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Testing Requirements

4th Gup - Low Blue Belt

Kicks

  • Reverse hook kick (offensive)
  • Hooking kick (defensive)
  • Twisting kick
  • Skip hook kick (offensive)
  • Flying turning kick
  • Flying side turning kick
  • Double kicks – multiple targets, more difficult kicks (same kick, same leg, same direction) (See Kicking Terms in the Testing Notes.)
  • Two consecutive kicks - multiple targets, more difficult kicks (same direction, same leg, same or different kick) (See Kicking Terms in the Testing Notes.)
  • Combination kicks - multiple targets, more difficult kicks (different leg, same or different kick) (See Kicking Terms in the Testing Notes.)

Hand Techniques

  • Hooking block with the palm
  • Front strike with the elbow
  • Twin block with knife hands
  • Double block with inner forearms

Stances

  • X-stance – jumping motion

X-Stance

Length
Measured from:
  Front
  Rear
0.0 shoulder width
N/A
N/A
Width
Measured from:
  Front
  Rear
0.0 shoulder width
N/A
N/A
Weight distribution (front/rear) 100/0
Available facings Full, side, rear
Named after Supporting foot
  • Both feet point in the same direction
  • Both knees are bent evenly.
  • The ball of the non-supporting foot lightly touches the ground.
  • The non-supporting leg crosses in front when the stance is done in stepping motion and in back when done in jumping motion.

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.