Belt Requirements
Here are examples of minimum requirements for belt exams. For promotions, both effectiveness and effort are considered. For new belt requirements, students should demonstrate that they can successfully execute the new techniques most of the time. While advancing to further ranks, students should strive for improvement on previous requirements, with the eventual goal of being able to successfully execute those techniques nearly all of the time.
9th Gup (White Belt with Yellow Stripe)
Basic Commands:
ready, attention, bow, stop
Basic Stances:
front, back, fighting
Basic Kicks:
stretch/warm-up kicks, rear-leg front snap, rear-leg roundhouse, rear-leg side
Basic Strikes:
middle punch (rear-hand punch), palm-heel strike
Basic Blocks:
downward, inner forearm
Form:
Chun-Ji
Self-Defense:
outside wrist grab, inside wrist grab, double wrist grab
Sparring:
3-step sparring, no-contact free sparring
Break Test:
1" board with a rear-leg side kick or step-behind side kick, 1" board with a palm-heel strike
10th Gup (Yellow Belt)
Commands:
ready, attention, bow, stop, begin
Stances:
front, back, fighting, sitting
Kicks:
stretch/warm-up kicks, rear-leg front snap, rear-leg roundhouse, rear-leg side, inside-out crescent, outside-in crescent, front-leg front snap, jump front snap, front-leg roundhouse, front-leg side, step-behind side, spinning back
Strikes:
middle punch (rear-hand punch), palm-heel strike, hammerfist, reverse punch, jab (front-hand punch), palm-down knifehand, front-hand backfist
Blocks:
downward, inner forearm, rising, outer forearm, double knifehand guard, "C" block
Forms:
Chun-Ji, Dan-Gun
Self-Defense:
outside wrist grab, inside wrist grab, double wrist grab, double wrist grab from the rear, collar grab, choke from the front, choke from the rear
Sparring:
3-step sparring, no-contact free sparring
Break Test:
1" board with a rear-leg side kick or step-behind side kick, 1" board with a palm-heel strike