Testing

Testing and promoting in Rank

Testing/graduation is held every 8 weeks. Students will learn structured curriculum material in class and keep a record of their attendance in order to promote. Graduation occurs when the student has qualified under and produced the three A's (Attendance - Ability - Attitude)

Filling out your Application for Promotional Examination

Note: All students must attach a copy of the necessary proof required upon turning in application for promotional examination.

For example: when going for green belt, attach a copy of one tournament certificate with your application for exam. Be sure to count all of your class credits accurately on your attendance card and transfer that information to your application for examination. Fill out your form completely.

Note to all students applying for exam:

All students must sign the application for exam

where it says, Student Signature ____________

before turning in their application.

Students should prepare the following when testing:

	A clean, pressed, and odor/wrinkle free dobok with the appropriate patches sewn on.
	Jewelry such as necklaces, rings, bracelets, ear rings (or any other body piercings) are not allowed.
	Shoes are not allowed any where in the dojang except the entrance. (Including spectators)
	Outside food or drink is not allowed. This includes gum or candy.
	Your name must be written clearly underneath the school patch.
	Test form should be turned in with payment and appropriately attached certificates minimum 2 days before test
	You should reserve the entire morning to spend at the dojang without pressing for time.

Students should prepare the following for graduation:

	Bring a minimum of two witnesses to the graduation
	Wear a clean and preferably pressed dobok

Grandmaster Kang's Kup (Ranking) system white through Black:

In order to receive your patches and your white belt, you must do the following:

Recite Korean Counting 1-10 to your instructor (Korean flag sewn on the left arm with the red facing up, and the American flag sewn on the right arm with the stripes horizontal.)

9th Gup - Orange

8th Gup - Yellow

7th Gup - Green Stripe

6th Gup - Green

5th Gup - Blue Stripe

4th Gup - Blue

3rd Gup - Red Stripe

2nd Gup - Red

1st Gup - Black Stripe

Recommended Black Belt (intermediate period)

1st Dan Black Belt - 9th Dan Black Belt (DAN Membership)

Kang's Institute of TaeKwon-Do

Unpaid Fee Policy:

In the unfortunate event that fees not current, the student will not be allowed to graduate and promote to the next rank. Furthermore, if a student is more than 90 days late on any payment, rank status may be lost and certification revoked. Also instructor status may be revoked. Your eligibility will also be revoked from any of the Instructor Training and Special Training Programs.

Graduation

(formerly called Testing)

Testing on material for students will be done every two weeks in class. The students will make an effort to learn their material for stripe #’s, one through four.

The Stripe System is to encourage attendance, and learning with the added benefit of MOTIVATION.

Stripe #1 1st and 2^nd week	For the first stripe, students will learn their Student Creed and some type of basic. For all other ranks, it will be the word of the belt memorization, and some type of basic requirement.
Stripe #2 3^rd and 4^th week	For the second stripe, combinations will be learned and practiced in class. These combinations are easy, so they are learned quickly. Repetitive practice is disguised with paddle drills, and other drills.
Stripe #3 5^th and 6^th week	For the third stripe, the second set of combinations and/or the first half of the current rank’s form is to be learned in class, and gone over until everyone has it down.
Stripe #4 7^th and 8^th week	For the fourth stripe, the second half of the form and other random requirements are learned in class. Terminology is to be practiced in class at a minimum, but enforced by the instructor to be learned at home.

Every two months = 8 weeks = 16 classes

Testing shall now be referred to as ‘GRADUATION’

On graduation day:

- Instructors will demonstrate their commanding ability and personal knowledge of student ability.

- Students will demonstrate their form and breaking requirement if any.

- Students will also be required to bring a minimum of 2 witnesses

- During that time, recognition for medals, character stripes, and so on will be handed out for achievements that go ‘above and beyond’.

Attitude stripes will be given out in the form of ‘Red Stripes’. We will give out stripes as a mandatory requirement for graduation. A minimum or 3 is needed to graduate. The student who gets the most between graduations will win a big prize.

Honor Roll Stars will be given out to be worn on the collar when report cards are turned in. Only Straight A’s will be rewarded. A’s and B’s are an automatic must.

Black Belt Testing

As you already know, every six months, Black Belt testing is held at the Headquarters Dojang and is done ‘confirmation style’ or accumulatively.

Star Testing: The confirmation style testing will now be called ‘STAR TESTING’. All STAR TESTERS will be given a star to be worn on their left sleeve (max 4) and then accumulated on their right sleeve (max 4).

Kyo Sa and Sa Bom Certification: After E Dan, Kyo Sa (Certified Instructor) Certification is available. After Sa Dan, Sa Bom (Certified Master Instructor) Certification is available. It is important to achieve set guidelines for these titles.

Traditionally, our colored belt and Black Belt testing had been blended together. This is something that is going to be separated just to emphasize the importance of the Black Belt Event! 4-6 Black Belt Prep Cycle Classes held on Saturdays for 2 hours.

Testing pics from September 8

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