Ranks
Combat Hapkido uses a ten belt rank system with the difficulty and the number of techniques gradually increasing with each belt. The content of each rank can vary from school to school; however, the core curriculum of Combat Hapkido must be taught to each rank before the promotion can be sent to the ICHF Headquarters for certifying. All rank certification is done directly through the ICHF Headquarters in Arizona and is kept on file to insure that each student meets the proper time in grade requirements. For higher Dan grade black belt tests students must appear before Grandmaster John Pellegrini for testing either directly at the Arizona Headquarters or at one of the many seminars held around the country. For those seeking international Dan Ranking the International Combat Hapkido Federation offers the option to have black belt ranks recognized through the Kido Hae. Some Schools use this system:
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| Basic Rank Structure | |||||||||||
| Hangul | 일단 | 일급 | 이급 | 삼급 | 사급 | 오급 | 육급 | 칠급 | 팔급 | 구급 | 십급 |
| Hanja | 初段 | 初級 | 秒級 | 叁級 | 四級 | 五級 | 六級 | 七級 | 八級 | 九級 | 拾級 |
| Roman | 1st Dan | 1st Gup | 2nd Gup | 3rd Gup | 4th Gup | 5th Gup | 6th Gup | 7th Gup | 8th Gup | 9th Gup | 10th Gup |
| Rank | Black belt | Black & White | Red & Black | Red belt | Brown belt | Blue belt | Purple belt | Green belt | Orange belt | Yellow belt | White belt |
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