BAEK HO TAEKWONDO GRADING SYLLABUS

Most Taekwondo Students like to see results, they need to be re-assured that they are progressing and all enjoy being rewarded for their efforts. It is also necessary to receive feed back on performance.  To address this need in Taekwondo Students the Grading System has evolved.

Baek Ho Taekwondo has a syllabus which is followed and guides the student towards the coveted black belt status.  So, at regular intervals, the skills within that syllabus are assessed and students who satisfy the Grading Examiner that they are ready to move onto the next level of skills are awarded the next coloured belt in the system.

Following Kukkiwon, World Taekwondo Federation Rules all Taekwondo Examiners should be recognised and certificated 4th Dan or higher Dan Grade Masters.

Within Baek Ho Taekwondo there are 10 coloured belts that lead the student to the black belt. Coloured belt students are known as Kup Grades.  The Kup Grades in chronological order are:

10th  Kup WHITE 

9th Kup   WHITE WITH YELLOW TAG 

8th Kup   YELLOW

7th Kup   YELLOW WITH GREEN TAG  

6th Kup   GREEN 

5th Kup   GREEN WITH BLUE TAG 

4th Kup   BLUE 

3rd Kup   BLUE WITH RED TAG 

2nd Kup  RED 

1st Kup   RED WITH BLACK TAG

Here is a brief breakdown of the grading syllabus:

White belts going for yellow belts:

Sitting stance, walking stance, front stance, low block, inner block, rising block, punch, front kick, rising kick and Il Jang.

Yellow belts going for green tags:

Sitting stance, walking stance, front stance, back stance, knife hand low block, knife hand mid block, knife hand rising block, inner knife hand strike, turning kick and E Jang.

Green tags going for green belts:

Sitting stance, walking stance, front stance, back stance, spear finger strikes, knife hand side strike, knife hand guard, side kick and Sam Jang.

Green belts going for blue tags:

Hammer fist strike, back fist strike, mid elbow, side elbow, upper elbow, back kick and Sah Jang.

Blue tags going for blue belts:

Mid outer block, high knife hand outer block, downward knife hand block, axe kick, inner crescent kick, outer crescent kick and Oh Jang.

Blue belts going for red tags:

High x fist block, mid x fist block, low x fist block, wedging block, scissor block, twin upper punch, hook kick, reverse hook, Oh Jang and Yuk Jang.

Red tags going for red belts:

Combination blocks, strikes, kicks,360 turning kick, Yuk Jang and Chil Jang.

Red belts going for black tags:

Chil Jang and Pal Jang.

Adult black belts are known as Dan Grades.

Junior black belts are known as Poome Grades.

Baek Ho Taekwondo conduct Kup Grade Assessments at three monthly intervals.  Only students who train more than once a week will be considered for every grade, those who train once a week will only be considered for alternate grades. The Class Instructor will enter students for grades when he believes that the student is ready to advance to the next level, this is not a guarantee that the candidate will pass the grade.

Many aspects are taken into account to decide if a student is ready to progress to the next level, the physical is not the only consideration, factors such as attitude, effort, regularity of training and etiquette are important when considering the promotion of a student.

Please note that unless you are a white belt, if you only train once a week you will only be able to grade every 6 months and not every 3 months. Also if you have not attended at least 70% of the available lessons between your last grading and your next grading you will also not be able to grade and must wait 6 months. There are a few exceptions but this is the instructor's decision.

 

The Grading Examiner makes a fair judgement on the following criteria:

Etiquette, self control, the will to succeed and physical ability such as  focus, concentration, balance, power, breath control and flexibility required at each level.

Candidates are given feed back on their application forms that are returned to them after the grade.

Successful candidates are presented with the next belt in the system and a certificate of achievement, usually at the next lesson they attend.

Being assessed can be daunting and stressful, but it is a challenge that most people find very rewarding.

Master Bryan Whiley 6th Dan,

Senior Instructor of Baek Ho Taekwondo