4th Gup

TEST REQUIREMENTS

4th Gup/Blue belt:

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

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)

Timing Drills: 20

Self Defense: 30

Board Breaking: Options-Ridgehand, Backfist, Sudo

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