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Grading Criteria for Colour Belts

Keub(level)
Belt Colour
Patterns(Ssangsoo)
Sparring Patterns
Cutting Patterns
Sparring
Subsidiary Techniques
Meditation Movements
Head strike
Push-ups
Pre-7
Yellow + Stripe
Basics
Basics
Basics
2 step strikes
-
-
50
10
7
Yellow
No. 1
No. 1
No. 1
2 step strikes
Dive-roll
-
100
20
Pre-6
Green + Stripe
No. 2
No. 1
No. 1
Attacking
Balkum &
Chackums(1~3)
-
100
20
6
Green
No. 3
No. 2
No. 2
Attacking
Dive-roll(knee height)
-
100
20
Pre-5
Blue + Stripe
No. 4
No. 2
No. 2
Attacking
Balkum &
Chackums(1~5)
-
100
20
5
Blue
No. 5
No. 3
No. 3
1 vs 1
Jump & Dive-roll
-
100
20
Pre-4
Purple + Stripe
No. 6
No. 3
No. 3
1 vs 1
Cart wheel
-
100
30
4
Purple
No. 7
No. 4
No. 4
1 vs 1
Ball Cutting(5)
-
100
30
Pre-3
Brown + Stripe
No. 8
No. 4
No. 4
1 vs 1
Standing Candle (5)
-
100
30
3
Brown
No. 9
No. 5
No. 5
1 vs 1
Ball Cutting(4)
-
100
30
Pre-2
Red + Stripe
No. 10
No. 5
No. 5
1 vs 1 &
only blocking
Standing Candle (4)
Meditation movements
100
30
2
Red
No. 11
No. 6
No. 6
1 vs 1 &
only blocking
Ball Cutting(3)
Meditation movements
100
30
1
Black & Red
No. 12
No. 6
No. 6
1 vs 1 &
only blocking
Standing Candle (3)
Meditation movements
100
30
1st Dan
Black
No. 1 - 12
No. 1 - 6
No. 1 - 6
1 vs 1 &
only blocking
Apple cutting, Candle extinguish
Dive-roll(waist)
Meditation movements
200
50