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Test for the rank of Ninja Turtles Exercise Class Level 2 (yellow tip)
# Test Item 1. Chalyut 2. Cyong Net 3. Chun Bi 4. Horse Riding Stance 5. Front Stance 6. Middle & High Punch 7. Low Block 8. Middle Block 9. High Block 10. Front Kick 11. Round Kick 12. Escape from single wrist grab 13. Escape from double wrist grab 14. Escape from neck grab 15. Anti Abduction Self Defense |
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These two boxes explain testing for members of Ninja Turtles Exercise Class for Age 3-6
Those students age 3 to 6 who join Taekwondo in the Ninja Turtles Exercise Class have this one additional test before the other tests and additional training day requirements.
When this test (to the right) is passes the student receives one yellow tip on their belt. They do not need to attend graduation day. A few months later (the number of months depends on their age) they will be asked to change out of the Ninja Turtles Exercise Class and attend the beginning children’s class. There is no test or graduation ceremony for this. After a couple of months, the student will take the test for Advanced White Belt and continue to graduate approximately every three months. They will, however take the tests for 9th gup, 7th gup, and 6th gup twice.
A student of age 6 should take the first “yellow tip” test then change to the older kids class every two months with minimum required classes of 12 and 24. A student of age 5 should take the test then change classes every 3 months with minimum required classes of 20 and 40. A student of age 3 or 4 should take the test then change classes every 4 months with minimum required classes of 25 and 50. |
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Test for the rank of Advanced White Belt
Board breaking will be palm strike. 1. What are your Taekwondo teacher’s names? 2. What degree of black belt do they each have? 3. What kind of martial art do we do at GMTKD? 4. What are your goals in Taekwondo? 5. How do you make attention stance? (chalyut) 6. How do you properly bow? (cyong net) 7. What does it mean when you bow? 8. How do you do ready stance? (Chun Bi) 9. How do you make waiting stance? 10. What do we do in the opening of class? 11. Demonstrate sparring stance. 12. Explain what a vital target is. 13. Name at least five vital targets 14. Explain and demonstrate Kiap. 15. What is a good reason to hit somebody? 16. What is a bad reason to hit somebody? |
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Test for 9th gup (white belt with yellow stripe) young children may take this test twice Breaking at will be round Kick. 1. Horse Riding Demo Routine 2. Front Kick 3. Round Kick 4. Push Kick 5. Wrist Grab Escapes (6 from front) 6. Back Fall 7. Sparring Stance Inching 8. Anti Abduction/Stop drill 9. 10th Gup Terminology 10. Dojang Rules 1-5
Turn in Dojang Rules Self Test from White Belt Book |
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Test for 8th Gup (Yellow Belt)
Board breaking at graduation will be front kick. · Written Test on White Belt Book · Horse-riding Stance Demo Routine · Front Stance Punches and blocks · Reversed Walking Stance Punches and Blocks · White Belt Form · Kicks: Front, Round, Fast Kick, Front Leg Side Kick · Crossover Jump Front Kick · Sparring Stance Inching · Push Kick · Touch-and-Go Round Kicks · Slide, Step, and Switch Footwork · 1 step sparring skit dramatic circling footwork · Wrist Grab Escapes · Self Defense Footwork · Knee Strikes · Various Hammer-fist strikes · Front Fall, Back Fall · 10th Gup and 9th Gup Terminology · Dojang Rules 1-10 You receive extra credit on this test for extra classes attended, practice at home chart from the book, and knowing Tae Geuk 1. |
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Test for 7th Gup (Yellow Belt with Green Stripe) young children may take this test twice
Breaking at graduation will be turn side.
1. Front and Back Stance Punches and Blocks 2. Back Stance Single and Double Chop 3. Tae Geuk 1 4. Back Leg Side Kick 5. Turn Side Kick 6. 5 single kick offensive strategies: Check and kick, Switch and kick Slide and kick, Step and kick Side step and kick 7. Hujin and kick (slide back then kick) 8. 1 step skit with A-shape and B? 9. 3/10 move demo combo 10. Front neck escape (pluck) 11. Front neck escape (arm over) 12. Rear neck escape 13. Recite and Explain Gold Medal Attitude 1 & 2 (turn in coloring pages or essay on these) 14. 8th Gup Terminology List
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Test for Recommended 6th Gup (Green Belt) young children may take this test twice
Board breaking at graduation will be axe kick · Written Test on Yellow Belt Book · Front Stance and Back Stance Punches and Blocks · Back Stance Single and Double Knife Hand Blocks · Spear Hand and Knife Hand Strikes · Tae Geuk 1 and 2 · Padduh Chagi; Ap Bal; Side Kick; Turn Side Kick; Axe Kick; · Regular and Step in Back Kicks; Flying Side Kick · 5 single kick offensive strategies (see test for 7th gup) · Offensive 3 Kick Combos: (Round Round Round, Fast Round Round, and Right Right Left) · 1 Step skit with one-steps A, B, C, and D · Front and rear neck escapes · Escape from double wrist from rear · Escape from arm lock · Self defense elbow strikes (about 7 different ones) · Side Fall and Shoulder Roll · 8th Gup and 7th Gup Terminology · Gold Medal Attitudes 1-4 (turn in coloring pages or essay on GMA 3 & 4)
You receive extra credit on this test for extra classes attended, practice at home chart from the book, and knowing Tae Geuk 3.
