Belt Requirements

White Belt Orange Belt Blue Belt Stand at attention All previous requirements All previous requirements Bow Outer forearm block reverse Inner forearm block in front combination in front stance Open parallel ready stance Hooking block & reverse Half-step turn hooking block Sitting stance (horse stance, riding stance) Supported vertical spear-hand Reverse forward in front stance Fighting (defensive) stance C-block with knife-hands Back fist in front stance Front stance Back fist in X-stance Wedging block (twin outer Back stance Double inner forearm block forearm block) in front stance in front stance Middle punch in sitting stance Round /step side kick Spinning hook kick Reverse punch in sitting stance combination Pattern Yul Gok Front kick Back leg side kick Round kick Spin side kick Purple Belt Ax kick Pattern Do San All previous requirements Step side kick Skill stripes–sit ups & push ups Ridge hand strike (block) palm up Rising block in front stance Green Belt Palm scooping block Low block in front stance All previous requirements Reverse upper elbow strike Step and punch Ready stance “A” (lunge punch) in front stance Twin vertical punch Reverse knife hand chop Twin upset punch Inner forearm block in back stance (palm up) in back stance X-block Pattern Chon Ji Side punch in fixed stance Double palm pressing block Recite the Bent stance “Five Tenets of ” Angle punch Reverse inner forearm block Stick block Yellow Belt to the low area in front stance All previous requirements Reverse punch in front stance Rear foot stance Back fist/reverse punch Hook kick Closed parallel stance combination in fighting stance Skip round kick/jump Slipping from back Double knife-hand guarding block round kick combination to front stance in back stance Pattern Won Hyo Slipping from front to back stance C-block in back stance Contact Hammer fist Pattern Jhoon Gun Skipping round kick Pattern Dan Gun Two-stepping sparring Skill stripes–belt tying & leg ups

3520 12th Street NE · Washington, DC 20017 · [email protected] · northeasttaekwondo.com Red Belt Useful Information All previous requirements Reverse upset spear-hand The Five Tenets of Taekwondo in front stance (low area) Low block/back fist combination Courtesy W-shaped (mountain) block Integrity Twin punch to the low area in back stance Perseverance Head grab/ strike combination Self Control High horizontal spear-hand Indomitable Spirit Arc hand strike Jump back kick Terminology Backward break fall Attention...... Chary-ut Pattern Toi Gae Bow ...... Kyung-nyet Brown Belt Move to ready stance. . . Jhoon-bi All previous requirements Return to ready stance. . .Bah-rote Horizontal palm block Yell (from stomach) . . . .Ki-hap Knuckle upset punch School...... Dojang Pulling side kick Uniform...... Dobok Reverse punch at 45 degrees Belt...... Dhee in back stance Pattern ...... Hyung/Poomse Inner forearm/low block Begin ...... Shi-Jak combination (high-low block) Break (stop) ...... Kal-yo Back elbow strike in back stance Rest...... Sho Closed L-stance Thank you ...... Kum-sa-ham-nida Forward shoulder roll Flag...... Kuk-Yeh Pattern Hwa Rang Instructor...... Kyobum-Nohm High Brown Belt Master instructor. . . . .Sabum-Nihm All previous requirements Knife hand chop/reverse knife Numbers hand rising block combination 1 ...... Hana Jump side kick from back leg 2 ...... Dul Reverse ridge hand strike 3 ...... Set 360 degree jump turn 4 ...... Net Outer forearm crossing block 5 ...... Dah-Suht in sitting stance (side hammer fist) 6 ...... Yul-Saht Middle knife hand X-block in back stance 7 ...... Ill-Gop Twin palm scooping block 8 ...... Ya-Dul Pattern Choong Moo 9 ...... Ah-Hope 10 ...... Yul Recommended Black Belt All previous requirements Reverse upset punch in front stance Reverse palm scooping block in front stance Hammer fist in closed parallel stance Inner forearm block/down block combination in front stance Five self defense (predetermined) Pattern Kwan Gae

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