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Rank *(for promotion to)*	Minimum Training Time	Required Forms	* Offensive & Defensive Set	Kick Techniques	Hand Techniques	Martial Art Skills Requirements
White Belt 10^thGup with Stripe 9^th Gup	Entry 6 weeks	Sae Kye Hyung IL Bu		Stretch, Front Side, Round House	Low/Center/High Inside/outside Blocks & Punches	Ground Awareness and movement Skills. Forms: Kee Cho Hyungs IL, E & Sam Bu
Orange Belt 8^th Gup with Stripe 7^th Gup	3 months 4 months	Sae Kye Hyung E Bu Sae Kye Hyung Sam Bu	1-5 one step 1-5 self defense 1-5 (2) step	Stretch, Front Side, Round House, Back, Basic jumping	Side blocks and punches, Reinforced block, Knife Hand defense & attacks	Judo: Common Foot and ankle sweeps 1-5 Introductory BJJ Long Staff Basics Sport Sparring
Green Belt 6^th Gup with Stripe 5^th Gup	6 months 9 months	Pyung Ahn Cho Dan Pyung Ahn E Dan	6-10 (1) step 6-10 self defense 6-10 (2) step	Crescents, Knee Stepping, Hook, Sliding, hopping Spinning Back Jumping Kicks	Double Handed Blocks & Strikes All previous with greater refinement	Long Staff : Beginner Judo: Common leg sweeps and takedowns 1-5 Judo/ BJJ/Karate Sparring Short Stick Fighting Skills 1-5 Contact Sparring
Brown Belt 4^th Gup with Stripe 3rd Gup	12 months 15 months	Pyung Ahn Sam Dan Pyung Ahn Sah Dan	11-15 (1) step 11-15 self defense 11-15 (2) steps	Wheel, Axe 2 step jumping Lead leg combination kicks	Multiple Hand combinations	Long Staff Intermediate Short Stick Flow Drills Kickboxing sparring BJJ/grappling Skill Set Knife defense skills 1-5 IDF Fight Skills Beginner Judo Hip throws
Red Belt 2^nd Gup with Stripe 1^st Gup	18 months 21months	Pyung Ahn Oh Dan Bassai Bong Hyung IL Bu	16-20 (1) step 16-20 self defense 21-25 (1) step 21-25 self defense	Ankle Sweeps 180 degree Kicks Multiple kicks 360 kicks Multiple combo kicks	All previous with greater refinement	Bassai Cho Knife Defense Skills 6-10 Gun Disarm Skills 1-5 IDF Fight Skills Intermediate Kickboxing/Grappling Sparring Judo Randori (sparring) BJJ Sparring
Cho Dan Bo -Blue Belt Black Belt Candidate Testing by Regional mentors (Sam Dan)	24 months	Naihanchi Cho Dan	26-30 (1) step 26-30 self defense	All previous with greater refinement	All previous with greater refinement	IDF Fight Skills Advanced Judo&Brazilian Jiujutsu: Intermediate Level Techniques Gun Disarm Skills 6-10 Knife fighting skills
Cho Dan – Black Belt Testing by regional Masters	30 – 36 months typically 1 year as Cho Dan Bo (100 classes)	Sip Soo Bong Hyung E Bu Mastery of all basic forms	1-30 one and two step sparring with 1-30 self defense Mastery of all basic one steps	Mastery of all basics	Mastery of all basics	Prior to BB test at Regionals students must demonstrate all previous abilities listed above to local school instructors
E Dan - Black Belt Testing by regional Masters	2 years in rank as a Black Belt regular attendance and participation. Assist Instructors (200 classes)	Naihanchi E Dan Bong Hyung Sam Bu Dan Gum Form - knife Jang Gum #1 - Sword Jang Gum #2 - Sword Bong Hyung Sah Bu	1-30 one and two step sparring with 1-30 self defense Mastery of all basic one steps & three steps in any combinations in any scenario with takedowns & joint locks	Mastery of all basics with greater refinement Participation and proficiency in weapons, grappling, and fight skills training programs.	Mastery of all basics with greater refinement Participation and proficiency in weapons, grappling, and fight skills training programs.	Long Staff / Sword Advanced Judo Program Brazilian Jiujutsu Program Jeet Kune Do Program Weapons Program IDF Fight Skills Program

Testing is normally administered and graded by Instructors from other Schools within the Association. Your Instructors will proctor the test.

Traditional Martial Arts Program

* All techniques are as shown and described in the World Tang So Do student manuals. Training significantly follows the WTSDA program. Students should contact the instructor for links to the manuals.

Il Soo Sik Dae Ryun : Offensive & Defensive 1 Steps Techniques are pre-arranged techniques to various attacks

Jok ki Foot defensive and offensive techniques (five per color rank)

Soo Ki - Hand defensive and offensive techniques (five per color rank)

Hu Sin Sul – Self Defense against grabs, holds and takedowns (five per color rank)

Total of 15 prearranged techniques per color belt

Two and Three Step techniques refer to multiple step (evasive) and or combinations of offensive and defensive actions

All ranks will have a age appropriate written and verbal test at each promotion on the history, traditions and protocol of Tang Soo Do and the World Tang Soo Do Association. Black Belt candidates are to have a 1000 word essay on any topic relating to their martial arts experience to be delivered to the examiners on the day of their Black Belt test.

To adequately prepare the student for promotion, students must attend at least 24 classes per quarter. Classes attended when payment is past due does not count towards the attendance requirement of 24 classes per quarter. To be proficient in any endeavor students must practice on a regular basis. It is expected that students come to class to learn and perfect techniques while practicing extensively at home. Students are pre-tested to evaluate the students ability to successfully pass the final rank performance test. Students are then invited to test once it is deemed that all criteria can be met.

Non-traditional Arts "Martial Art Skills Requirements" section will become part of High Desert Martial Arts Academy program effective 1/1/2009. The Instructors are more interested in training students to be well rounded martial artists in a variety of arts and fitness, as opposed to a school focused on one primary art. Students will be required to learn more, train more and be more focused on the training and skill development than gaining color belts. Belts cost $4.00 each, if a students goal is belts - go buy them , its a cheaper and easier. There are a lot of Tae Kwon Do schools that will sell you belts with minimal skill development. If you can't put in the effort please don't waste our time and your money. When you leave HDMAA you will have real quality skills. You will earn two Black Belts upon completion of our program. One from the World Tang Soo Do Association for completion of the WTSDA program (200 plus hours) and one from HMDAA for the non-traditional Arts program by completing 200 plus hours in Weapons/JKD/Judo&BJJ/Fight Skills training.

Testing months are March, June, September, December.