2nd Gup to 1st Gup

Time in Grade Requirement

Regular weekly Do Jang attendance. Six months or 60 seventy-five minute classes.

Basics

• All basic hand and foot combinations (techniques with Hu Jin [stepping back] singly and in combination)
• Ko Dan Pal Pa Ki (advance Soo Do/punch)
• All E Dan Cha Gi (single jumping kicks)
• All spinning kicks

Combinations

• Ku Dan Sam Gup (Combination #9)
• Ship Dan Sam Gup (Combination #10)

Hyung

• Passoi Te
• Chil Sung Sam Ro Hyung

Sam Soo Sik (applicable to Ku Dan Sam Gup [mini sets])

• Ku Dan Sam Gup Il Bon
• Ku Dan Sam Gup E Bon
• Ku Dan Sam Gup Sam Bon

Sparring

• Free sparring

Kyok Pa (breaking)

• Dwi Huri Gi (long distance spinning heel kick, two boards)
• Kap Kwon Kong Kyuk (back knuckle strike)

Knowledge

• Conceptual knowledge and ability of all lower rank techniques.
• Increased responsibility in the class with approval of the Sa Bom/Kyo Sa.
• Further development of Tang Soo Do attitudes and spirit.
• Specific knowledge of Tang Soo Do Moo Do Kwan culture, philosophy, etiquette, and terminology.
  • Examples:
    • Can you name all basic commands for hand and foot techniques?
    • Can you recite Grandmaster Ah Po's Seven Training Principles?
    • Why are the Eight Key Concepts important?