Testing Requirements

3rd Gup - High Blue Belt

Pattern

Joong-Gun

Kicks

Vertical kick with the footsword
Vertical kick with the reverse footsword
Reverse turning kick – to front or side
Skip twisting kick
Sweeping kick
Mid-air 180° back piercing kick
Flying crescent kick
Triple kicks – multiple targets (same kick, same leg, same direction) (See Kicking Terms in the Testing Notes.)
Three consecutive kicks - multiple targets (same leg, same or different kick) (See Kicking Terms in the Testing Notes.)

Hand Techniques

Side block with the reverse knife hand
Upward block with the palm
Upward strike with the elbow
Vertical punch with the twin forefists
Upset punch with the twin forefists
Rising block with the x-fist
Pressing block with the palm
Angle punch with the forefist
U-shaped block with the arc hands

Stances

Rear foot stance
Low stance
Closed ready stance Type B

Step Sparring

Beginning 1-step sparring — one counterattack. 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 should be actively participating in community service and must have completed a minimum 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 two (2) 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 grab or choke from the rear followed by counter with a joint attack. Also, be prepared to demonstrate all from previous rank.

Ho Sin Sul requirements and terms

Breaking

Adults – Hands

1-2 boards with Downward knife-hand strike, Outward knife-hand strike, or Inward knife-hand strike

Adults – Feet

1-2 boards with Twisting kick or Stepping hook kick

Juniors – Hands

1 board with Downward knife-hand strike or Inward knife-hand strike

Juniors – Feet

1 board with Twisting kick or Stepping hook kick

Pee Wees (under 11) – Feet

1 board with Front snap kick or Side piercing kick

Required Knowledge

Ten Parts of the Student's Responsibility to the Student-Instructor Relationship

Full text on the Knowledge tab.

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.

Home Belt Requirements 3rd Gup - High Blue Belt