1st Degree Black Belt Testing Criteria
Requirements
 English - Korean |
| Attacking Techniques |
| Pressing Kick |
Noollo Chagi |
| Downward Side Fist Strike |
Naeryo Yop Joomuk Taerigi |
| Back Elbow Thrust |
Dwit Palkup Tulgi |
| Horizontal Punch |
Soopyong Jirugi |
| Low Twisting Kick |
Bituro Najunde Chagi |
| Back Fist Front Strike |
Dung Joomuk Ap Taerigi |
| Middle Knuckle Fist Punch |
Joongji Joomuk Jirugi |
| Defending Techniques |
| Knifehand High Guarding Block |
Sonkal Nopunde Daebi Makgi |
| Knifehand Low Front Block |
Sonkal Najunde Ap Makgi |
| Forefist Pressing Block |
Ap Joomuk Noollo Makgi |
| Inner Forearm Wedging Block |
An Palmok Hechyo Makgi |
| U-Shape Grasp |
Digutja Japgi |
| Palm Scooping Block |
Sonbadak Duro Makgi |
| 9-Shape Block |
Gutja Makgi |
| Double Arc-hand Block |
Doo Bandalson Makgi |
| Stances |
| Parallel Stance with Heaven Hand |
Narani So Hanulson |
| One-leg Stance |
Waebal Sogi |
| Other |
| Under Forearm |
Mitpalmok |
| Finger Belly |
Songarak Badak |
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KWANG-GAE Tul (39 Movements): KWANG-GAE is named after the famous Kwang-Gae-Toh-Wang, the 19th King of the Koguryo Dynasty, who regained all the lost territories including the greater part of Manchuria. The diagram represents the expansion and recovery of lost territory. The 39 movements refer to the first two figures of 391 A. D., the year he came to the throne.
PO-EUN Tul (36 Movements): PO-EUN is the pseudonym of a loyal subject Chong Mong-Chu (1400) who was a famous poet and whose poem "I would not serve a second master though I might be crucified a hundred times" is known to every Korean. He was also a pioneer in the field of physics. The diagram represents his unerring loyalty to the king and country towards the end of the Koryo Dynasty.
GE-BAEK Tul (44 Movements): GE-BAEK is named after Ge-Baek, a great general in the Baek Je Dynasty (660 AD). The diagram represents his severe and strict military discipline.
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