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Rank Requirements


For each belt you must demonstrate proficiency in the required techniques for that rank. In addition, you are required to be ready to demonstrate any or all techniques for ALL previous ranks. The previous ranks are the foundations for the next. Below are listed the basic minimum requirements for yellow belt, and the new techniques to learn for each succeeding belt.

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Yellow Belt Orange Green Purple Blue Brown Red Temp Black Black

Yellow belt-8th Kup

PUNCHES/STRIKES:
Reverse punch  Palm Heel Strike    Tiger Claw          Tiger Mouth    Knife Hand     
Moving punch   

BLOCKS:
Inside(touch)  Outside Middle      Low Inside          Low Outside    High 45 Degree

KICKS:
Knee Kick      Front Kick   Inside/Outside Crescents    Half Moon      Roundhouse     Back Side

FALLING:
Landing positions        Back Fall Side Fall      Forward Roll

BODY MOVEMENT WITH BLOCKS
FRONT/BACK     		High 
SIDE-TO-SIDE   		Outside Middle
SLIDE-BACK-45  		Outside Middle 
INSIDE PIVOT   		45 Degree-touch
BACK PIVOT          	Low Inside
X-STEP AND TURN     	Touch
BACK SPIN      		Sweeping Outside
     BACK STEP 		Low Outside

SELF DEFENSE:
Punch defenses (3)

ATTACKS FROM REAR:
Arms pinned         Arms free      Arm choke

ATTACKS FROM FRONT:
Arms pinned         Arms free      Hand choke

Orange belt-7th Kup

All preceding requirements, plus:

PUNCHES/STRIKES:
Vertical Punch   Hammer Fist    Upper Cut   Back Fist    Ridge Hand    Side Knifehand   Elbow Strikes
Knifehand

KICKS:
Moving Front Kick        Moving Half Moon     Moving Roundhouse   Moving Side
Shin Kicks          Sliding Front       Sliding Roundhouse     Sliding Side   Back Side

FALLING:
Back Fall-moving back  Front Fall-short   Front Fall-long   Ground Fighting   Forward Roll Turning


BODY MOVEMENT WITH BLOCKS AND STRIKES
FRONT/BACK     		High Block          	Palm Heel Strike    
SIDE-TO-SIDE   		Outside Middle Block    Reverse Punch
SLIDE-BACK-45  		Outside Middle      	Elbow strikes    
INSIDE PIVOT   		45 Degree-touch     	Knife hand
BACK PIVOT     		Low Inside		Ridge hand
X-STEP AND TURN     	Touch			Upper Cut 
BACK SPIN      		Sweeping Outside    	Back Fist
     BACK STEP 		Low Outside		Hammer Fist


SELF DEFENSE
Punch Defenses (5)

ATTACKS FROM REAR:
1 arm free,1 pinned      Arms locked

ATTACKS FROM FRONT:
Lapel grab               Grab & punch

HAND TECHNIQUES:
MilGi-pushing(5)    JobGi-regrabs(5)   KeukGi-joint locks(3)  DungeeGi-throwing (3)

Green belt-6th Kup

*Note* To hold rank of Green belt and above you must be a paid-up member of the US Hap Ki Do Federation.
All preceding requirements, plus:

KICKS:
Back Crescent       Back Spin      Drop Back Side   Jump Front     Kick-Sliding Kicks

FALLING:
Back Roll      Forward Roll-Pushed

BODY MOVEMENT WITH BLOCKS AND KICKS
FRONT/BACK     		High             	Sliding Front
SIDE-TO-side   		Outside Middle   	Side Kick
SLIDE-BACK-45  		Outside Middle   	Half Moon(Front Leg)
INSIDE PIVOT   		45 Degree-touch  	Half Moon(Back Leg)
BACK PIVOT     		Low Inside       	Roundhouse     
X-STEP AND TURN     	Touch       		Back Side
BACK SPIN    		Sweeping Outside   	Reverse-punch/knee Combination
     BACK STEP 		Low Outside      	Low Back Spin

SELF DEFENSE:
Punch Defenses (8)
Kick Defenses   (3)

