Testing Requirements
3rd Dan - Black Belt
At Least Eight of the Following Tools of the Hand and Arm
- Forefist
- Reverse knife hand
- Arc hand
- Back fist
- Base of the knife hand
- Palm
- Side fist
- Flat fingertip
- Thumb
- Under fist
- Straight fingertip
- Thumb ridge
- Long fist
- Angle fingertip
- Bow wrist
- Open fist
- Double fingertip
- Outer forearm
- Thumb knuckle fist
- Forefinger
- Inner forearm
- Foreknuckle fist
- Press fingers
- Under forearm
- Middle knuckle fist
- Finger belly
- Back forearm
- Bear hand
- Finger pincers
- Elbow
- Knife hand
- Back hand
At Least Eight of the Following Tools of the Foot and Leg
- Toes
- Instep
- Back sole
- Ball of the foot
- Side instep
- Back heel
- Footsword
- Side sole
- Knee
- Reverse footsword
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.
