1st Dan Requirements

 

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14 Kicks (including knees)

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14 Hand Strikes (includes elbows)

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10 Blocks

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10 Stances

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20 Striking Combinations

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42 Kicking Combinations

14 Kicks

front

driving knee

round

round knee

side

axe

back/backside

spin round

flying side

hook

spin back

spin hook

spin side

spin axe

 

14 Hand Strikes

straight punch (jab & cross)

palm heel (middle, high)

thrust punch

hammer fist

reverse hammer fist

reverse back fist

hook

elbows (round, upward, reverse)

knife hand (forward, overhead, jab, cross, reverse)

spear hand

forward backfist

uppercuts (chin, body)

ridge (upward, outside, overhead)

spinning strikes (hammer, back-fist, knife hand)

 

 

10 Blocks

low block

inside middle block

outside middle block

high block

flank block

knife-hand block

palm blocks (inside & outside)

double forearm block

cross blocks

elbow blocks (high & low)

 

10 Stances

chariot (attention)

low

shuh

back

joonbi

x-stance

sparring or guard

horse

walk

tiger

 

20 Striking Combinations
jab, cross combo
palm, cross combo
palm, thrust punch
palm hammer combo
jab, hook combo
jab, cross, hook combo
jab, cross, driving knee
round elbow, round elbow, round knee
jab, cross-knife combo
palm, cross-knife combo
jab-knife, cross-knife combo
jab-knife, cross combo
jab, cross, uppercut
jab, cross, uppercut, uppercut combo (uppercuts to body)
jab, cross, hook, uppercut combo
palm, ridge-hand combo
jab-knife, ridge-hand combo
jab, spin hammerfist
jab, spin backfist
jab, spin knife-hand

 

42 Kick Combinations

hop-step front combo

hop-step round combo

switch-step round combo

hop-step side combo

cross-over side combo

round, switch-step round combo (both kicks with same foot)

5 Spin back/backside kick combos

round, spin-back/backside

side, spin-back/backside

hop-step round, spin-back/backside

switch-step round, spin-back/backside

hop-step side, spin-back/backside

4 Versions of Double Rounds

rear foot first

hop-step first

switch-step first

2 round kicks with the same foot

5 Axe Kick Combos

rear round, axe combo

hop-step round, axe combo

switch-step round, axe combo

hop-step axe, round combo

switch-step axe, round combo

3 3-Kick Spin-back Combos

round, spin-back, round

round, spin-back, back-side

round, spin-back, hop-step side

2 Spin-round Combos

round, spin-round combo

round, spin-round, spin back-side

3 Jump Spin-backside Combos

round, jump spin back-side combo

jump-round, jump spin back-side combo

lunge round, jump spin back-side combo

2 Hook Kick Combos

round, hook combo (both kicks with the same foot)

hop-step hook, spin-back kick combo

4 Spin-hook Combos

rear round, spin-hook combo

hop-step round, spin-hook combo

switch-step round, spin-hook combo

hop-step hook, spin-hook combo

2 Spin-Axe Combos

round, spin inside axe combo

round, jump-spin outside axe combo

6 Spinning Combos

round, spin round, spin-hook

round, spin round, spin-axe

double spin hooks (same leg)

jump-round, spin-hook

round, lunge jump spin-hook