ATTACKS FROM REAR:
Shoulder Grab     Full Nelson

ATTACKS FROM FRONT:
Shoulder Grab   Head Lock (front)

HAND TECHNIQUES:
MilGi-pushing (10)       JobGi-regrabs (10)  KeukGi-joint locks (8)  DungeeGi-throwing (8)

Purple belt-5th Kup

All preceding requirements, plus:

KICKS:
Drop Back Spin Jump Front 45  Jump Roundhouse   Side-Back Side      Roundhouse-Back Spin

BODY MOVEMENT WITH BATON
FRONT/BACK     		High and Low Box Block
FRONT/BACK     		Vertical Strike-Low Blocks
SIDE-TO-SIDE   		Outside Box Block
SIDE-TO-SIDE   		Outside Swing Block 
SLIDE-BACK-45  		Cross Draw Strike
INSIDE PIVOT   		Side Box Block-Strike
BACK PIVOT     		Around the Head Strike
X-STEP AND TURN     	Strike
BACK SPIN           	Thrust  
     BACK STEP      	Behind the Back Strike   

WEAPON DEMONSTRATION:
Random demonstration with baton.

SELF DEFENSE:
Punch Defenses(10 )   Kick Defenses(6)

ATTACKS FROM REAR: Elbow Grab   Hair Pull  

ATTACKS FROM FRONT:  Cross Shoulder  Hair Pull        

HAND TECHNIQUES:
MilGi Cross-grip (10)    JobGi Cross-grip (10)    KeukGi (10)  DungeeGi (10)
Grab and Lock (5)        Grab and Throw(5)

Blue belt-4th Kup

All preceding requirements, plus:

KICKS:
Inside Twist   Back Spin Hook    Jump Roundhouse 45   Jump Side 45
Jump Front, Jump Roundhouse and Jump Side Kicks from both front and back legs.

KICK COMBINATIONS:
Front-Sliding Front
Roundhouse-Sliding Roundhouse
Side Kick-Sliding Side
Inside-Sliding Outside Crescent
Roundhouse-Low Back Spin
Side-Back Side

FALLING:
Front Roll-Obstacle   Back Roll Up-Pushed.

BODY MOVEMENT WITH CANE 
FRONT/BACK     		High and Low Box Block
FRONT/BACK     		High and Low Swing Block
SIDE-TO-SIDE   		Side Box Block
SIDE-TO-SIDE   		Outside Swing Block
SLIDE-BACK-45  		Vertical Strike
INSIDE PIVOT   		Side Box Block-Arm Hook-Thrust
BACK PIVOT     		Horizontal Strike-Knee Hook-Thrust
X-STEP AND TURN     	Behind the Back Strike
BACK SPIN      		Thrust-Head Hook 
     BACK STEP 		Thrust-Groin Hook  

WEAPON DEMONSTRATION - Cane

SELF DEFENSE:
Punch Defenses (10 ) 5 Lead Punch + 5 Reverse Punch  
Kick Defenses (8)

ATTACKS FROM REAR:
Cross Elbow Grab    Cross Shoulder Grab  

ATTACKS FROM FRONT:
Cross Shoulder Grab       Cross Lapel Grab    Waist Tackle

HAND TECHNIQUES:
MilGi Cross-grip (10)      JobGi Cross-grip (10) KeukGi (10)      DungeeGi (10)
Double Hand Grab: 10 each of MilGi,JobGi,KeukGi and DungeeGi
Two on one Grab:  10 each of MilGi,JobGi,KeukGi and Dungeegi
Grab and Lock (6)          Grab and Throw(6)         Come Alongs (3)

Brown belt-3rd Kup

All preceding requirements, plus:

KICKS:
Thunder Kick   Double Front (feet together)   Double Front (feet apart)

FALLING:
Side Roll Out  8-Directional Roll

BODY MOVEMENT DRILL (JUDGE'S DISCRETION)

WEAPON DEMONSTRATION (JUDGE'S DISCRETION)

WEAPON DEMONSTRATION WITH 2 BATONS 
(JUDGE'S DISCRETION)

SELF DEFENSE:
Punch Defenses (15 ) 5 Lead Punch + 5 Reverse Punch + 5 Hook Punch  
Kick Defenses (10)
DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS:
Club(5)    Knife 3)   Gun(3)

