Taekwondo Uniform ( 도복 Dobok )

When you reach senior belt you are expected to guide the junior belts when they are beginning Taekwondo such as showing by example.

A taekwondo student typically wears a uniform ( 도복 dobok ) where "do" means "way" and "bok" means "clothing". The dobok is often white but sometimes black (or other colours), with a belt (ddi 띠) tied around the waist. There are at least three major styles of dobok, with the most obvious differences being in the style of jacket: (1) the cross-over front jacket that resembles traditional Asian clothing, (2) the V-neck jacket (no cross-over) typically worn by World Taekwondo (WT) practitioners, and (3) the vertical-closing front jacket (no cross-over) typically worn by International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) practitioners. The belt colour and any insignia thereon indicate the student's rank. In general, the darker the colour, the higher the rank.

The uniform ( 도복 dobok ) is modeled on the Japanese dōgi that is used in Judo, which was developed by Kano Jigoro. The dobok may have the reverse in a different colour than the rest of the dobok. They are made in a variety of materials, ranging from traditional cotton to cotton-polyester blends.

The pants of the dobok may be wider and longer than the traditional Japanese keikogi. Due to this, practitioners often wear a dobok modeled after the Korean hanbok. The dobok of World Taekwondo (WT) - style usually have v-neck jackets, also tailored after the design of the hanbok. Traditional taekwondo practitioners may wear doboks that are identical or very similar to the gi, with a cross-over jacket front. In International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) style, practitioners typically wear a newer design with a vertically closing jacket front. This dobok comes in many colours, though white and black are the most common.