| Choi's Tae Kwon Do Test Requirements |
| Current Rank |
Gup |
Forms (Poomse) Required for Promotion |
Techniques Required for Promotion |
White Belt
|
16th Gup |
|
- Basic Front Kick
- Basic Side Kick
- Double Punch with Kihap
- Basic Blocking Combination
- Basic Attack Combination
|
White/Yellow Belt
|
15th Gup |
Taegeuk 1 |
- Basic Combination Kicks
- Back fist Punch w/Kihap
|
Yellow Belt
|
14th Gup |
Taegeuk 1 |
- Combination Kicks
- Sliding Front Kick
- Sliding Side Kick
- Free Sparring Swing Kick
- 4-Step Sparring
|
Yellow/Orange Belt
|
13th Gup |
[All Previous Forms] Taegeuk 2 |
- Combination Kicks (Basic & Sliding)
- Sliding Back Kick
- Free Sparring
|
Orange Belt
|
12th Gup |
[All Previous Forms] Taegeuk 2 |
- Combination Kicks (Sliding)
- 4-Step Sparring
- Free Sparring & Axe Kicks
|
Orange/Purple Belt
|
11th Gup |
[All Previous Forms] Taegeuk 3 |
- Combination Kicks (Basic & Sliding)
- Jump Front Kick
- Jump Swing Kick
- Jump Side Kick
- Free Sparring
|
Purple Belt
|
10th Gup |
[All Previous Forms] Taegeuk 3 |
- Combination Kicks (Basic & Sliding)
- Jump Back Kick
- 4-Step Sparring
- Free Sparring Side Kicks
- Free Sparring
|
Purple/Green Belt
|
9th Gup |
[All Previous Forms] Taegeuk 4 |
- Jump Combination Kicks
- 3-Step Sparring
- Free Sparring
|
Green Belt
|
8th Gup |
[All Previous Forms] Chung Moo 1 |
- Sliding & Jump Combination Kicks
- 4-Step Sparring
- 3-Step Sparring
- Free Sparring Back Kicks
- Free Sparring
|
Green/Blue Belt
|
7th Gup |
[All Previous Forms] Taegeuk 5 |
- Sliding & Jump Combination Kicks
- Pop-up Front Kick
- Pop-up Side kick
- Free Sparring
|
Blue Belt
|
6th Gup |
[All Previous Forms] Chung Moo 2 |
- Sliding & Jump Combination Kicks
- Pop-up Swing and Back Kicks
- 4-Step Sparring
- 3-Step Sparring
- Free Sparring
|
Blue/Brown Belt
|
5th Gup |
[All Previous Forms] Taegeuk 6 |
- Sliding & Jump Combination Kicks
- Pop-up Combination Kicks
- 4-Step Sparring
- 3-Step Sparring
- 1-Step Sparring
- Free Sparring
- Board Breaking (1)
|
Brown Belt
|
4th Gup |
[All Previous Forms]
|
- Jump & Pop-up Combination Kicks
- 4-Step Sparring
- 3-Step Sparring
- 1-Step Sparring
- Free Sparring Spinning Back Kicks
- Board Breaking (1)
|
Brown/Red Belt
|
3rd Gup |
[All Previous Forms] Taegeuk 7 |
- Jump & Pop-up Combination Kicks
- 4-Step Sparring
- 3-Step Sparring
- 1-Step Sparring
- Free Sparring
- Board Breaking (1)
|
Red Belt
|
2nd Gup |
[All Previous Forms] Chung Moo 3 |
- Combination Kicks (Basic, Sliding, Jump and Pop-up)
- 4-Step Sparring
- 3-Step Sparring
- 1-Step Sparring
- Free Sparring Combination Kicks
- Free Sparring
- Board Breaking (2)
|
Red/Black Belt
|
1st Gup |
[All Previous Forms] Taegeuk 8 |
- Combination Kicks (Basic, Sliding, Jump and Pop-up)
- 4-Step Sparring
- 3-Step Sparring
- 1-Step Sparring
- Free Sparring Combination Kicks
- Free Sparring
- Board Breaking (2)
- Brick Breaking (1)
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