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

Colors Definition

Blue - chung

Red - hong

Black -


TAEKWONDO

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 TAEKWONDO 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)