| ADULT GRADING SYLLABUS |
| White Belt 10th Grade |
- Attention, Parallel, Sitting and Walking stances
- Sitting Stance Single and Double Punch
- Walking Stance Punch and Reverse Punch
- Front Raising Kick
- Front Snap Kick
- Turning Kick
- Step in Side Kick
- Walking Stance Lower and Raising Blocks
- Verbal (e.g. stance dimensions, tenets of TKD)
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| White Belt 9th Grade |
- L-Stance
- L-Stance Knifehand Strike
- L-Stance Knifehand Guarding Block
- L-Stance Inner Forearm Block
- Side Kick
- Axe Kick
- Chon-ji Pattern
- 1 Step Sparring (1, 2)
- Verbal (e.g. stance dimensions, tenets of TKD)
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| Yellow Belt 8th Grade |
- Walking Stance Front Kick—Double Punch
- L-Stance Twin Forearm Block
- Walking Stance Lower Block—Raising Block
- Turning Kick—Step-in Side Kick
- Side Kick—Step-in Side Kick
- Basic blocks
- Dan Gun Pattern
- 1 Step Sparring (3,4)
- Free Sparring
- Verbal (e.g. stance dimensions, pattern meanings, belt color significance)
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| Yellow Belt 7th Grade |
- Walking Stance Backfist Strike
- Walking Stance Wedging Block
- Walking Stance Outer Forearm Block—Reverse Punch
- Walking Stance Straight Fingertip Thrust
- Double Turning Kick
- Front Kick—Jumping Front Kick
- Checking Kick—Side Kick
- Do San Pattern
- 1 Step Sparring (5-8)
- Free Sparring
- Verbal (e.g. stance dimensions, pattern meanings, belt color significance)
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| Green Belt 6th Grade |
- Fixed Stance
- Bending Ready Stance
- Walking Stance Circular Block
- Turning Kick—Back Kick
- Double Side Kick
- Won Hyo Pattern
- 1 Step Sparring (9-12)
- Free Sparring
- Verbal (e.g. stance dimensions, pattern meanings, belt color significance)
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| Green Belt 5th Grade |
- X-Stance
- Walking Stance Hooking Block
- Side Kick—Back Kick
- Turning Kick—Step-in Hook Kick
- Step in Axe Kick—Turning Kick
- Yul Gok Pattern
- 1 Step Sparring (13-16)
- Free Sparring
- Verbal (e.g. stance dimensions, pattern meanings, belt color significance)
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Blue Belt
4th Grade |
- Low Stance
- Rear Footed Stance
- X-Fist Raising Block
- Upward Palm Block
- Twin Vertical Punch
- Twin Upset Punch
- Reverse Knifehand Block
- Turning Kick—Jumping Side Kick
- Double Side Kick—Back Kick
- Joong Gun Pattern
- 1 Step Sparring (17-20) + 2 of your own
- Free Sparring
- Padwork
- Verbal (e.g. stance dimensions, pattern meanings, belt color significance)
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Blue Belt
3rd Grade |
- X-Fist Pressing Block
- Low Section Knifehand Guarding Block
- Front Leg Front Kick—Jumping Turning Kick
- Side Kick—Jumping Side Kick
- Toi Gye Pattern
- 1 Step Sparring (21-24) + 2 of your own
- Free Sparring
- Padwork
- Verbal (e.g. stance dimensions, pattern meanings, belt color significance)
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Red Belt
2nd Grade |
- L-Stance Punch
- Reverse Turning Kick
- Turning Kick—Jumping Back Kick
- Basic Kicks—Jumping Kick Combinations
- Hwa Rang Pattern
- 1 Step Sparring (25, 26) + 4 of your own
- Free Sparring
- Padwork
- Verbal (e.g. stance dimensions, pattern meanings, belt color signification)
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Red Belt
1st Grade |
- Double Kick Combinations:
Front/Turning
Hooking/Turning
Turning/Side
- Double Kicks—Jump Kick Combinations
- Choong Moo Pattern
- 1 Step Sparring (26, 27) + 4 of your own
- Free Sparring
- Padwork
- Verbal (e.g. stance dimensions, pattern meanings, belt color significance)
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You may be required to perform any or all of the
previous material at each
examination. |
