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​​PROMOTION TEST PREPARATION
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testing for Blue Belt with Red Stripes

Final decisions on testing readiness will be made by Masters Marr and Bayless.  Forms will be handed out to those deemed ready starting two weeks before the scheduled test.
 
In order to be eligible to test for your Blue Belt with Red Stripes, you must have completed a minimum of 30 classes before the test,
and be able to confidently demonstrate:​
  • Joong Gun
  • upward block
  • rear foot stance
  • upward elbow strike
  • twin vertical punch
  • twin upset punch
  • pressing block​
  • side punch
  • U-shape block
  • high crossing block
  • skipping hook kick
  • board break: lead leg side kick (2 boards)
  • retention of all previous techniques and patterns
Be able to recite this definition:  Taekwon-do is a Korean unarmed art of self-defense.  It is not only kicking and punching, but a way of thinking and living.  The main goal of Taekwon-do is to achieve total mind and body control through training.  “Tae” means foot, “Kwon” means fist, and “Do” means way of, so Taekwon-do literally means “The way of the foot and fist.”
 
Know where your weight should be in the following stances:
(a) walking stance       (b) L stance              (c) sitting stance             (d) rear foot stance

Know where to aim the following techniques:
(a) middle punch         (b) high punch         (c) fingertip thrust          (d) upset punch

Know what part of the foot strikes the target with:
(a) front kick               (b) back kick            (c) turning kick              (d) axe kick
 
You may be asked to tie your belt properly as part of the test.
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Master Marr's Taekwon-do
16720 Chagrin Boulevard
Shaker Heights, OH 44120
216-921-KICK (5425)
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