Testing Requirements
1st Gup - High Red Belt
Kicks
- Front checking kick
- Side checking kick (any height, no power [pushing])
- Outward pressing kick (power and speed, thigh bone)
- Inward pressing kick
- Sweeping kick
- Mid-air 180° reverse hook kick (offensive) (back leg kicks, becomes front leg when land)
- Flying vertical kick with the footsword (standing back leg, then step and flying with same leg)
- Flying vertical kick with the reverse footsword (standing back leg, then step and flying with same leg)
- 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
Length
Measured from:
Front
Rear |
1.0 shoulder width
Tip of big toe
Inside of big toe |
Width
Measured from:
Front
Rear |
0.0 shoulder width
N/A
N/A |
| Weight distribution (front/rear) |
40/60 |
| Available facings |
Half |
| Named after |
Rear foot |
- Both knees are locked.
- The heel of the front foot is slightly inside the heel of the rear foot.
- The front foot points 15° in from the front.
- The back foot points 15° in from the side.
Closed Ready Stance C
Length
Measured from:
Front
Rear |
0.0 shoulder width
N/A
N/A |
Width
Measured from:
Front
Rear |
0.0 shoulder width
N/A
N/A |
| Weight distribution (front/rear) |
50/50 |
| Available facings |
Full |
- Both feet are together and parallel.
- Both knees are locked.
- Both hands are knife hands with the fingers pointing down.
- The left hand is on top of the right with the left index finger on the right ring finger.
- The hands are held 4 inches from the lower abdomen.
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.
