Rank Requirements

  • WHITE BELT

    WHITE BELT

    Form: Chon-Ji

    Meaning: Heaven and Earth

    Movements:19

    Single Steps:

    • Combination palm block/Punch

    • Combination side block/Double punch

    • Combination rising block/Three punches

    • Combination palm block/Four punches

    • Combination front kick/Double punch

    Note: Students ages 5 to 7 years old are responsible for single steps 1. and 2. only. Any additional single steps presented in testing will improve students score.

    Students ages 8 and up are responsible for all 5 single step techniques.

    Kicking Requirements:

    • Front

    • Crescent

    • Round

  • YELLOW BELT

    Form: Dan-GunMeaning:Named after the holy Dan-Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 BC.

    Movements: 21

    Single Steps:

    • Combination crescent kick/Round kick2.

    • Fourty five degree hop side kick

    • Combination side kick/Forearm block/Knife hand strike

    • Triple elbow strike

    • Jump front kick

    Note: Students ages 5-7 are responsible for single steps 1. and 2. only. Any addition single steps presented in testing will improve students score.

    Students ages 8 and up are responsible for all 5 single step techniques.

    Kicking Requirements:

    • Hop round

    • Jump front

    • All previous kicks

    Sparring

  • ORANGE BELT

    Form: Dosan

    Meaning: It is a pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Ch'ang-Ho (1876-1938) who devoted his entire life to furthering the education of Korea and its independent movement.

    Movements: 24

    Single Steps:

    • Combination crescent kick/Round kick

    • Forty-five degree hop side kick

    • Combination side kick/Forearm block/Knife hand strike

    • Triple elbow strike

    • Jump front kick

    Note: Students ages 5-7 are responsible for single steps 3. and 4. only. Any addition single steps presented in testing will improve students score.

    Students ages 8 and up are responsible for all 5 single step techniques.

    Kicking Requirements:

    • Side

    • All previous kicks

    Sparring

  • GREEN BELT

    Form: Dosan

    Meaning: It is the pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Ch'ang-Ho (1876-1938) who devoted his entire life to furthering the education of Korea and its independent movement.

    Movements: 24

    Single Steps:

    • Combination crescent/Reverse crescent kick

    • Combination rising block/Double punch/Ridge-hand/Take-down

    • Combination side kick/Reverse side kick/Forearm block/Back-fist

    • Combination inside crescent kick/Jump front kick/Double punch

    • Jump round kick

    Note: Students ages 5-7 are responsible for single steps 1. and 2. only. Any addition single steps presented in testing will improve students score. Students ages 8 and up are responsible for all 5 single step techniques.

    Kicking Requirements:

    • Reverse side

    • Reverse crescent

    • All previous kicks

    Sparring

  • GREEN BELT BLACK STRIPE

    Form: Won-Hyo

    Meaning: He was a noted monk who introduced Buddism to the Silla Dynasty in the year 686A.D.

    Movements: 28

    Single Steps:

    • Combination crescent/Reverse crescent kick

    • Combination rising block/Double punch/Ridge-hand/Take-down

    • Combination side kick/Reverse side kick/Forearm block/Back-fist

    • Combination inside crescent kick/Jump front kick/Double punch

    • Jump round kick

    Note: Students ages 5-7 are responsible for single steps 3. and 4. only. Any addition single steps presented in testing will improve students score.

    Students ages 8 and up are responsible for all 5 single step techniques.

    Kicking Requirements:

    All previous kicks

    Sparring

  • BLUE BELT

    Form: Won-Hyo

    Meaning: He was a noted monk who introduced Buddism to the Silla Dynasty in the year 686A.D.

    Movements: 28

    Single Steps:

    • Combination palm block/Ridge-hand/Side kick/Reverse crescent kick

    • Combination palm block/Ridge-hand/Side kick/Take-down/Punch

    • Combination side kick/Reverse side kick/Forearm block/Elbow strike/Hip throw/Punch

    • Combination outside crescent kick/Side kick/Reverse ax kick

    • 45 degree reverse side kick

    Note: All students are responsible for all 5 single step techniques.

    Kicking Requirements:

    • Reverse ax kick

    • All previous kicks

    Sparring

  • PURPLE BELT

    Form: Yul Guk

    Meaning: This is the pseudonym of a great philosopher and scholar ,Yi (1536-1584A.D.), nicknamed the "Confucius of Korea." The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on the 38 degree latitude and the diagram (+/-) represents "scholar."

    Movements: 38

    Single Steps:

    • Combination outside-inside crescent kick/Jump reverse crescent kick

    • Combination hook kick-round kick-reverse side kick/Knife-hand block-spearhand/Take-down/Palm strike

    • Front kick/Palm block/Double punch/Elbow strike

    • Combination jumping inside crescent-round kick

    • C-block/Punch/Palm strike/Spear-hand/Round kick

    Note: All students are responsible for all 5 single step techniques.

