Temporary Black Belt

Candidates for 1st dan (age 13 and older) or Junior Black (age 12 and under) have the following requirements:

  • Minimum 8 months actively training (regular class + advanced class) as a Temporary black belt

  • Participation in the Black Belt Training Program, beginning 4 months from the target black belt test date

  • Minimum 1 seminar (Black Belt only class counts) since last test

  • Forms / 1-Steps / Board Break

    • Junior Testers - First half of Kwang-Gye / Black Belt 1-2 / Tornado or Jump Reverse Hook

    • 1st dan Testers - Kwang-Gye, Plague 8 / Black Belt 1-5 / Spinning wheel speed break

  • Permission of sponsor and permission of Head Instructor

Forms

KWANG-GYE (39 Movements) The 39 movements refer to Kwang Gye’s reign of 39 years and the first two figures of 391 AD, the year he assumed the throne. The pattern of movements represents the expansion and recovery of lost territory.

Form Definition

One Steps