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Testing Requirements by Rank

Rank
prior to testing

Form

Min. Time

Min. Classes

One Steps/
Sparring/
Non-sparring

Foot Breaking Technique

Hand Breaking Technique

Other Requirements

White

Ki-Bon

None

None

One-Steps

None

None

  

Yellow

Dan-Gun

2 months

12

One-Steps

None

None

  

Orange & Sr Orange

Do-San

2 months

14

Sparring Combinations

None

None

  

Green

Won-Hyo

2 months

14

Sparring
(All Ranks from this point forward spar at Testing)

None

None

  

Sr. Green

Won-Hyo

2 months

14

Non Sparring Defensive Techniques

None

None

  
Purple Yul-Guk 2 months

14

        
Sr. Purple Yul-Guk 2 months

14

Non Sparring Defensive Techniques

None

None

Blue

Joong-Gun

2 months

14

  

None

None

  

Sr. Blue

Joong-Gun

2 months

14

Non Sparring Defensive Techniques

Front or Side Kick

1 Approved

 Board breaking at testing for Sr Blue is for practice only

Brown

Hwa-Rang

2 months

14

   Front or Side Kick

1 Approved

  

Sr. Brown

Hwa-Rang

2 months

14

Non Sparring Defensive Techniques

 Front or Side Kick

1 Approved

  

Red

Choong-Moo

2 months

14

   Side or Round Kick

1 Approved

  

Sr. Red

Choong-Moo

2 months

16

Non Sparring Defensive Techniques

 Side or Round Kick

1 Approved

  

1st Probationary Black Belt

Gwang-Gae

2 months

16

 Non Sparring Defensive Techniques 2 Basic Kicks #
(Two kicks with two different legs)

None

Tournament within last 12 months

1st Recommended Black Belt

Gwang-Gae

2 months

16

Non Sparring Defensive Techniques

 2 Basic Kicks*#
(Two different kicks with different legs)

None

  

1st Decided Black Belt

Poe-Eun

4 months

18
test cycle

Non Sparring Defensive Techniques

 1 Side or Round Kick
1 Spin Side Kick *#

1 Student Choice

  

1st Sr. Black Belt

Gae-Baek

6 months

18
test cycle

Non Sparring Defensive Techniques

 1 Side or Round Kick
1 Jump Kick #

1 Student Choice

 Tournament or Camp within last 12 months

2nd Degree Black Belt

Choong-Jang

8 months

18
test cycle

Non Sparring Defensive Techniques

 1 Spin Kick
1 Jump Kick #

1 Student Choice

  

2nd Decided Black Belt

Yoo-Sin

8 months

18
test cycle

Non Sparring Defensive Techniques

 1 Spin Kick
1 Jump Kick #

1 Student Choice

Tournament or Camp within last 12 months

2nd Sr. Black Belt
must be 13 years old to test for 3rd

Ul-Ji

10 months

18
test cycle

 

 1 Jump Spin Kick
1 Spin Kick #^

1Student choice

Tournament or Camp within last 12 months
3rd Degree Black Belt
must be 15 to test for 3rd Dec

Yon-Gae

12 months

96

 

 1 Jump Spin Kick
1 Jump Kick #^

1 Student Choice
3rd Decided Black Belt
must be 18 to test for 3rd Sr

Juche

12 months

96

 1 Jump Spin Kick
1 Jump or Spin Kick
& 1 Basic Kick#^

1 Student Choice
3rd Sr. Black Belt
must be 21 to test for 4th

Ko-Dang

12 months

96

   1 Jump Spin Kick
1 Jump or Spin Kick &
1 Basic Kick#^

2 Student Choice

  
4th Degree Black Belt
must be 23 to test for 4th Sr

Choi-Yong

2 years

192

   1 360 Jump Spin Kick
1 Jump Spin Kick
1 Spin Kick & 1 Basic Kick#^

1 Student Choice

  
4th Sr. Black Belt
must be 25 to test for 5th

Tong-Il

2 years

192

   1 360 Jump Spin Kick
1 Jump Spin Kick
1 Spin Kick & 1 Basic Kick#

2 Student Choice

  
5th Degree Black Belt

Moon-Moo

5 years

480

   1 360 Jump Spin Kick
1 Jump Spin Kick
1 Jump Kick
1 Spin Kick & 1 Basic Kick#^

2 Student Choice

  
(Once a student has earned the rank of 6th Degree Black Belt, there are no additional testings for which you can receive a no-change, but the time requirement to achieve the next rank is in years equal to the number of bars on the current belt. For example, once you are a 6th degree, you must wait 6 years to perform a demo and to be awarded your 7th Degree Black Belt.)         Definition of symbols
#-Must break with Different Legs
^-One foot technique station has an one additional board added:
3-Board station for males age 15 and older;
2-Board station for all females and for males age 13-14

Explanation of hand techniques
If 2 hand techniques are required, they must be with different hands

  

2-3 Non Sparring Techniques - These are techniques typically thought of when non-martial artists think of self-defense and may include wrist locks, arm bars and take downs.