BLACK BELT STUDY GUIDE

PREPARE FOR YOUR BLACK BELT EXAM

For students studying for their Black Belt exams – we encourage you review all your material, set up extra sessions with your instructor (if needed), and look over the Black Belt requirements.
  • Gup Order

    Gup Order

    Yellow 8th Gup

    Orange 7th Gup

    Green 6th Gup

    Blue 5th Gup

    Purple 4th Gup

    Brown 3rd Gup

    Red 2nd Gup

    Poom 1st Gup

    Dan 1st Dan

  • Colors Definition

    Colors Definition

    Blue - chung

    Red - hong

    Black

  • Definitions

    Definitions

    Tae Kwon Do – The Art of Kicking

    Tae - strike with the foot

    Kwon strike - with the hand

    Do - art and way of life

  • Important Dates in Tae Kwon Do History

    57 B.C.     Silla was founded on the Kyongju plain

    50 B.C.     Earliest Records of TaeKwonDo

    37 B.C.     Koguryo was founded in the Yalu River Valley

    18 B.C.     Paekche was founded in the Korean Peninsula

    668 – 935     Silla Dynasty

    935 – 1392     Koryo Dynasty

    1392 – 1907     Yi Dynasty

    1909     Japan invaded Korea

    1943     Karate, Kungu, Judo was officially introduced

    1945     Korean armed forces were formed and Tae-Kyon became part of their training

    1945     First Kwan “school” opened in Seoul

    1945     Korea liberation from Japan

    1948     Establishment of North Korea

    1948     Establishment of South Korea

    1957     Tae-Kyon became known as Tae Kwon Do

    1961     Korean Tae Kwon Do Association was formed

    1973     WTF is formed

    1988     TKD becomes an official Demonstration sport in the Olympics (Seoul, Korea and Barcelona, Spain)

    2000    TKD becomes an offical Medal sport in the Olympics (Syndey, Australia)