Gold Belt Expectations

Students wishing to promote from Gold Belt to Gold with Stripe must demonstrate their knowledge and skills. Below are the items Gold belts will be tested on.

Terminology

Youth (13 ad under)

Ages 14+ (includes Youth List)

Name of Taeguek Pattern | IL Jang

Meaning of Taeguek Pattern | Heaven & Light

Count to 5 in Korean

Hana
Tul
Set
Net
Da-sut

Gold Belt Meaning | Earth / Foundation

Uniform | Do-bok

Flag | Ku-kie

Yell | Ki-yap

Thank you | Soo-Go

Instructor | Sar-Bam-Nim

Front Stance / Short Stance | Ap-seo-gi

Stop | Ko-mahn

Begin | Shi-jark

Back | Dwei

Patterns (Poomsae)

Taeguek Pattern

Gi-bon Don Jark | Basic Pattern

IL Jang

Video
Step-by-Step

Basic #1

Gold Belt Three Steps (White Belt +2 Steps)

1	2	3
Step back with left foot, right fighting stance, right hand low block then right hand inside block (open hand) Step backward with right foot, left fighting stance, left hand low block then left hand inside block (open hand) Step forward with left foot, 45 degrees, into kee-mar-sae stance Left hand open hand inside middle block Right hand reverse punch “Ki hap”	Step back with left foot, right fighting stance, right hand low block and right hand inside block (open hand) Step backward with right foot, left fighting stance, left hand low block and left hand inside block (open hand) Step back with left foot, 45 degrees, into fighting stance Right foot side kick Right hand knife strike “Ki hap”	Step back with right foot, left fighting stance, left hand low block and left hand inside block (open hand) Step back with left foot, right fighting stance, right hand low block and right hand inside block (open hand) Step back with right foot, left fighting stance, left hand low block and left hand inside block (open hand) Step forward with right foot, 45 degrees, into keemarsae stance Double knife hand strike (left hand knife block, right hand knife strike) “Ki hap”
4	5	6
Step back with right foot, left fighting stance, left hand low block and left hand inside block (open hand) Step back with left foot, right fighting stance, right hand low block and right hand inside block (open hand) Step back with right foot into left fighting stance, left hand low block (open hand) Left hand rising block, left hand grab opponent wrist Right foot front kick (low) Right hand palm heel/elbow to face “Ki hap”	Step back with left foot, right fighting stance, right hand low block and right hand inside block (open hand) Step back with right foot, left fighting stance, left hand low block and left hand inside block (open hand) Step back with left foot into fighting stance, right hand low block and right hand inside block (open hand) Right foot round kick Right hand outside block of punch hand Left hand reverse punch (jab) “Ki hap”	Step back with right foot, left fighting stance, left hand low block and left hand inside block (open hand) Step back with left foot, right fighting stance, right hand low block and right hand inside block (open hand) Step back with right foot, 45 degrees, fighting stance, left hand low block and right hand inside block (open hand) Left foot side kick Right hand reverse punch (jab) “Ki hap”