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Testing Requirements

2nd Gup - Low Red Belt

Kicks

  • Front rising kick
  • Side rising kick
  • Skip hooking kick (defensive)
  • Mid-air lead-leg hook kick
  • Flying 360° back piercing kick (Front leg, turn around front (lead shoulder))
  • Flying twisting kick
  • Triple kicks – multiple targets (same kick, same leg, same direction) (See Kicking Terms in the Testing Notes.)
  • Three consecutive kicks - multiple targets, more difficult kicks (same direction, same leg, different kick) (See Kicking Terms in the Testing Notes.)

Hand Techniques

  • Upset thrust with the flat fingertip
  • Side back strike with the back fist
  • Side thrust with the twin elbow
  • W-shaped block with the outer forearm
  • Double pushing block with the inner forearm
  • Front thrust with the flat fingertip
  • Pressing block with the x-fist

Stances

No new stances at this level. Toi-Gye begins from closed ready stance B; the specifications for it, the rear foot stance and the low stance are on the 3rd Gup High Blue Techniques tab, and the X-stance is on the 4th Gup Low Blue Techniques tab.

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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.