Estrada Tae Kwon Do / Haidong Gumdo Academy Online

- Haidong Gumdo -

Testing / Promotion

The list below are the requirements for the color belt ranks during promotions. Candle snuffing is the ability to extinguish a candle with the wooden sword without touching the flame.

Gup (Level)	Testing Requirements	Belt Color
10th	- Basic Movements - Ssang Su #1 - One-Step #1 - Push-ups 12 times - ½ Sword Description No candle snuffing or log breaking required.	White
9th	- Basic Movements - ½ Korean Terms - Ssang Su #2 - One-Step #2 - Push-ups 16 times Candle Snuffing: Males - 1 Candle (15 attempts) Females - 1 Candle (15 attempts)	Yellow
8th	- Basic Movements - All Korean Terms - Complete Sword Description - Ssang Su #3 & #4 - One-Step #3 & #4 - Push-ups 12 times with fists Candle Snuffing: Males - 2 Candles (15 attempts) Females - 1 Candle (10 attempts)	Orange
7th	- Basic Movements - Ssang Su #5 & #6 - One-Step #4 - Push-ups 16 times with fists - Battle Sword Drills Candle Snuffing: Males - 3 Candles (15 attempts) Females - 2 Candles (15 attempts)	Green
6th	- Basic Movements - Ssang Su #7 & #8 - One-Step #5 - Push-ups 12 times w/5 fingers - Battle Sword Drills Candle Snuffing: Males - 3 Candles (10 attempts) Females - 2 Candles (10 attempts)	Purple
5th	- Basic Movements - Ssang Su #9 & #10 - One-Step #6 - Push-ups 16 times w/5 fingers - Battle Sword Drills Candle Snuffing: Males - 4 Candles (15 attempts) Females - 3 Candles (15 attempts)	Blue
4th	- Basic Movements - Ssang Su #11 & 12 - One-Step #7 - Push-ups 12 times w/4 fingers - Battle Sword Drills Candle Snuffing: Males - 4 Candles (10 attempts) Females - 3 Candles (10 attempts)	Red
3rd	- Basic Movements - Shimsang Gumbup #1 & #2 - Push-ups 16 times w/4 fingers - Battle Sword Drills Candle Snuffing: Males - 5 Candles (15 attempts) Females - 4 Candles (15 attempts)	Red w/ White Stripe
2nd	- Basic Movements - Shimsang Gumbup #3 & #4 - Push-ups 12 times w/3 fingers - Battle Sword Drills Candle Snuffing: Males - 5 Candles (10 attempts) Females - 4 Candles (10 attempts)	Red w/ Black Stripe
1st	- Basic Movements - Shimsang Gumbup - Push-ups 16 times w/3 fingers - Battle Sword Drills Log Breaking: Ability to break 1”x2”x12” stick with wooden sword.	Red/Black
Black Belt Candidate	- Meditation (Sitting & Standing) - Basic Movements - All Korean Terminology - All One-Steps - All Ssang Su Forms - Pushups: - (Children - 10x w/4 fingers) - (Women - 12x w/4 fingers) - (Men - 16x w/3 fingers) - Battle Sword Drills Candle Snuffing: Males - 5 Candles (10 attempts) Females - 4 Candles (10 attempts) Log Breaking: Ability to break 1”x2”x12” stick with wooden sword.	Black w/ White Stripe