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White tag 9th Gup

Eligibility

The student must be a member of the European Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do Federation (EMTF)

Regular class attendance

General Knowledge

General rules of class conduct

Basic Tang Soo Do etiquette

Elementary Tang Soo Do terminology

Demonstration of ability

Hands

Palm heel

Low block

High block

Inside to outside block

Outside to inside block

Low punch

Centre punch

High punch

Feet:

Front kick

Roundhouse kick

Back kick

Side kick

Hook kick

Stances

1. Attention stance (Cha Ryut) the legs are straight and touching each other

2. Ready stance (Choon Bee Ja Seh) feet are one shoulder length apart and arms are held loosely to the side with the fists about one fist-length away from the body

Breakfalls

Front roll

Froms

Ki Cho Hyung Il Bu (Basic Understanding)

Self defence (1 technique per attack)

Straight wrist grab

Diagonal wrist grab

Both wrist grab

2 hands onto one wrist grab

Side wrist grab

Orange belt 8th Gup

Eligibility

Sound moral character

The student must be a member of the European Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do Federation (EMTF)

Regular class attendance

General Knowledge

General rules of class conduct

Basic Tang Soo Do etiquette

Elementary Tang Soo Do terminology

Demonstration of ability

Hands

Palm heel

Low block

High block

Inside to outside block

Outside to inside block

Low punch

Centre punch

High punch

Feet:

Front kick

Roundhouse kick

Back kick

Side kick

Hook kick

Axe kick

Stances

1. Attention stance (Cha Ryut) the legs are straight and touching each other

2. Ready stance (Choon Bee Ja Seh) feet are one shoulder length apart and arms are held loosely to the side with the fists about one fist-length away from the body

3. Back stance (Huk Kul Je Seh)

4. Front stance (Chun Kul Je Seh)

Breakfalls

Front roll

Back roll

New froms

Ki Cho Hyung Ee Bu

Self defence (2 techniques per attack)

Straight wrist grab

Diagonal wrist grab

Both wrist grab

2 hands onto one wrist grab

Side wrist grab

Orange tag 7th Gup

Eligibility

Sound moral character

The student must be a member of the European Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do Federation (EMTF)

Regular class attendance

General Knowledge

General rules of class conduct

Basic Tang Soo Do etiquette

Elementary Tang Soo Do terminology

Demonstration of ability

Hands

Palm heel

Low block

High block

Inside to outside block

Outside to inside block

Low punch

Centre punch

High punch

Feet:

Front kick

Roundhouse kick

Back kick

Side kick

Hook kick

Axe kick

Stances

1. Attention stance (Cha Ryut) the legs are straight and touching each other

2. Ready stance (Choon Bee Ja Seh) feet are one shoulder length apart and arms are held loosely to the side with the fists about one fist-length away from the body

3. Back stance (Huk Kul Je Seh)

4. Front stance (Chun Kul Je Seh)

Breakfalls

Front roll

Back roll

New froms

Ki Cho Hyung Sam Bu

Self defence (3 techniques per attack)

Straight wrist grab

Diagonal wrist grab

Both wrist grab

2 hands onto one wrist grab

Side wrist grab

Green Belt 6th Gup

Eligibility

Sound moral character

The student must be a member of the European Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do Federation (EMTF)

Regular class attendance

General Knowledge

General rules of class conduct

Basic Tang Soo Do etiquette

Elementary Tang Soo Do terminology

Demonstration of ability

All previous techniques

Low knife hand block

Centre knife hand block

High knife hand block

Yuk jin

Yuk soo do

2 hand combinations

Feet:

All previous techniques

Spinning kicks

Stances

All previous stances

1. Side stance (Sa Ko Rip Ja Seh)

2. Horse riding stance (Kee Ma Ja Seh)

Breakfalls

Front roll

Back roll

Side roll

New froms

Pyung Ahn Cho Dan

1. Straight wrist grab

2. Diagonal wrist grab

3. Both wrist grab

4. 2 hands onto one wrist grab

5. Side wrist grab

6. Straight shoulder grab

7. Both shoulder grab

8. Both collar grab

9. Shoulder from behind

10. Strangle from front and behind

Basic Anatomy

Major bones in the body

Green Tag 5th Gup

Eligibility

Sound moral character

The student must be a member of the European Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do Federation (EMTF)

Regular class attendance

General Knowledge

General rules of class conduct

Basic Tang Soo Do etiquette

Elementary Tang Soo Do terminology

Demonstration of ability

All previous techniques

Low knife hand block

Centre knife hand block

High knife hand block

Yuk jin

Yuk soo do

2 hand combinations

Feet:

