Han's Tae Kwon Do - Promotion Testing

Promotion Testing

Promotion tests are usually held every two months. In order to move from one rank to the next, one must participate in promotion tests. These generally involve demonstration of skill and knowledge in the following areas:

Fundamental concepts
Fundamental techniques
Patterns ("Hyeong")
Note: Students testing for 5th or 6th dan will also be required to create their own unique patterns.
Self-defense ("Hosin-sul")
Sparring
At Master Han's schools, this involves one- or three-step sparring and no-contact free sparring.

Breaking

Belt transition	Wood	Concrete
White Belt to Yellow Belt	1 Board: hand or foot
Yellow Belt to Orange Belt	1 Board: hand 1 Board: foot
Orange Belt to Green Belt	1 Board: hand or foot 1 Board: hand or foot 1 Board: hand or foot
Green Belt to Blue Stripe	1 Board: hand 1 Board: foot 1 Board: jumping technique
Blue Stripe to Blue Belt	2 Boards: hand 1 Board: flying kick
Blue Belt to Red Stripe	2 Boards: hand 1 Board: foot 1 Board: foot
Red Stripe to Red Belt	2 Boards: hand 2 Boards: foot 1 Board: foot
Red Belt to Black Stripe	2 Boards: hand (eyes closed) 2 Boards: foot (eyes closed) 2 Boards: foot
Black Stripe to 1^st Dan	3 Boards: foot 2 Boards: hand 1 Board: speed break (eyes closed)	1 Block: hand
1^st Dan to 2^nd Dan	4 Boards: hand or foot 3 Boards: hand or foot 2 Boards: speed break (eyes closed)	2 Blocks: hand
2^nd Dan to 3^rd Dan	4 Boards: hand or foot 4 Boards: hand or foot	2 Blocks: hand 1 Block: foot
3^rd Dan to 4^th Dan	5 Boards: hand or foot 5 Boards: hand or foot	2 Blocks: hand 2 Blocks: foot or 3 Blocks: hand or foot
4^th Dan to 5^th Dan	6 Boards: hand or foot 6 Boards: hand or foot	3 Blocks: hand 2 Block: foot
5^th Dan to 6^th Dan	7 Boards: hand or foot 7 Boards: hand or foot	4 Blocks: hand 2 Block: foot

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