ALL TESTING REQUIREMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED
FULLY AT LEAST 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO YOUR TESTING DATE

Basic Requirements:

1. 8 active months (active means attending a least 4 classes per month)
2. 50 classes at advanced belt classes or 70 mixed belt classes
3. 20 teaching classes (additional to the above requirements)
4. Test Fee:  $150.00 due on date of pretest completion
5. You will receive:
1. Your embroidered black belt with your name, date of test and school listed with your preference in English or Korean two weeks prior to the test date
2. Plain black work out belt
3. Middle weight black pants
4. Assistant instructor patch. (You receive full instructor certification at completion of your second degree black belt test)
6. You are eligible to wear a white top with black trim on completion of your black belt test.  This is optional and not part of your testing fee.
7. Current prices for black trim top are approximately:
1. Middle weight:  $28.00
2. Heavy weight:  $45.00 plus

Thesis Requirements:

1. You will be required to turn in a “thesis” on the following subjects: Please use your own words- do not plagiarize and most importantly list all sources!
2. Option 1
1. What Tae Kwon Do means and the history
2. What Tae Kwon Do and Shim Mu Do has meant to you so far
3. What your future plans and goals are in Shim Mu Do

OR

1. Option 2
1. Choose another topic and have it approved by Mr. Malone before you write your thesis

1. Your thesis should be three pages, double spaced, standard margins
2. Must be typed
3. Include your typed 25 one steps on a separate page in your thesis

- Book must be read “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie. Must be able to answer some questions, pertaining to the some of the topics in the book.

Forms:  Poomse
Must know all forms from white to black belt and their meanings:
Basic One, Chungi, Dan-Gun, Do-San, Won-Hyo, Yul-Gok, Joong-Gun, Toi-Gye, Hwa-Rang, Choong-Moo,

• 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 party of Manchuria. The diagram (±) represents the expansion and recovery of lost territory. The 29 movements refer to the first two figures of 391 A.D., the year he came to throne.

Drills you’ll need to know for your testing

1. 6 count inner outer forearm blocking drill
2. Spinning back kick ducking drill
3. Spinning back kick jamming drill
4. 6 point blocking drill
5. Jumping side kick drill

One Steps:  Han bon Kyroogi

1. Have 25 typed, advanced techniques
2. Advanced means, that Mr. Malone wants to see:
1. Arm bars
2. Wrist locks
3. Choking
4. Throwing
5. Sweeping and controlling techniques
3. Must be approved by Mr. Malone during pre-testing.
4. All moves must be taught to you from our school prior to practice, otherwise an injury could occur to you or others

EACH KICK MUST BE COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY 8 OUT OF 10 TIMES ON EACH LEG

Kicks:  Bal Chagi
__L __R  Stretch kick (chin high)
__L __R  Side kick (chest high)
__L __R  Crescent kick (head high)
__L __R  Double round house (head high)
__L __R  Double front snap kick (head high)
__L __R  Double back kick (belt high)
__L __R  Front leg hook kick (right and left, head high)
__L __R  Back leg hook kick (head high)
__L __R  Sliding side kick (stomach high)
__L __R  Skipping side kick (stomach high)
__L __R  Sliding round house kick (stomach high)
__L __R  Reverse crescent kick (head high)
__L __R  Axe kick (head high)
__L __R  Reverse axe kick (head high)
__L __R  Hook kick, roundhouse kick (chin high)
__L __R  Crescent kick, side kick (chest high)
__L __R  Jumping reverse front snap kick
__L __R  Jab, reverse punch, hook kick (combo)
(with proper hip movement)
__L __R  Spinning back kick (head high)
__L __R  Back spinning crescent kick (head high)

Advanced Kicks:
__L __R  Jumping back spinning crescent kick (head high)
__L __R  Jumping reverse roundhouse ball of foot (chest high)
__L __R  Jumping reverse roundhouse instep (chest high)
__L __R  Jumping reverse side kick (chest high)
__L __R  Jumping back kick (chest high)
__L __R  Jumping roundhouse (off back leg)
__L __R  Crescent tornado crescent kick
__L __R  Crescent tornado roundhouse kick
__L __R  Jumping reverse axe kick
__L __R  Street roundhouse (using the ball of foot)
__L __R  Back spinning 270-tornado crescent kick
__L __R  Back spinning 270-roundhouse kick
__L __R  Front snap kick (across the floor, spinning off back leg every time you kick)

Combinations
__L __R  Back fist, roundhouse kick off back leg, back kick
__L __R  Hook kick, side kick, spinning back kick, crescent kick
__L __R  Spinning back kick
__L __R  Spinning back fist
__L __R  Stepping through spinning back fist
__L __R  Jab, reverse punch, hook punch

Kicking Drills
__ Kick for 45 seconds on the 4 pads shaped in a square, as powerful and fast as possible
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__L __R  Hopping front snap kick across floor, 25 ft. without putting foot down
__L __R  Hopping roundhouse
__L __R  Hopping side kick
__ Demonstrate basic blocking drill sequences

1. stepping back high, middle, low block as opponent does high, middle, low punch
2. block circle check