BLACK BELT TESTING REQUIREMENTS

BLOCKS
- All standing blocks

WALKING HAND MOVEMENTS
- All walking hand movements must be memorized and presented in their entirety without a count.

STANDING KICKS
- All previous, plus:

1. Shuffle, jump spinning hook kick
2. Shuffle, jump spinning crescent kick

WALKING KICKS
- All previous walking kicks

FORM REQUIREMENTS
- All previous, plus:

1. Advanced motion number two: Naihanchi Cho Dan
2. Basic motion number one backwards: Bo Ell Hyung Cho Ki
3. Bo motion number one: Bo Hyung El Bo

ONE STEP REQUIREMENTS

1. All 50 traditional one steps (hands and feet)
2. Ten original choreographed one steps, 5 on right side and 5 on left side
3. Five original choreographed three steps

RUNS

1. Basic, Intermediate, and advanced runs of hands, kicks, and fighting combinations
2. Backwards runs of advanced hands, kicks, and fighting combinations

ESSAY REQUIREMENT

1. Black belt candidates must write an essay at least one page long describing what karate means to him/her. It should include a brief history on his/her career in Karate and his/her plans going forward if a black belt level is achieved.
   

SPARRING

1. Multiple one-on-one rounds
2. One 1-minute two-on-one round
3. One 1-minute three-on-one round

BOARD BREAKING

1. Running jump 360 spinning back kick (two boards)
2. Three directional combination breaks choreographed by candidate
3. Speed break (hook kick)