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Test for Decisive 6th Gup (Still Green Belt)
Board Breaking will be inward knife hand strike. 1. Recite and Explain Gold Medal Attitude 5 & 6 (turn in coloring pages or essay on these) 2. Tae Geuk 3 3. Front and Back Leg Offensive (moving forward) Cut Kicks 4. Front and Back Leg Defensive (staying in place) Cut Kicks 5. Double Kick 6. Outer Reap Throw 7. Standing rear headlock defense 8. 3/10 move demo combo |
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Test for Recommended 5th Gup (Green Belt with Blue Stripe)
Board breaking at graduation will be flying side kick.
1. Forwards Backfist, Front Stance 2. Tae Geuk 1-3 3. Front and Back Leg Hook kick 4. Back Kick against Round Kick 5. Using Padduh Chagi & Ap Bal 6. One Steps skit with E & F, 7. Headlock from Rear (Bent) 8. Headlock from Front (Bent) 9. Recite and Explain Gold Medal Attitudes 1-8 (turn in coloring pages or essay on GMA 7 and 8) 10. 6th gup terminology |
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Test for Decisive 5th Gup (Still Green Belt with Blue Stripe)
Board breaking at graduation will be elbow strike. 1. Recite/Explain GMA 9 & 10 (turn in coloring pages or essay on these) 2. 3/10 move demo combo 3. Tae Geuk 4, 4. Spin Hook Kick, 5. Front Leg Axe kicks (Ap and Skip-in) 6. Cross Steps 7. Cover Punch 8. One Steps Skit G 9. Bear Hug Defense From Front 10. Bear Hug Defense From Rear 11. Belt Tied Correctly |
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Test for the Rank of 4th Gup (Blue Belt)
Board breaking at graduation will be choice of high kick. · Written Test on Green Belt Book · Basic Move Combinations; Tae Geuk 3 and 4 · Double Kick; High Fast Kick; Front Leg Skip-in and In-place axe kicks · Back Leg, Front Leg, and Spin Hook Kicks; Crossover Jump Side Kick · Basic Footwork, Offensive side Steps; Defensive Side Steps · Using Spinning Counters; Defending Spinning Counters · Using Paduchagi and Ap Bal; Cover Punch · 1 Step Skit A-G, · All Lower Rank Self Defense: Wrist Escapes, Front and Rear Neck Escapes, Wrists grabbed from Behind, Arm Lock, Headlocks, Bear Hugs from Front and Rear · Back/Side/Front Striking Combinations · Outer Reap Throw · 6th Gup and 5th Gup Terminology · Gold Medal Attitudes 1-10 (turn in coloring pages or essay on GMA 9 & 10) You receive extra credit on this test for extra classes attended, practice at home chart from the book, and knowing Tae Geuk 5.
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Test for Recommended 3rd Gup (Blue with Red Stripe)
Breaking at graduation will be punch or double kick. 1. Recite and Explain MDK Principles 1-4 (turn in coloring pages or essay on 3 & 4) 2. Tae Geuk 1-5 3. Jab, Cross, Hook, and Uppercut Boxing Punches 4. 1 Step Skit with H and I 5. Touchdown Kicking combos (using round, axe, cut, and back) 6. Turn Steps 7. Buck, trap and roll (against mount/punch) 8. Pluck and roll (against mount/choke) 9. Pin arms and get up (top of mount) 10. Hip Throw 11. Identifying Korean numbers hanna . . . shwin |
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Test for Decisive 4th Gup (Still Blue Belt)
Board breaking at graduation will be jump side kick. 1. Recite/Explain Moo Duk Kwan Principles 1 and 2 (turn in coloring pages or essay on these) 2. Tae Geuk 5, 3. Forms Uppercut (reverse flip) 4. Inward Crescent Kicks 5. Outward Crescent Kicks 6. 3/10 move demo combo 7. Round round round and round double 8. Fast round round and fast double 9. Right right left and round front leg double 10. Counting to 20 in Korean |
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Test for Decisive 3rd Gup (Still Blue Belt with Red Stripe)
Board breaking at graduation will be nadabong on the ground. 1. Tiger Stance palm blocks and double chops 2. Tae Geuk 6 3. 1 step skit J & K 4. Nadabong on the ground 5. 3/10 move demo combo 6. Jump Back Kick 7. 3 part drills (basic understanding) 8. Snow angel hip bump (mount) 9. Squat mount defense 10. Recite/Explain MDK 5 & 6 (turn in coloring pages or essay on these) 11. Counting and recognizing Eel through Ship;
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Test for the Rank of 2nd Gup (Red Belt)
Board breaking at graduation will be jump back kick. · Written Test on Blue Belt Book · Jab, Cross, Hook and Uppercut Punches · Tiger Stance Basics and Front Stance Scissor Block · Tae Geuk 5 and 6 · Fast, ap bal, Hujin and Padduchagi Double Kicks; Nadabong on the Ground · Kicking Combos with Touchdown, Jump Back Kick · 6 offensive three kick combos (includes double kick versions) · 3 part drills, starting & not starting, with round kick, fast kick, and another kick · Turn Steps · 1 steps skit A-K · Review Self Defense · Mount Self Defense (Top and Bottom and other mounts also) · Hip Throw · 4th Gup and 3rd Gup Terminology (both kinds of counting) · Moo Duk Kwan Principles 1-8 (turn in coloring pages or essay on 7 & 8) You receive extra credit on this test for extra classes attended, practice at home chart from the book, and knowing Tae Geuk 7. |
