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White, Yellow, & Advanced Yellow Belts

White Belt

*White Belts need to pass 6 skill assessments (stripes) to be eligible to test for Yellow Belt.

Yellow Stripe:  Answer the 3 Self-Defense Questions:

  • Do you want to fight?  "No, sir!" 

  • Will you fight if necessary?  "Yes, sir!"

  • Are you afraid to fight?   "Fear does not control my actions!"

 

Green Stripe:  Demonstrate Blocking Drills (see video)

  1. Low block/backfist

  2. Outer forearm block/punch

  3. Outside block/knifehand

 

Blue Stripe:  Demonstrate Combinations (see video)

  1. Jab/punch/back leg front kick

  2. Back leg front kick/jab/hook punch

  3. Side kick/knifehand/punch

 

Purple Stripe:  Demonstrate Basic Stances

  • Attention, Ready, Front, Back, Sitting, Fighting, and Open Guard

 

Red Stripe:  Demonstrate One-Steps (see video)

(from attacker stepping forward to punch/grab or push)

  1. Side step/outer forearm block/step forward/palm heel(ribs)/palm heel(face)/punch(face)

  2. Step back/outside block/palm heel(face)/back leg front kick(stomach)

 

Black Stripe:  Demonstrate Combatives (see video)

(from attacker stepping forward to punch/grab or push)

  1. Step back/front leg side kick/backfist/ punch/get out

  2. Step back/back leg step forward/outer forearm block/elbow(face)/backfist(ribs)/ front leg side kick

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What am I going to do at TESTING?

  • Demonstrate Blocking Drills on command

  • Demonstrate Combinations on command

  • Demonstrate One-Steps from memory

  • Demonstrate Combatives from memory

  • Answer the 3 Self-Defense Questions

Practice Videos

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What am I going to do at TESTING?

  • Blocking Drills (by judge's count)

  • Combinations (by judge's count)

  • One-Steps (by memory)

  • Combatives (by memory)

  • Explain the Cycle Topic (see Digital Dojang)

  • Translate Korean Terms of the Cycle (see Digital Dojang)

Practice Videos

Yellow Belt

*Yellow Belts need to pass 5 skill assessments (stripes) to be eligible to test for Advanced Yellow Belt.

Green Stripe:  3 Blocking Drills (see video)

  1. Outside palm block/punch

  2. X-block/elbow

  3. Hook block/palm heel

 

Blue Stripe:  3 Combinations (see video)

  1.  Jab/punch/back leg round kick

  2. Side step/sideways hammerfist/punch

  3. Back leg front kick/round kick/backfist

 

Purple Stripe:  Dan-Gun Hyung (see video)

 

Red Stripe:  One-Step Sparring (see video)

 

Black Stripe:  Combative Sparring (see video below)

Advanced Yellow Belt

*Advanced Yellow Belts need to pass 3 skill assessments (stripes) to be eligible to test for Green Belt.

Green Stripe:  Demonstrate Form (Won-Hyo Hyung) (see video)

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Blue Stripe: Demonstrate Clapper Target Drills

  1. Reverse Punch

  2. Elbow Strike

  3. Outside Crescent Kick

  4. Back Leg Front Kick

  5. Back Leg Round Kick

  6. Front Leg Side Kick


Black Stripe:  Demonstrate Combatives (see video)

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What am I going to do at TESTING?

  • Won-Hyo Hyung (form)

  • Combatives with a partner

  • Explain the Cycle Topic (see Digital Dojang

  • Translate Korean Terms of the Cycle (see Digital Dojang)

Practice Videos

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