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Testing Requirements

3rd Dan - Black Belt

Kicks

  • Kicks from the ground
  • Flying pick-shaped kick
  • Flying double kicks with a hand technique
  • Flying two consecutive kicks with a hand technique
  • Flying two combination kicks with a hand technique
  • Mid-air 180° reverse turning kick
  • Mid-air double 180° back piercing kick
  • Mid-air 360° reverse hook kick
  • Mid-air two consecutive kicks
  • Mid-air two combination kicks

Hand Techniques

  • Downward block with the x-fist
  • Rising block with the knife hand
  • Crescent punch with the forefist
  • Turning punch with the forefist
  • Wedging block with the knife hands
  • Circular block with the knife hand
  • Downward block with the alternate palms
  • Inward block with the reverse knife hand
  • Front thrust with the double fingertip
  • Pressing block with the twin palms
  • Downward strike with the back hand
  • Horizontal strike with the twin knife hands
  • Downward strike with the back fist
  • Front strike with the arc hand
  • Crescent punch with the twin foreknuckle fists
  • Front punch with the open fist
  • Parallel block with the inner forearms
  • Parallel block with the outer forearms
  • Outward crosscut with the flat fingertip
  • High strike with the elbow
  • Downward thrust with the straight elbow
  • Crescent strike with the arc hand
  • Inward strike with the twin knife hands
  • Downward punch with the forefist
  • Downward block with the outer forearm
  • Rising block with the twin palms
  • Horizontal strike with the back fist
  • Inward crosscut with the flat fingertip
  • Side thrust with the flat fingertip

Stances

  • Close ready stance type D
  • Parallel stance
  • Diagonal stance
  • Bending ready stance type B

Closed Ready Stance Type D

Length
Measured from:
  Front
  Rear		 0.0 shoulder width
N/A
N/A
Width
Measured from:
  Front
  Rear		 0.0 shoulder widths
N/A
N/A
Weight distribution 50/50
Available facings Full
  • Both feet are together and parallel with both knees locked.
  • Both hands are fists and are held to the sides with the under fists 30 cm (12 in.) from the thighs.
  • Both elbows are bent with the forearms angled up at 30°.

Diagonal Stance

Length
Measured from:
  Front
  Rear		 0.0 shoulder width
N/A
N/A
Width
Measured from:
  Front
  Rear		 1.5 shoulder widths
Reverse footsword
Reverse footsword
Weight distribution 50/50
Available facings Full or side
  • Both feet are parallel with the heel of the front foot even with the toes of the rear foot.
  • Both knees are bent even, so that the kneecaps are over the balls of the feet.
  • The chest and abdomen are pushed out, and the hips are pulled back.

Parallel stance and Bending ready stance type B

The 3rd Dan syllabus does not give specification tables for the parallel stance or bending ready stance type B. For the related stances defined at earlier levels, see Parallel Ready Stance (8th gup) and Bending Ready Stance Type A (5th gup).

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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.