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Test for Decisive 2nd Gup (Still Red Belt)
Board breaking will be round kick, no set up time. 1. Tae Geuk 7, 2. Multiple round kicks, no tourchdown 3. Multiple side kicks, no tourchdown 4. 2 on 1 sparring and self defense positioning 5. 3/10 move demo combo 6. Guard bottom (control and kick off) 7. Guard top (pass and go out and pass and go to top mount 8. Referee terms and hand signals for starting and ending a match. 9. Moo Duk Kwan Principles 9, 10, 11 (turn in coloring pages or essay on these) |
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Test for 1st Gup (Red Belt with black stripe)
Board breaking at graduation will be choice of nadabong on the ground with no set up time or nadabong in the air.
1. Inward, outward, and downward knife hand strikes 2. Tae Geuk 1-6, 3. Tae Geuk 7 4. Round Kick Hook Kick Combos 5. Nadabong in the air 6. 1 Step Skit L & M 7. Double Leg Take Down 8. Referee Terms and Hand Signals for starting and ending a match, both kinds of time-outs, and declaring the winner of the match 9. Moo Duk Kwan Principles 1-11
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Test for Decisive 1st Gup (Still Red Belt with Black Stripe)
Board breaking at graduation will be choice of ridge hand or twisting kick. 1. Ridge Hand 2. Arc Hand 3. Tae Geuk 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4. Tae Geuk 8 5. 1step skit with N & O 6. Keeping away with front and side kicks 7. Kick Knee and Get up 8, 9, 10 Dojang Rules, Gold Medal Attitudes, Moo Duk Kwan Principles 11. Referee Signals to Call Penalties 12. Judging Points (electronic & manual) 13. Open Book Written Test on Red Belt Book
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Test for The Rank of “Black Belt Candidate” (Red Belt with Black Stripe with Black Tips)
Board breaking at graduation will be choice of pop up kick. · Written test on the Red Belt Book (Not open book, do it at the dojang) · 3 kinds of Knife Hand Strike; Ridge Hand; and Arc Hand · Tae Geuk 1-8 · Nadabong in the Air; No Touchdown Kicking Combos; Twisting Kick; and Pop Up Kicks · 10 move Creative Form (like for demos) · 1-steps skit with A-O · Guard Self Defense, Top and Bottom · Ground against Standing Self Defense · Double Leg Takedown · Refereeing (penalties, winner, time outs, terms, 8-counts) · Dojang Rules, Gold Medal Attitudes, Moo Duk Kwan Principles You receive extra credit on this test for extra classes attended, practice at home chart from the book, and knowing Koryo. |
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FUN AND FITNESS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! |
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About Joining Classes: |
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For Current Members: |
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Other Things: |
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Beginning with testing in November of 2009, we will use the testing lists below.
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Additional Requirements to Earn (Sr. or Jr.) Black Belt
· 10 Non-Technical Competencies 1. Student takes advantage of all available time for repetition. 2. Student is able to hold positions for necessary length of time. 3. Student can be trusted to make good decisions about when to use physical force. 4. Student does not complain about being asked to exert themselves. 5. Student is respectful of all other members. 6. Student attends classes and other events on a regular basis. 7. Student sees fulfilling the requirements for black belt as their own responsibility. 8. Student works to improve Taekwondo ability and understanding outside of class. 9. Student focuses on themselves and teacher more than other students. 10. Student sets an example that other members of the school should follow.
Student will be evaluated on the above criteria from the time they reach blue belt. At least 8 of the 10 must be “passed” before reaching red belt, all 10 before black belt.
· 20 Technical Competencies (see additional sheet to be kept at dojang) including basic positions, stances, blocks, strikes, kicks, making a 1-step, and shoulder roll. It is expected that the student will occasionally ask a senior instructor to test them on an item or two of the student’s choice. It would not be unusual to take three tries to pass a single item and all 20 must be passed before black belt. Start around blue belt!
· 400 Training Days (Since joining) · 100 Teaching Credits · 10 Tournaments/Demonstrations · Passing Essay on Topic to be Given when testing for Black Belt Candidate
When we have a group of 1st gup students with above requirements almost completed, a black belt graduation will be schedule, testing fees due, and rehearsals started. |