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Testing Requirements for Red Belt (2^nd Gup)

Time Requirements
The student should have trained as a Brown Belt for a minimum of 3 months and have attended 21 classes.

Teaching Requirements
The student must log 12 hours of time assisting the instructors in teaching to junior students demonstrating their knowledge of basic technique thoroughly.

Form
Choong-Moo (30 Movements) – Choong-Moo was the name given to the great Admiral Yi Soon-Sin of the Yi Dynasty. He was reputed to have invented the first armored battleship (Kobukson) in 1592, which is said to be the precursor of the present day submarine. This pattern ends with a left hand attack, to symbolize his regrettable death. He was noted for his unrestrained loyalty to the King.

Won-Hyo, Yul-Guk, and Joon-Gun will also be tested.

Academic Knowledge

1. The Meaning of Red Belt

The color of blood signifies danger and is a warning to the student to temper her newly found skills and techniques with control and wisdom.

2. The student must present a written a paper of at least two pages in length that describes what it means to the student to become a black belt and what the student has learned about him or herself in their Tae Kwon Do journey thus far.

Basic Techniques

1. Jump Turning Crescent Kick
2. (FS) Forward:  Triple Punch
3. (FS) Backward:  High Block, Front Kick, Reverse Punch
4. (FtS) Back Fist, Sliding Hook Kick
5. (FS) Back Fist, Defensive Side Kick

Sparring
Free Sparring against one opponent

Self-Defense Techniques
Ho Sin Sool – Free Form Self-Defense against five attacks of the student’s choice.

Breaking
2-Boards with a Jump Kick