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Testing Requirements

4th Dan - Black Belt

Kicks

  • Waving kick
  • Flying 360° reverse turning kick
  • Flying triple kicks
  • Flying three consecutive kicks
  • Flying three combination kicks
  • Mid-air double 360° back piercing kick

(See Kicking Terms in the Testing Notes.)

Hand Techniques

  • Side block with the knife hand
  • Wedging block with the reverse knife hands
  • Low double punch with the forefists
  • Horizontal extension of both elbows (release from bear hug)
  • Rising block with the x-knife hands
  • U-shaped punch with the forefists
  • Horizontal strike with the back hand
  • W-shaped block with the knife hands
  • High punch with the middle knuckle fist

Stances

  • Warrior ready stance type B

Warrior Ready Stance Type B

Length
Measured from:
  Front
  Rear		 0.0 shoulder width
N/A
N/A
Width
Measured from:
  Front
  Rear		 1.0 shoulder widths
Footsword
Footsword
Weight distribution 50/50
Available facings Full or side

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.
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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.