    Kicking Requirements:

    • Jump reverse crescent kick

    • Hook kick

    • All previous kicks

    Sparring

  • RED BELT

    Form: Joon-Gun

    Meaning: Named after Ahn Joon-Gun who assassinated Hire Bumi Ito, the first Japanese governer general of Korea known as the man who played the leading part of the Korea-Japan merger. The 32 movements in this form represent Mr. Ahn's age when he was executed in Lui-Shung Prision in 1910.

    Movements: 32

    Single Steps:

    • Back leg jump front kick

    • Back leg jump round kick

    • Back leg jump side kick

    Note: All students are responsible for all 3 single step techniques as well as reviewing all previous single step techniques.

    Kicking Requirements:

    • Back leg jump front kick

    • Spinning kick

    • All previous kicks

    Breaking Requirements:

    • Side kick

    • Elbow strike

    Knife Techniques:

    • Attack: Downward thrust

      •  Defense: Knife-hand block/Grab wrist/Knee break/Sweep/Twist wrist/Redirect knife

    Sparring

  • RED BELT BLACK STRIPE

    Form: Toi-Gye

    Meaning: This is the pen name of the noted scholar, Yi Hwang (10 A.D.), an authority of neo-confucianism. The 37 movements of the pattern refer to his birthplace on the 37th degree latitude and the diagram (+/-) represents "scholar."

    Movements: 37

    Single Steps:

    • Back leg jump front kick

    • Back leg jump round kick

    • Back leg jump side kick

    Note: All students are responsible for all 3 single step techniques as well as reviewing all previous single step techniques.

    Kicking Requirements:

    • Back leg jump front, side and round kick

    • Spinning kick

    • Jump reverse side kick

    • All previous kicks

    Breaking Requirements:

    • Reverse side kick

    • Any hand technique (examples: punch, knife hand strike...etc)

    Knife Techniques:

    • Attack: Downward thrust

      • Defense: Knife-hand block/Grab wrist/Knee break/Sweep/Twist wrist/Redirect knife

    •  Attack: Forward thrust

      • Defense: Step back downward palm block/Twist wrist/Kick to groin or body/Take down

    Sparring

  • BROWN

    Form: Hwa-Rang

    Meaning: This is named after the Hwa Rang youth group which originated in the Silla Dynasty about 1350 years ago. This eventually became the actual driving force for the unification of the three kingdoms of Korea.

    Movements: 29

    Single Steps:

    • Back leg jump front kick

    • Back leg jump round kick

    • Back leg jump side kick

    • Outside-inside crescent kick/Slow spinning kick/Side kick

    Note: All students are responsible for all 4 single step techniques as well as reviewing all previous single step techniques.

    Kicking Requirements:

    • Back leg jump front, round and side kick

    • Spinning kick

    • Jump reverse side kick

    • All previous kicks

    Breaking Requirements:

    • Round kick

    • Jump front kick

    Knife Techniques:

    • Attack: Downward thrust

      • Defense: Knife-hand block/Grab wrist/Knee break/Sweep/Twist wrist/Redirect knife

    • Attack: Forward thrust

      • Defense: Step back downward palm block/Twist wrist/Kick to groin or body/Take down

    • Attack: Outside slash

      • Defense: Step inside knife-hand block/Elbow strike

    • Attack: Eye thrust

      •  Defense: Check to outside/Grab/Round kick/Side kick to knee

    Sparring

  • BROWN BELT BLACK STRIPE

    Form: Choong-Moo

    Meaning: Named after the great admiral Soon Shin Lee of the Lee Dynasty. Admiral Lee was in charge of naval operations during the Lee Dynasty. In 1592, Admiral Lee led his battleship (the Ko-Buk-Son) to victory against the Japanese whenever battle occurred. The Ko-Buk-Son was the precursor to the modern day submarine.

    Movements: 28

    Single Steps:

    • Back leg jump front kick

    • Back leg jump round kick

    • Back leg jump side kick

    • Outside-inside crescent kick/Slow spinning kick/Side kick

    • Jump reverse side kick

    Note: All students are responsible for all 5 single step techniques as well as reviewing all previous single step techniques.

    Kicking Requirements:

    • Back leg jump front, round and side kick

    • Spinning kick

    • Jump reverse side kick

    • Flying side kick

    • All previous kicks

    Breaking Requirements:

    • 4 station combination break. (9 seconds to completion)

    • Power break (flying side kick suggested)

    Knife Techniques:

    • Attack: Downward thrust

      •    Defense: Knife-hand block/Grab wrist/Knee break/Sweep/Twist wrist/Redirect knife

    •  Attack: Forward thrust

      • Defense: Step back downward palm block/Twist wrist/Kick to groin or body/Take down

    • Attack: Outside slash

      • Defense: Step inside knife-hand block/Elbow strike

    • Attack: Eye thrust

      • Defense: Check to outside/Grab/Round kick/Side kick to knee

    • Attack: Inside slash

      • Defense: Check/Grab/Round kick to body/Role arm/Kick to face

    Sparring

    Free Style Self Defense

  • Black Belt

    A new beginning