RED/BLACK STRIPE BELT TESTING REQUIREMENTS
WALKING HAND MOVEMENTS
- All previous, plus triple technique combinations:
STANDING KICKS
- All previous, plus:
WALKING KICKS
- All previous, plus:
FORM REQUIREMENTS
- All previous, plus:
ONE STEP REQUIREMENTS
RUNS
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS
What is Tang Soo Do?
BOARD BREAKING
SPARRING
- All previous, plus triple technique combinations:
- Low block, high block, punch combo
- High block, inside block, punch combo
- Inside block, outside block, punch combo
- Outside block, knife hand block, punch combo
STANDING KICKS
- All previous, plus:
- Cut round house kick
- Vertical round house kick
- Diagonal round house kick
- Illusion kick
WALKING KICKS
- All previous, plus:
- Lunging outside axe, cut round house kick combo
- Diagonal round house, lunging side kick combo
- Lunging round house, vertical round house kick combo
- Jump 360 spinning back kick
FORM REQUIREMENTS
- All previous, plus:
- Intermediate motion number five: Pyung Ahn Oh Dan
ONE STEP REQUIREMENTS
- Twenty-five one steps on hands
- Twenty one steps on feet
RUNS
- Basic, Intermediate and advanced runs of hands, kicks, and fighting combinations
- Must know Tang Soo Do blitz timing
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS
What is Tang Soo Do?
- Literally translated, the word “Tang” refers to the T’ang Dynasty of China. This reflects the shared cultural background between China and Korea (617-907 AD).
- “Soo” translates to “hand,” but implies fist, punch, strike, or defence.
- “Do” means “way of life” or “art.”
BOARD BREAKING
- Jump 360 spinning back kick
SPARRING
- Multiple one-on-one rounds
- At least one three-on-one round