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Testing Requirements

6th Gup - Low Green Belt

Required Knowledge

Meaning of Green Belt

Green signifies the plant's growth as the TaeKwon-Do skill begins to develop.

Nine Reasons for Practicing Courtesy (as listed in General Choi's encyclopedia)

  • To promote the spirit of mutual concessions.
  • To be ashamed of one's vices, contempting those of others.
  • To be polite to one another.
  • To encourage the sense of justice humanity.
  • To distinguish instructor from student, senior from junior, elder from younger.
  • To behave according to etiquette.
  • To respect others' possessions.
  • To handle matters with fairness and sincerity.
  • To refrain from giving or accepting any gift when in doubt.

Opening Ceremony for a TaeKwon-Do Class

  • Charyot – attention
  • Kuk-ki-yea tae-hae – face the flags
  • Kyong-ye – salute
  • Baro – return to attention
  • Anj-oh – kneel
  • Muk-nyom – meditate
  • Baro – return to attention
  • Charyot – attention
  • Sa-bum [for 4th – 6th dan] nim gae – face the instructor - or if appropriate -
  • Sa-hyung [for 7th – 8th dan] nim gae – face the Master instructor - or if appropriate -
  • Sa-sung [for 9th dan] nim gae – face the Grand Master instructor - or if appropriate -
  • Boo Sa-bum [for 1st – 3rd dan] nim gae – face the assistant instructor
  • Kyong-ye – bow

Closing Ceremony for a TaeKwon-Do Class (Short or informal form)

  • Charyot – attention
  • Sa-bum [for 4th – 6th dan] nim gae – face the instructor - or if appropriate -
  • Sa-hyung [for 7th – 8th dan] nim gae – face the Master instructor - or if appropriate -
  • Sa-sung [for 9th dan] nim gae – face the Grand Master instructor - or if appropriate -
  • Boo Sa-bum [for 1st – 3rd dan] nim gae – face the assistant instructor
  • Kyong-ye – bow
  • Boo sa-bum nim gae – face the assistant instructor or next highest ranked student
  • Kyong-ye – bow
  • Ee-sang – dismissed

Closing Ceremony for a TaeKwon-Do Class (Long or Formal form)

  • Charyot – attention
  • Kuk-ki-yea tae-hae – face the flags
  • Kyong-ye – salute
  • Baro – return to attention
  • Anj-oh – kneel
  • Muk-nyom – meditate
  • Baro – return to attention
  • Charyot – attention
  • Sa-bum [for 4th – 6th dan] nim gae – face the instructor - or if appropriate -
  • Sa-hyung [for 7th – 8th dan] nim gae – face the Master instructor - or if appropriate -
  • Sa-sung [for 9th dan] nim gae – face the Grand Master instructor - or if appropriate -
  • Boo Sa-bum [for 1st – 3rd dan] nim gae – face the assistant instructor
  • Kyong-ye – bow
  • Boo sa-bum nim gae – face the assistant instructor or next highest ranked student
  • Kyong-ye – bow
  • Ee-sang – dismissed
  • Ko-map sum-nee-da – thank you very much

Review from earlier belts

The items below remain testable. Counting to Ten was introduced at 8th Gup; the Student Oath and Tenets were introduced at 7th Gup.

Counting to Ten in Korean

Number Korean
One Hana
Two Dool
Three Set
Four Net
Five Daset
Six Yasot
Seven Ilgop
Eight Yodul
Nine Ahop
Ten Yol

Student Oath

  • I shall observe the tenets of TaeKwon-Do.
  • I shall respect the instructor and seniors.
  • I shall never misuse TaeKwon-Do.
  • I shall be a champion of freedom and justice.
  • I shall build a more peaceful world.

Tenets

  • Courtesy
  • Integrity
  • Perseverance
  • Self control
  • Indomitable spirit
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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.