ATTACKS FROM REAR:
Double Elbow Grab   Double Shoulder Grab     Double Wrist Grab  

ATTACKS FROM FRONT:
Double Lapel Grab    Head Lock (side)

HAND TECHNIQUES:
5 each Elbow and Shoulder Grab
MilGi-pushing (10)   JobGi(10)KeukGi (10)  DungeeGi (10)
Grab and Lock (8)   Come Alongs (5)     Grab and Throw (8)

Red belt-2nd Kup

All preceding requirements, plus:

KICKS:
Jump Back Side      Jump Back Spin      Jump Back Crescent

FALLING:
Front Fall with Short Dive         

BODY MOVEMENT DRILL (JUDGE'S DISCRETION)

WEAPON DEMONSTRATION (JUDGE'S DISCRETION)

SELF DEFENSE:
Punch Defenses (24 ) 8 Lead Punch + 8 Reverse Punch + 8 Hook Punch  
Kick Defenses   (10)

ATTACKS FROM REAR:
Sleeve Grab    Cross Sleeve Grab    Double Sleeve Grab

ATTACKS FROM FRONT:
Sleeve Grab    Cross Sleeve Grab    Double Sleeve Grab   Elbow Grab    Cross Elbow Grab

DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS:
Club (5)  Knife (5)  Gun (5)

ADDITIONAL DEFENSE:
Chair (5)  Ground Grappling(4) 2 with arms free and 2 with arms pinned.

HAND TECHNIQUES:
8 random and 5 specialized
MilGi (13)      JobGi(13)  KeukGi(13)  DungeeGi(13)
Grab and Lock (10)   Come Alongs (8)    Grab and Throw (10)

SPECIAL:
Pressure Points (3)
Limited Teaching
Breaking (Judge's discretion)
OUTLINE OF KUNJA PAPER(Submitted at or before time of test)

Temporary Black belt-1st Kup

All preceding requirements, plus:

KICKS:
Flying  Side Kick        Drop Back Spin/Back Spin

FALLING:
Front Fall with Long Dive          

BODY MOVEMENT DRILL (JUDGE'S DISCRETION)

WEAPON DEMONSTRATION (JUDGE'S DISCRETION)

SELF DEFENSE:
Punch Defenses (10 ) Random
Kick Defenses   (10)   Random

DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS:
Club(8) Knife(8)  Gun(8)

ADDITIONAL ATTACKS:
Chair (8)  Ground Grappling(6) 2 Knocked Down +2 Arms Free + 2 Choked

HAND TECHNIQUES:
10 random and 2 specialized (5 each) 
MilGi (15)      JobGi(15) KeukGi(15)  DungeeGi(15)
Joint Lock Defenses (3)  Passive Restraint (3)    Leg Throws (3)
Grab and Lock (12)   Come Alongs (10)   Grab and Throw (12)

SPECIAL:
Pressure Points (5)
Demonstrated Teaching
Paper Received
Breaking (Judge's discretion)
ROUGH DRAFT OF 10-40 PAGE KUNJA PAPER

Black belt-1st Dan

All preceding requirements, plus:

BODY MOVEMENT DRILL (JUDGE'S DISCRETION)

WEAPON DEMONSTRATION (JUDGE'S DISCRETION)

SELF DEFENSE:
Punch Defenses(15) Random     Kick Defenses 15)   Random

DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS:
Club (10)  Knife (10) Gun (10)

ADDITIONAL ATTACKS:
Chair (10)  Ground Grappling (15) 5 Knocked Down +5 Arms Free + 5 Choked

HAND TECHNIQUES:
MilGi (15)      JobGi(15)   KeukGi(15)  DungeeGi(15)
Joint Lock Defenses (5) Passive Restraint (3)    Leg Throws (8)
Grab and Lock (15)   Come Alongs (10)   Grab and Throw (15)

SPECIAL:
Pressure Points (5)
Basics of Gihap (finger pressure)
Demonstrated Teaching
Breaking (Judge's discretion)
10-40 PAGE KUNJA PAPER RECEIVED 30 DAYS PRIOR TO TEST



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