White Belt
Nak Bup: Front, Back, Left, Right
Stances: Ready, Horseback, Walking and Forward
Basic Blocking Routine
Self-Defense
Jab & Reverse Punches
Kicks: Front Snap Kick, Roundhouse, Rising and Crescent
Oral Test: Count 1-10, Five Aims, Basic Terminology |
Yellow Belt
Sa Bang Chuk 1
Poomse: Tae Guk Il Jang (Kee Bon Poomse for Children)
Self-Defense
Kicks: Axe, Side, Basic Kicking
Board Breaking: Adults – Front Snap Kick, Children – Flying Side Kick
Nak Bup: Combination
Oral test: Student Creed, Count 1-20 |
Orange Belt
Sa Bang Chuk 2
Poomse: Tae Guk Ee Jang
Self-Defense
Stance: Back Stance
Kicks: Skipping Front Snap, Roundhouse, Side, Axe
Oral test: Eleven Commandments of Taekwondo |
Green Belt
Sa Bang Chuck 3
Poomse: Tae Guk Sam Jang
Self-Defense
Kick: Spinning Back Kick
Board Breaking: Adult: Knife Hand, Children: Front Snap Kick
Oral Test: History of Taekwondo (Children: 3 ancient Kingdoms of Korea) |
Blue Belt
Sa Bang Chuck 4
Poomse: Tae Guk Sa Jang
Kicks: Skipping Hook Kick
1 Step Sparring: 1 & 2 (adults only)
Oral Test: Philosophy of Taekwondo (Children: Meanings of the 5 Codes |
High Blue Belt
Sa Bang Chuck 5
Poomse: Palgue Il Jang
1 Step Sparring: 1-4 (adults only)
Self-Defense
Board Breaking: Skipping Side Kick
Oral Test: Children-History of Taekwondo (Adults-No question for this test) |
Purple Belt
Sa Bang Chuk 6
Poomse: Tae Guk Oh Jang
1 Step Sparring: 1-6 (adults only)
Self-Defense
Kicks: Spinning Back Hook Kick
Oral Test: Old names of Taekwondo (minimum of 3) |
High Purple Belt
Sa Bang Chuk 7
Poomse: Palgue Ee Jang
1 Step Sparring: 1-8 (adults only)
Self-Defense
Board Breaking: Jumping Front Kick
Oral Test: Taekwondo/Olympic Relations |
Red Belt
Sa Bang Chuk 8
Poomse: Tae Guk Yuk Jang
1 Step Sparring: 1-10 (adults), 1&2 (children)
Self-Defense
Kick: Narabang
Board Breaking: Reverse Punch
Oral Test: No question for this test |
High Red Belt
Sa Bang Chuk 9
Poomse: Palgue Sam Jang
1 Step Sparring: 1-12 (adults), 1-5 (children)
Self-Defense
Board Breaking: Spinning Back Kick
Oral Test: Explain the meaning of the Ji Do Kwan symbol |
Brown Belt
Sa Bang Chuk 10
Poomse: Tae Guk Chil Jang
1 Step Sparring: 1-14 (adults), 1-7 (children)
Self-Defense
Board Breaking: Spinning Back Hook Kick
Oral Test: Children-Biography (Sabumnim chooses subject), Adults-No question for this test |
High Brown Belt
Sa Bang Chuk 11
Poomse: Palgue Sa Jang
1 Step Sparring: 1-16 (adults), 1-10 (children)
Self-Defense
Board Breaking: Adult – 2 Boards, Spinning Back Kick, Children – 1″ Board, Spinning Back Kick
Oral Test: Student chooses one of the 11 Commandments of Taekwondo and explains its importance. |
Red-Black
Sa Bang Chuck 12
Poomse: Tae guk Pal Jang
1 Step Sparring: 1-18 (adults), 1-12 (children)
Self-Defense
Board Breaking: 2 station breaking (1 hand technique and 1 kick)
Oral Test: No question for this test |
Bo Dan
Sa Bang Chuk: 1-13
Poomse: Palgue Oh Jang (Tae Guks 1-8 & Palgues 1-5)
1 Step Sparring: 1-20 (adults), 1-15 (children)
Self-Defense: ALL
Board Breaking: 3 Station Technical, 3 Board Back Kick, Power Breaking w/Hand
Tests: Written Test, Written & Oral Essays |
Black Belt – First Dan
Koryo Poomse
Sa Bang Chuck: 14
1 Step Sparring: 21&22 (adults), 16&17 (children)
Self-Defense
Target Sparring
Board Breaking |
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