Rank Requirements
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Black Belt
A new beginning