All previous techniques

Spinning kicks

Jumping kicks

Stances

All previous stances

1. Side stance (Sa Ko Rip Ja Seh)

2. Horse riding stance (Kee Ma Ja Seh)

Breakfalls

Front roll

Back roll

Side roll

New froms

Pyung Ahn Ee Dan

Self defence (3 techniques for 1-5, 2 techniques for 6-10)

1. Straight wrist grab

2. Diagonal wrist grab

3. Both wrist grab

4. 2 hands onto one wrist grab

5. Side wrist grab

6. Straight shoulder grab

7. Both shoulder grab

8. Both collar grab

9. Shoulder from behind

10. Strangle from front and behind

Basic Anatomy

Major bones in the body

Brown Belt 4th Gup

Eligibility

Sound moral character

The student must be a member of the European Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do Federation (EMTF)

Regular class attendance

General Knowledge

General rules of class conduct

Exemplary conduct in Tang Soo Do etiquette

An increased understanding of Tang Soo Do terminology

Participation and clear dedication in Dojang activities

Basic anatomy

Demonstration of ability

All previous techniques

Elbow strikes

Reinforced inside to outside block

Reinforced low block

Reinforced high block

2-3 hand combinations

Feet:

All previous techniques

Diagonal kicks

Knee strikes

Spinning kicks

Jumping kicks

2-3 combinations

Breakfalls

Jumping

Rolling

Sparring

Demonstration of good level of sparring for competition

New froms

Pyang Sam Dan

Self defence (3 techniques for 1-10)

1. Straight wrist grab

2. Diagonal wrist grab

3. Both wrist grab

4. 2 hands onto one wrist grab

5. Side wrist grab

6. Straight shoulder grab

7. Both shoulder grab

8. Both collar grab

9. Shoulder from behind

10. Strangle from front and behind

Throws

Hip throws

Leg throws

Basic Anatomy

Major bones

Major muscle groups

Brown Tag 3rd Gup

Eligibility

Sound moral character

The student must be a member of the European Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do Federation (EMTF)

Regular class attendance

General Knowledge

General rules of class conduct

Exemplary conduct in Tang Soo Do etiquette

An increased understanding of Tang Soo Do terminology

Participation and clear dedication in Dojang activities

Basic anatomy

Demonstration of ability

All previous techniques

Elbow strikes

Reinforced inside to outside block

Reinforced low block

Reinforced high block

2-3 hand combinations

Feet:

All previous techniques

Diagonal kicks

Knee strikes

Spinning kicks

Jumping kicks

2-3 combinations

Breakfalls

Jumping

Rolling

Sparring

Demonstration of good level of sparring for competition

New froms

Pyang Sa Dan

Self defence (3 techniques for 1-10, 1 technique for 11-15)

1. Straight wrist grab

2. Diagonal wrist grab

3. Both wrist grab

4. 2 hands onto one wrist grab

5. Side wrist grab

6. Straight shoulder grab

7. Both shoulder grab

8. Both collar grab

9. Shoulder from behind

10. Strangle from front and behind

11. Push one hand

12. Push both hands

13. Head lock

14. Bear hug

15. Hair grab

Throws

Hip throws

Leg throws

Basic Anatomy

Major bones

Major muscle groups

Red Belt 2nd Gup

Eligibility

High moral character

Exhibit some black belt qualities

The student must be a member of the European Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do Federation (EMTF)

Regular class attendance

General Knowledge

Respectful leadership within the class

Exemplary conduct in Tang Soo Do class etiquette

Demonstrate an increased understanding of Tang Soo Do principles by teaching

Voluntary participation and clear dedication in Dojang activities

Demonstration of ability

All previous techniques

2-3 hand combinations

Feet:

All previous techniques

Flying kicks

2-3 combinations

Stances

Good stances should be demonstrated always in forms and linework

Breakfalls

Can breakfall from several throws

Show a combination of all breakfalls

Sparring

Demonstration of good level of sparring for competition

Self defence (3 techniques for 1-10, 2 techniques for 11-15)

1. Straight wrist grab

2. Diagonal wrist grab

3. Both wrist grab

4. 2 hands onto one wrist grab

5. Side wrist grab

6. Straight shoulder grab

7. Both shoulder grab

8. Both collar grab

9. Shoulder from behind

10. Strangle from front and behind

11. Push one hand

12. Push both hands

13. Head lock

14. Bear hug

15. Hair

New froms

Pyang Oh Dan

Circle fighting

Groundwork

Utilise basic ground fighting techniques and submission holds

Throws

Shoulder throws

Leg Sweeps

Instructing

Students must be able to demonstrate the ability to instruct a small group

Helps students learn the philosophy and history of Tang Soo Do

Teaches necessary skills to partake safely

Is able to teach both adults and children

Basic Anatomy

Major bones

Major nerves

Major muscle groups