Testing requirements for promotion to 2nd Dan Black Belt:
A demonstration of basic physical proficiency
and understanding of the patterns
Gwang-Gae, Po-Eun, and Gye-Baek, as well as a demonstration that the knowledge and physical proficiency of all patterns, and pattern exercises,
learned at previous belt ranks has been maintained.
A demonstration
of basic physical proficiency and understanding of Model Sparring, Foot Technique Sparring, Pre-Arranged Step-Sparring
against two opponents, and no-contact Free Sparring, as well as a demonstration that the knowledge and physical proficiency
of all step-sparring formats learned at previous belt ranks has been maintained.
A demonstration of basic physical proficiency and understanding
of the following kicks with both the left and right leg;
Pick Shaped Kick
Waving Kick
Flying Twin Foot Twisting Kick - 2 targets
Flying Twin Foot Turning Kick -
2 targets
Flying Twin Foot Side Turning Kick - 2 targets
Flying Double Kick
Flying 360o Crescent
Kick
Flying Consecutive Kicks (2)
Flying Combination Kicks (2)
Mid-Air 360o Back Piercing Kick
as well as a demonstration that the knowledge and physical proficiency of all kicks learned at previous
belt ranks has been maintained.
A demonstration of basic physical proficiency and understanding of the
following techniques;
One-Leg Stance (oe-bal seo-gi)
Parallel Stance with a Heaven Hand (na-ran-hi seo
ha-neul-son)
Crouched Stance (O-geu-ryeo seo-gi)
Close Stance Side Downward Strike with the Side Fist
Close Stance Horizontal Thrust with a Twin Elbow
Sitting Stance Rear Thrust with the Elbow
Sitting Stance Horizontal Punch with the Forefists
Sitting Stance low Reverse Knifehand Guarding Block
Sitting Stance Scooping Block with the Palm
Sitting Stance Front Strike with the Backfist
Sitting Stance Nine-Shape Block
Walking Stance Upset Punch with the Forefist (reverse)
Walking Stance Upset Punch with a Twin Forefist
Walking Stance Double Arc-Hand Block
L-Stance U-Shape Grasping Block
L-Stance Upset Punch with the Middle Knuckle Fist
X-Stance high Side Strike with the Backfist (bringing the finger belly to the side fist)
One-Leg Stance Upward Punch with the Forefist
A demonstration of basic
physical proficiency and understanding of both power and technique breaks on 1" pine boards and concrete tiles. These will include
several specific hand and foot technique breaking requirements for 2nd Dan Black Belt, as well as some from previous rank level breaking requirements. Breaks
will be selected by the testing candidate and/or specified by the test board.
A demonstration of basic physical proficiency and
understanding of Ho-Shin-Sul (Self Defense) techniques for;
At least 2 defenses against an armed attacker with a stick
At least 2 defenses against an armed attacker with a knife
At least 2 defenses against an armed attacker with a gun
as well as a demonstration that the knowledge and physical
proficiency of all Ho-Sin-Sul techniques learned at previous belt ranks has been
maintained.
The demonstration
of a Ho-Sin-Sul routine
consisting of defenses against multiple attacks against two opponents.
It
will be restricted to two minutes in length.
Passing the 2nd Dan Written Test. This test will cover the
required knowledge learned at all previous belt ranks as well as the following 2nd Dan knowledge requirements;
The pattern history, pattern diagram, and number of movements for the pattern Gwang-Gae
The pattern history, pattern diagram, and number of movements for the pattern Po-Eun
The pattern history, pattern diagram, and number of movements for the pattern Gye-Baek
The two types of umpires for Taekwon-Do competitions;
The six types of sparring;
The nine parts, or guidelines, of the Philosophy of Taekwon-Do;
The characteristics
of a One-Leg Stance (oe-bal seo-gi);
The characteristics of a Parallel Stance with a Heaven Hand (na-ran-hi seo ha-neul-son);
The characteristics of a Crouched Stance (O-geu-ryeo seo-gi);
Training expectations for the Chang Hon Kwan Taekwon-Do class are as follows:
Active workouts in approximately 7-8 classes/month for at least 18 months at a
1st Dan Black Belt level;
Active workouts in approximately 80 classes in the twelve months just prior
to the next testing; and
Students are expected to workout on their own outside of class.
Tournament competition in at least one tournament as a Black Belt during this
testing cycle is required.
Participate in 30 hours of community service type activities during this testing
cycle.
A 500 word thesis comparing each of the similar components in both the Student's AND the Instructor's portion of the Student Instructor Relationships.
Rank Promotion
Testing
The actual requirements AT testing for 2nd Dan Black Belt will consist of a physical test and an oral examination. The physical test will consist of a demonstration of the patterns
Gwang-Gae, Po-Eun, and Gye-Baek, as well as random elements of Taekwon-Do selected by
the test board. These random elements will be selected to include requirements learned at this level (listed above), as well as some elements from previous belt rank testings. The oral examination will consist of random questions covering required
knowledge learned at this and all previous belt ranks.
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