Jung`s TaeKwonDo Academy
3950 Wilson Ave.SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
ph: 319-396-1973
alt: 319-363-2425
Promotion Requirements
Requirements for GUP testing.
| BELT | RANK (GUP /DAN) | HYUNG (PATTERN) | SPARRING Step/Free | BOARD BREAKING | |
| ITF International Taekwondo Federation | WTF World Taekwondo Federation | ||||
| White | 10 | Chon-Ji | Palgwe 1 | 3 Step sparring #1-7 | 1 Board Front Kick or 1 Board Side Kick |
| Yellow | 9 | Dan-Gun | Palgwe 2 | 1 step sparring #1-7 free sparring | 1 Board Reverse Kick |
| Orange | 8 | Do-San | Palgwe 3 | 1 step sparring #1-7 free sparring | 1 Board Wheel Kick |
| Green | 7 | Won-Hyo | 1 step sparring #1-7 free sparring | 1 Board Jump Reverse Kick | |
| High Green | 6 | Palgwe 4 | Review all 1-step sparring free sparring | 1 Board Jump Front Kick | |
| Blue | 5 | Yul-Gok | Review all 1-step sparring free sparring | 1 Board Hooking Kick | |
| High Blue | 4 | Palgwe 5 | Review all 1-step sparring free sparring | 2 Board Wheel Kick | |
| Brown | 3-T | Chung-Gun | Review all 1-step sparring free sparring | ||
| Brown | 3-P | Palgwe 6 | Review all 1-step sparring free sparring | 1 Board Hand / 2 Board Jump Reverse | |
| Brown | 2-T | Toi-Gye | Review all 1-step sparring free sparring | 1 Board Hand / 2 Board Jump Reverse | |
| Brown | 2-P | Palgwe 7 | Review all 1-step sparring free sparring | 2 Board Hand / 2 Board Jump Reverse | |
| Brown | 1-T | Hwarang | Review all 1-step sparring free sparring | 2 Board Hand / 2 Board Jump Reverse | |
| Brown | 1-P | Chung-Mu | Review all 1-step sparring free sparring | 2 Board Hand / 3 Board Jump Reverse | |
| Temp Black | T/B | Koryo | Palgwe 8 | Review all 3-step & 1-step sparring free sparring | Wheel Kick Speed |
| MEANING OF THE ITF HYUNGS (FORMS) | |
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| CHON-JI (19 movements) | CHON-JI means literally "Heaven and Earth", and is in the Orient interpreted as the creation of the world and the beginning of human history. Therefore it is the initial pattern learned by the beginner. The pattern consists of two parts - one to represent Heaven, the other, the Earth. |
| DAN-GUN (21 movements) | DAN-GUN is named after the Holy Dan-Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year of 2333 B.C. |
| DO-SAN (24 movements) | DO-SAN is the pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Chang Ho(1876-1938) who devoted his life to furthering the education of Korea and its independent movement. |
| WON-HYO (28 movements) | WON-HYO was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in the year of 686 A.D. |
| YUL-GOK (38 movements) | YUL-GOK is the pseudonym of the great philosopher Yii(1536-1584 A.D.) nicknamed the "Confucius of Korea". The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on the 38th parallel and the diagram ( † ) represents scholar. |
| CHUNG-GUN (32 movements) | CHUNG-GUN is named after the patriot An-Chung Gun who assassinated Ito Hiro Bumi, the first Japanese governor-general of Korea, known as the man who played the leading part in the Korea-Japan merger. The thirty-two movements in this pattern represent Mr. An's age when he was executed at Lui-Shung prison in 1910. |
| TOI-GYE (37 movements) | TOI-GYE is the pen name of the notedscholar Yi Hwang(16th cent. A.D.) an authority on Neo-confucianism. The 37 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on the 37th parallel, and the diagram ( ) means scholar. |
| HWA-RANG (29 movements) | HWA-RANG is named after the Hwarangdo youth group which originated in the Silla Dynasty around 620 A.D. This group eventually became the driving force in the unification of the three kingdoms of Korea. (Silla, Koguryo and Baek Je) |
| CHUNG-MU (30 movements) | CHUNG-MU was the name givern to the great Admiral Yi Sun Sin of the Yi Dynasty. He wa reputed to have invented the first armored battleship (kobukson) which was the precursor of the present day submarine in 1592 A.D. The reason why this pattern ends up with a left hand attack is to symbolize his regrettable death, having no chance to show his unrestrained potentiality checked by the forced reservation of his loyalty to the king. |
| KWANG-GAE (39 movements) | KWANG-GAE is named after the famous Kwang-Gae-Toh-Wang, the 19th King of the Koguryo Dynasty, who regained all the lost territories including the greater part of Manchuria. The diagram ( ) represents the expansion and recovery of lost territory. The 39 movements refer to the first two figures of 391 A.D., the year he came to the throne. |
| PO-EUN (36 movements) | PO-EUN is the pseudonym of a loyal subject Chong Mong-Chu(1400) who was a famous poet and whose poem "I would not serve a second master though I might be crucified a hundred times" is known to every Korean. He was also a pioneer in the field of physics. The diagram ( ) represents his unerring loyalty to the king and country towards the end of the Koryo Dynasty.
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3950 Wilson Ave.SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
ph: 319-396-1973
alt: 319-363-2425
