3rd Gup

TEST REQUIREMENTS

3rd Gup/Blue belt-Red stripe:

Minimum of 24 classes

Knowledge and execution of the following techniques:

Stances: Ready (Jhoon-be), Attention (Char-yeot), Bow (Kyung-rae), Horse, Side, Front, Reverse, Trophy-man, Back

Blocks: Low, Outside Middle, Outside Middle (palm out), Inside Middle (Mahki), High, X-block (cross)

Hand: Regular punch, Reverse punch, Double Punch, Triple Punch, Ridgehand Strike, Knifehand Strike, Tiger Mouth strike, Backfist Strike, Spearhand Strike, Single Sudo, Double Sudo, Jebbi Poom

Foot: Front Kick, Back kick, Roundhouse Kick, Step Side Kick, Pivot Side Kick, Ox Jaw strike, Turning Back Kick, Spinning Back Kick, Step Heel Kick, Pivot Heel Kick, Turning Heel Kick, Spinning Heel Kick, Inside Crescent Kick, Outside Crescent Kick, Ax Kick

Forms: Kicho IL (one), Kicho EE (two), Kicho SAM (three), Taeguek IL Jang (one), Taeguek EE Jang (two), Taeguek SAM Jang (three), Taeguek SA Jang (four), Taegeuk O Jang (five), Taeguek Yuk Jang (six)

Timing Drills: 25

Self Defense: 35

Board Breaking: Options-Front Snap Kick, Jumping Front Snap Kick, Ripple Roundhouse

Korean Terminology & Taekwondo Tenets: Thorough knowledge of terms & Tenets