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Testing Requirements

1st Gup - High Red Belt

Pattern

Hwa-Rang

Kicks

  • Front checking kick
  • Side checking kick
  • Outward pressing kick
  • Inward pressing kick
  • Sweeping kick
  • Mid-air 180° reverse hook kick (offensive)
  • Flying vertical kick with the footsword
  • Flying vertical kick with the reverse footsword
  • Quadruple kicks – multiple targets (same kick, same leg) (See Kicking Terms in the Testing Notes.)
  • Four consecutive kicks - multiple targets (same direction, same leg, same or different kick) (See Kicking Terms in the Testing Notes.)

Hand Techniques

  • Pushing block with the palm
  • Upward punch with the forefist
  • Downward strike with the knife hand
  • Side front block with the inner forearm
  • Side thrust with the elbow

Stances

  • Vertical stance
  • Closed ready stance Type C

Step Sparring

Advanced 1-step sparring — three counterattacks. How 1-step sparring is performed

Tournament Competition

Participation in a minimum of 1 tournament within the previous 12 months required. Talk with your instructor regarding an appropriate tournament. TTA tournament is required when being held during a testing period.

Community Service

Students must complete a minimum total of 10 hours of community service since beginning training as a White Belt to be eligible to test for 1st Dan Black Belt. See Community Service in the Testing Notes for more information.

Seminars

Students must have attended a minimum of three (3) different TTA seminars in the previous 12-month period. NOTE: Since beginning as a White Belt, students are required to have attended a minimum of one (1) Kicking seminar, one (1) Technique/Patterns seminar, one (1) Referee/Sparring seminar, one (1) Self Defense/Ho Sin Sul seminar to be eligible to advance to Black Belt.

Ho Sin Sul

Release from an attack followed by a throw.

Ho Sin Sul requirements and terms

Breaking

Adults – Hands

1-2 non-supported boards with Outward strike with the knife-hand, Inward strike with the knife-hand, or Inward strike with the reverse knife hand

Adults – Feet

  • 2-3 boards with Front snap kick or Turning kick
  • 2-3 boards with Side piercing kick or Back piercing kick

Juniors – Hands

1 non-supported board with Outward strike with the knife-hand, Inward strike with the knife-hand, or Inward strike with the reverse knife hand

Juniors – Feet

  • 2 boards with Front snap kick or Turning kick
  • 2 boards with Side piercing kick or Back piercing kick

Pee Wees – Hands

1 board with Front strike with the elbow

Pee Wees – Feet

  • 1 board with Front snap kick or Turning kick
  • 2 boards with Back piercing kick

Required Knowledge

  • Five Parts of the Hwa-Rang Warrior Code
  • The Three Kingdoms of Ancient Korea
  • Six Factors in the Theory of Power

Full text on the Knowledge tab.

Road to 1st Dan

From the 1st Dan Black Belt section of the TTA Testing Syllabus:

  • Training Requirements (Minimum): Students must complete a minimum of six months of active training at the 1st gup level before testing for 1st dan black belt. Active training is participating in an average of seven formal classes per month. Students must be a Level 3 Referee and work as a referee at a minimum of two tournaments.
  • Tournament Competition: Participation in a minimum of 1 tournament within the previous 12 months required.
  • Seminars: Students must have attended a minimum of three (3) different TTA seminars in the previous 12-month period. Since beginning as a White Belt, students are required to have attended a minimum of one (1) Kicking seminar, one (1) Technique/Patterns seminar, one (1) Referee/Sparring seminar, one (1) Self Defense/Ho Sin Sul seminar to be eligible to advance to Black Belt. Students are required to attend a minimum total of six (6) seminars since beginning training as a White Belt. It is recommended that students have attended all of the different seminars made available at some point during their training from White Belt to 1st Dan Black Belt.
  • Community Service: Consistent with the student oath and tenets of TaeKwon-Do, students must complete a minimum total of 10 hours of community service since beginning training as a White Belt to be eligible to test for 1st Dan Black Belt.
  • TTA Membership: Students must be a member of the TTA.

Full requirements: 1st Dan Black Belt

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Testing requirements reproduced from the Traditional TaeKwon-Do Alliance Testing Syllabus (revised 2023). © 2013–2023 Traditional TaeKwon-Do Alliance, LLC. All rights reserved. See the Testing Notes for age brackets, kicking terms, breaking rules, and community service guidelines.