Brown Belt
Brown Belt (4th Gup)
Requirements
Sparring Footwork Drills
Roundhouse, Back, Switch roundhouse, Back, Step-Over Roundhouse, Back, skip roundhouse, Back, Jump-Spinning Roundhouse
Roundhouse, Back & Block, Roundhouse, Step-Over Ax, Back, Wing-block Back Pivot, Skip Side Kick (opposite direction)
Forms
Taegeuk Yuk Jang (6th) - Water, symbolizes the "Kam", one of the 8 divination signs, which represents water, meaning incessant flow and softness. New movements are Single Knifehand High Section Block, Roundhouse Kick, High Section Outward Block, Low Section Opening Block, and Palm Heel Pressing Block. One should be careful to make the kicking foot land on the ground correctly after Roundhouse Kick.
Chung Gun - Famous patriot An Chang Gun. 32 movements represent age at which he was executed for assassination of Japanese governor over Korea.
Self-Defense
Seven knife self-defense techniques
Free Sparring
One opponent
Legal contact area and point area.
Advanced sparring techniques
Combination kicks and use punches
Counter attacks
More advanced kicks (i.e. Axe Kick)
Board Breaking
Hook Kick
Meditation
1 Hour, in class
Minimum Class Attendance
Six months of training
Conditioning
40 Pushups
40 Crunches/Sit-ups
Stances
Parallel (Meditation) Stance
Blocks
Single Knifehand High Section Block
High Section Outward Block
Palm Heel Pressing Block
Low Section Opening Block
Kicks
Hook
High Section Round House
Punches/Attacks
All previous punches and hand attacks
General Knowledge
Student Creeds
Count to 10 in Korean
Advanced sparring techniques
Sparring Rules
Legal contact area and point area
5 Tenets of Tae Kwon Do
Courtesy
Integrity
Perseverance
Self Control
Indomitable Spirit
Meaning of Korean Flag
Philosophical Goal
Confidence
Examples of verbal questions judges at promotion test might ask
What is the meaning of Confidence?
What is the meaning of Taegeuk Yuk Jang
Kam