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
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?