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Yellow-Green to Green Belt Exam Syllabus
Yellow-Green Belt (7th Gup) → Green Belt (6th Gup). Revise three movements, Hooking Kick, Do-San Tul and the purposes of jumping, patterns and board breaking.
01
Fundamental movements
- Walking Stance Outer Forearm High Side Block — Gunnun So Bakat Palmok Nopunde Yop Makgi.
- Walking Stance Straight Fingertip Thrust — Gunnun So Sun Sonkut Tulgi.
- Walking Stance Back Fist High Side Strike — Gunnun So Dung Joomuk Nopunde Yop Taerigi.
02
Kick & pattern
- Hooking Kick — Goro Chagi: show chamber, controlled hooking action, recovery and safe landing.
- Do-San Tul — 24 movements; know sequence, diagram, direction changes and finishing point.
- Learn Do-San’s exact meaning: Ahn Chang-Ho (1876–1938), education in Korea and its independence movement.
- Build correct stance, tool, height and direction before speed.
03
Theory & purpose
- Jumping: avoid an obstacle; surprise; cover distance quickly; make two movements in one motion; kick higher.
- Patterns: attack and defence movements in a fixed, logical sequence; develop movement, rhythm and breath control.
- Board breaking: concentration, technique, distance, accuracy and focused power. Practise only with instruction.
Key terms & facts
- Goro Chagi — Hooking Kick
- Do-San — 24 movements
- Sun Sonkut — straight fingertip
- Dung Joomuk — back fist
Check your understanding
- Can you name and demonstrate the three movements?
- Can you perform Do-San and recite its exact meaning?
- Can you explain five reasons for jumping and the purpose of patterns and breaking?