Download the syllabus from here.
The grading requirements are shown below.
Promotion to Blue Tag / 5th Kup | |
Minimum of 30 hours class time since last grading. | |
Basics | Short Back Stance
Low Guarding Block Downward Back Fist Strike Jumping Front Kick (Back Leg) Front Rolling Breakfall |
Patterns | Basic Hand Pattern 3 Taegeuk Sam Jang |
1-Step | 3 techniques, from both left and right |
Sparring | Free no contact |
Breaking | Front Kick |
Self Defence | 3 x Straight Wrist Grab |
Miscellaneous | Meaning of Taegeuk Sam Jang Describe Etiquette of 1-Step Attention / Bow in Korean |
Sample Combinations
- Back stance, inner palm block, switch to forward stance, reverse-hand middle section punch
- Walking stance, inner knifehand strike, spin backwards, downward back fist strike into back stance
- Forward stance, inner block, downward back fist strike – same hand
- Forward stance, low block, pull back short back stance, downward hammer fist
- Forward stance, front hook kick using back leg, into forward stance
- Walking stance, back leg jumping front kick into walking stance
- Walking stance, 45° roundhouse kick, jumping 360° 45° roundhouse kick into walking stance
- Walking stance, hold side kick extended – 15 seconds each side