Belt Test Requirements

You must know everything below the belt level you are testing for as well.


Click here for Required Knowledge and Terminology pdf
Click here for Hand Techniques pdf

  • All poomse, self defense, and one-steps can be found on the video page. Links here are for PDFs outlining the movements.

    Belt Gup Poomse Basics Kicks Breaking Self-defense One-Step Sparring
    Yellow stripe 9 kibon poomse low bk FS
    high bk FS
    mid bk - in FS
    mid bk - out FS

    front
    high
    RH
    side

    axe set 1 (5)
    "release"
     1-5
    Yellow 8

    taeguk il-jang (1)

    palgwe il-jang

    reverse out mid (face) bk FS
    neck chop - in FS
    back fist FS
    axe
    back
    slide side
    slide side set 2 (5)
    "basic locks"
     6-10
    Green stripe 7

    taeguk ee-jang (2)

    palgwe ee-jang

    neck chop - out BS
    dbl knife bk BS
    single knife bk BS
    turn RH
    jump front
    front leg RH
    back set 3 (5)
    "elbow breaks"
     11-15
    Green 6 taeguk sam-jang (3)

    palgwe sam-jang

    palm heel jaw strike FS
    dbl fist low bk BS
    dbl fist mid bk BS
    jump front leg RH
    front hook
    counter RH
    step back set 4 (3)
    "tie ups"
     16-20
    Blue stripe 5 taeguk sa-jang (4)

    palgwe sa-jang

    dbl low knife bk BS
    open high bk + neck chop FS
    spear strike - body FS
    jump turn RH
    spin
    2x back (2 sides)
    spin set 5 (5)
    "front grabs I"
     21-25
    Blue 4 taeguk oh-jang (5)

    palgwe oh-jang

    high knife hand bk - out FS
    push bk FS/TS
    elbow strike - jaw FS
    jump dbl RH
    front snap axe
    jump back
    fake spin
    jump back
    all  all
    Red stripe 3 taeguk yook-jang (6)

    palgwe yook-jang

    dbl out mid bk FS
    low fist cross bk FS
    high fist cross bk FS

    counter double RH
    push
    counter jump turn RH
    jump high
    jump axe
    all  all
    Red 2 taeguk chil-jang (7)

    palgwe chil-jang

    scissor bk FS/TS
    throat spear strike FS
    throat grab FS/TS
    jump 3x RH
    jump front snap axe
    in/out fake RH
    flying side
    high turning RH
    all  all
    Black stripe 1 taeguk pal-jang (8)

    palgwe pal-jang

    low knife cross bk TS
    double fist out mid bk FS
    elbow strike - chin FS
    jump dbl turn back
    3x spin
    low/high fake RH
    jump dbl back
    jump turn axe
    all  all

    Will also be evaluated on:

    Required Knowledge and Terminology
    Hand Techniques
    Combination kicks
    Sparring
    Respect, concentration, patience, etc.

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