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      Grading with RYKANDO KWAN MOO SA

   TANG SOO DO - GRADING 7th TO 6th GUP

Promotional Requirements for 7th to 6th Gup: (Chil Gup to Yuk Gup)

( for Orange Belt)

Candidates' Basic Requirements.

To qualify for grading, candidates must have attended class at an officially recognised NTSDO class for a period of not less than twenty-five one-hour sessions or 8 weeks prior to their last grading..

A.         GENERAL KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

a.      The candidate must know

b.      Why he/she is practising basic techniques in one-way rather than another

c.      Why students bow to the training hail and to the flag.

d.      How to count to ten in Korean. The Korean terminology used to describe the techniques performed for the examination in question and Korean terminology of Tang Soo Do studied to date.

B.        DEMONSTRATION OF ABILITY

            BASIC TECHNIQUES (Gi Cho)

            Hand techniques (Soo Gi)

           Outside to inside middle block, Double Fist Block Uppercut Attack and Spear Hand Attack

            Foot techniques (Jok Gi)

             Roundhouse kick

FORMS (Hyung)

            Pyung Ahn Cho Dan, Pyung Ahn Ee Dan,

THREE STEP SPARRING (Sam Soo Sik Deh Ryun)

and FREE FIGHTING (Ja Yu Deh Ryun)

C.        BREAKING TECHNIQUE (Kyuk Pa)

Candidate must be able to demonstrate a skilful and correct roundhouse kick against a breakable board. In addition to the above requirement, the examiner may ask candidates to perform techniques from any previous grading examination.

            Additional Terminology you should learn other than Basic Commands etc.

Blocks       Soo Do Choong Dan Mah Kee (Middle knife hand block)          

                   Telo Ahneso Pakuro Mah Kee (Reverse inside to outside block)                      

                   Ssang Soo Mah Kee (Double hand block)                     

Attacks      Ol Ya Chi Ki Kong Kyuk (Upper cut)        Kwan Soo Kong Kyuk (Spear hand)              

Kicks         Tollyo Cha Gi (Roundhouse Kick)

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