8th Gup Yellow Belt Testing Requirements
Eligibility for promotion to the rank of 8th Gup begins after 10 hrs of training and is at the discretion of the instructor.
Verbal Requirements
- Meaing of the Belt Colors
- White
- Beginning - A seed of knowledge being planted.
- Yellow
- Foundation - Traditional building blocks that make up TaeKwon-Do
- Green
- Development - Expansion of learning
- Blue
- Understanding - Having a clearer perception of TaeKwon-Do training
- Understanding - Having a clearer perception of TaeKwon-Do training
- Red
- Caution - Danger resulting from using techniques that are not fully understood because of a short training time to devolpe technical knowledge
- Black
- Calmness - Confidence
- Calmness - Confidence
- White
- Definition of Dan-Gun
- Dan-Gun is named after the holy Dan-Gun, the legendary founder of Korean in the year 2333 BC.
Patterns
Three Step Sparring 7-9
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Three-Step Sparring 7-9
#7 Attack: Walking stance downward obverse knife hand strike Defense: Walking stance obverse rising forearm block (3 times) Counter: Reverse long fist to throat #8 Attack: L-stance high turning kick Defense: Sitting stance moving the left foot first, twin straight forearm checking block (2 times) Counter: Switch to right foot front snap check kick #9 Attack: L-stance low front snap kick Defense: L-stance (moving right foot) low X- pressing block (2 times) Counter: Shift to C, left front check kick and then right high turn kick |
Kicking
- Pick shaped kick - gok-kaengii chagi
- Front checking kick - apcha mom chagi
- Crescent kick - bandal chagi
- Hooking kick - golcho chagi
- Flying side kick - Twimgyo yop chagi
Breaking
Requirement based on body weight and adjustable at the discretion of the instructor.
- Consecutive Kicking - Front kick-Back kick
Requirement based on body weight and adjustable at the discretion of the instructor.