Testing Requirements

4th Gup - Low Blue Belt

Required Knowledge

Meaning of Blue Belt

Blue signifies the heaven towards which the plant matures into a towering tree as training in TaeKwon-Do progresses.

Five Disciplines of TaeKwon-Do Moral Culture

Travel
Mountain climbing
Cold showers and baths
Public service
Etiquette

Five Parts of the Physical Composition of TaeKwon-Do

Fundamental exercises
Self defense
Dallyon*
Sparring
Patterns

* Equipment maintenance, forging, stretching, running, weight training.

Relative Directions

Side front	Front	Side front
Side/flank	Student	Side/flank
Side rear	Rear	Side rear

Review from earlier belts

Carried forward from earlier belts:

Student Oath and Tenets — introduced at 7th Gup High Yellow
Counting to Ten in Korean — introduced at 8th Gup Low Yellow

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 Low Blue Belt