Purple Belt

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Testing Requirements for Purple Belt (5^th Gup)

Time Requirements

The student should have trained as a Sr. Blue Belt for a minimum of 3 months and have attended 21 classes.

Teaching Requirements

The student must log 6 hours of time assisting the instructors in teaching to junior students demonstrating their knowledge of basic technique thoroughly.

Form

Toi-Gye (37 Movements) – Toi-Gye is the pen name of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16th century) an authority on neo-Confucianism. The 37 movements of the pattern refer to his birthplace on 37-degree latitude, the diagram represent "scholar".

Academic Knowledge

The Meaning of Purple Belt

The color purple represents the changing sky of dawn, as once again the student undergoes a new change and prepares for the transition to advanced student.

Basic Techniques

Sparring

One Step #13, One Step #14, Semi-Free Sparring

Self-Defense Techniques

Self-Defense Techniques #17, Self-Defense Techniques #18

Breaking

1-Board Punch or Knife-Hand (Standing)

Testing Requirements for Purple Belt (5th Gup)