Red Belt

Mechanics: (Red Stripe)

All previous Mechanics

Kicks:

• Half Round Kick
• Defensive Turn Side Kick
• Spin Kick
• Jump Back Round

Hand Techniques: 

• Mountain Block Strike
• Thumbs to the Eyes
• Closed Low Double Knife Hand Block

Single Board Break (Must Complete)

• Know Safety for Board Breaking

Self Defense: (White Stripe)

All previous Self Defense

Chokes:

• Discuss Safety
• Different Chokes

Grappling:

• Discuss Grappling (Tap outs, striking, etc)
• Guard Positions (Review)
• Lock up Position (Knees and Standing)
• Twisting Takedown (From Knees)
• Open Grappling

Other:

• Pressure Points (minimum of 10)
• Joint Locks (minimum of 7)
• "Back off" Drill (Advanced)
• Sparring (minimum 6 classes)

Form: Toi-Gye (Blue Stripe)

All Previous Forms

Toi-Gye

• Meaning  (Can earn Yellow stripe by telling meaning of Form to an Instructor)
  • Pen name of scholar Yi, who was an authority on Neo-Confucianism.
  • The 37 movements of the form represent his birthplace on the 37^th degree latitude.
  • The pattern traced on the floor represent the Chinese symbol for "Scholar".