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Lil Dragons

New Taekwondo Children's ProgramOur new & popular class is designed for children ages 3 - 5.
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Black Belt Study Guide

The student handbook is a guide to help students with their promotions and general tae kwon do skills. Looking upon this will greatly increase your skill. All students should check this section for their promotion requirements. Also check the promotions page by clicking on the belt color to see more requirements and use the online forms to practice with.

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 Definitions
Blue chung
Red hong
Black

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)