KUP Grading Requirements

The following is the time and lesson requirements between each grade:

White Belt, Yellow Tag, Yellow Belt
1 1/2 months and 12 attendance points

Green Tag, Green Belt, Blue Tag, Blue Belt
3 months and 24 attendance points

Red Tag, Red Belt, Black Tag
6 months and 48 attendance points

(Note: Your attendance criteria determines whether you are eligible to grade but your instructor will determine if you are ready to grade or not)

Refer to this guide for what will be expected of you on grading day

10 press ups
10 Sit Ups
10 Straight jumps
Four directional punching (Saju jirugi)
Four directional blocking (Saju makgi)
Sitting stance single punch (narani so jirugi)
Front rising kick (apcha ollogi)
Walking stance middle obverse punch (Gunnun so kaunde baro jirugi)
Walking stance middle inner forearm block (Gunnun so kaunde an palmok makgi
Walking stance middle inner forearm block and middle reverse punch(gunnun so kaunde an palmok makgi wa kaunde bandae jirugi)
THEORY / Attitude

20 Press Ups
20 Sit Ups
20 Straight jumps
Four directional block (Saju makgi)
Pattern Chon-Ji (Chon-Ji tul)
Sitting stance two continuous punches(Annun so doo jirugi)
Front snap kick then walking stance obverse punch and reverse punch (apcha busigi wa gunnun so baro jirugi wa bandae jirugi)
Front rising kick (apcha ollogi)
Walking stance middle block reverse punch (Gunnun so kaunde an palmok makgi wa bandae jirugi)
L-Stance middle inner forearm block ( Niunja so kaunde an palmok makgi)
L-Stance forearm guarding block (Niunja so palmok daebi makgi)
THEORY

20 Press Ups
20 Sit Ups
20 Straight jumps
Pattern Chon-Ji (Chon-Ji tul)
Pattern Dan-Gun (Dan-Gun tul)
Walking stance low block rising block ( Gunnun so najunde bakat palmok makgi wa chukyo makgi)
Front snap kick then walking stance obverse punch then reverse punch ( Apcha busigi wa gunnun so baro jirug wa bandae jirugi)
L-stance outward knife hand side strike ( Niunja so wa bakuro sonkal yop taerigi)
L-stance knife hand guarding block ( Niunja so wa palmok daebi makgi)
L-stance Twin forearm block (Niunja so wa sang palmok makgi)
Three step sparring (sambo matsogi)
THEORY

Any Pattern from chong-ji to choong-moo (examiners choose)
Pattern hwa-rang (Hwa-rang tul)
Pattern Choong-Moo (Choong-Moo tul)
Three step sparring (Sambo matsogi)
Two step sparring (Ibo matsogi)
One step sparring (Ilbo matsogi)
Semi-Free sparring (Banjayo matsogi)
Free sparring (Jayo matsogi)
Two verses One free sparring
Self-defence (Hosin sool)
Turning kick (dollyo chagi)
Reverse turning kick (bandae dollyo chagi)
Flying side piercing kick (Twimyo yop cha jirugi)
Hand technique (choice)
Theory– Theory of power, Training secret, Meaning of Joong-gun, Meaning of choong-moo, Definition of Taekwon-do