then be analyzed, for its obvious significance can then be shown to be less obvious than it at first would seem. Exactly why then the Black Belt was chosen to represent mastery and improvement remains an enigma. In fact, the entire hierarchy of stages, colors representing those steps, is therefore false, in that they are either based on the enigma in question, or remain an utter lie.

Color, a sensation derived from the light reflecting off an object into the eye’s retina, may also be forged from a distinct light source. Attuned to the very characteristics of the color white, we perceive it as neutral, in that it has no color. Newton himself proposed that light moves in a wave-like pattern, and it is to such degrees of different wavelengths that we are able to perceive color.

Light that we see, therefore considered colors by the general populace, is a form of electromagnetic radiation, with a wavelength of approximately 410 nanometers to about 770 nanometers. Each color clearly has its own complimentary color, a light that, when joined with its compliment, appears white or neutral. When a colored object, an object that receives by nature only one color of light, is bombarded by its compliment, the outcome is the sensation of blackness.

Colors with distinct hues are known as chromatic colors. Colors without hue, notably black, gray and white, are termed achromatic colors. The color wheel, a visual depicting the chromatic colors, shows how the hues of these colors form a constant cycle. The achromatic colors on the other hand are arranged in a single series ranging from black to white, with the grays in-between. Each degree of lightness or darkness in a chromatic color can be attributed to a corresponding gray of the achromatic colors. This classification is what is known as luminance.

The three primary colors, of which possibly all other colors are derived, are red, blue and yellow. Notably, black and white then are not colors, for neither can be achieved in nature. White is the color that is native to us, yet black is therefore an illusion, a trick of the mind. While it would seem clear to classify the three primary colors as the greatest of the martial belts, this is not the case, rather an illusion is attributed to it instead.

The hierarchy of belts in Tae-Kwon-Do must then be proven to be false. White is the exception, which corresponds to its Oriental value of “pure.” The student then is not a true martial artist, for he is natural, as is the color white. The martial artist can then be considered unordinary, for the colors represent his departure from the norm. Perhaps it is the arrogance of the martial artist then, that causes him to believe he is greater than the common man. In this hierarchy, yellow and orange follow, although their natural wavelengths of 540-600 nanometers for yellow, and 600-630 nanometers for orange come after the wavelengths of violet, blue and green, since the wavelengths of yellow and orange are larger, respectively. After orange comes red, with a wavelength of 630-700 nanometers, the strongest perceivable color in the light spectrum. This would make sense, since red is above the other intermediate colors in the hierarchy. Going backwards from yellow, the colors are green, blue and purple, although the hierarchy depicts these as going up from orange, and not down from yellow. The hierarchy is now shown to be a farce, for it defies science.

We must therefore presume that the Tae-Kwon-Do pupil does not actually achieve anything, rather de-evolves after a period of time. According to these wavelengths, the student learns until she achieves orange belt, whereupon she de-evolves until she reaches her red belt. Therefore, the student is at her prime during her orange and red belt phase, the last true mastery at red. Brown, a combination of red and orange, is derived from taking percentages from both red and orange, the two prime colors of the hierarchy. Although more orange is used in this process, the outcome is a virtual average of the two. Although still at his prime, the student is lessened, and the ultimate decline now a full-fledged precognition of failure. When the student becomes a black-belt recommended, the student sees the first lines of destruction. Black, associated with corruption and death, taints the belt and once again, brings foreknowledge of the event to come. Once the pupil has achieved the Black Belt, he must realize his status is now but an illusion, a hoax and farce. It is not a single colored belt he wears, but rather a lesser color, combined with its compliment. In other words, his belt is not legitamate, rather an illusion made of lies. Even in older black belts, the lie becomes physical, as the belt is covered in age. The “black” peels off, and what is below is a belt of white, the final, everlasting touch of taint. Now the pupil is to realize she has not actually progressed at all, rather, she has herself been corrupted with nightmares in the guise of dreams. This is the ultimate paradox.

The ancients, like many psychologists today, know that colors affect the mind. Each color is associated with a state of that mind, which is reflected in the human aura. Since it was the ancients who devised the art of Tae Kwon Do, it was they who formed this majestic hoax, which we still live by to this day. Science proves that the hoax is there, and it is the new order which must bring about change. Just like the pagans were virtually erased from common society, so must this infernal art, for it is a blasphemous joke, and a disgrace for those that live by it. As this first chapter concludes, think upon the meaning of Tae Kwon Do, and come to realize the truth, a truth that has survived the ages, and a truth which may haunt you even today.

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