5th Gup

TEST REQUIREMENTS

5th Gup/Green belt-Blue stripe:

Minimum of 12 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

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,

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)

Timing Drills: 15

Self Defense: 25

Board Breaking: Turning Back Kick or Turning Side Kick

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