At least 2 defenses against an armed attacker with a gun
as well as a demonstration that the knowledge and physical
proficiency of all Ho-Sin-Sul techniques learned at previous belt ranks has been maintained.
The demonstration of a Ho-Sin-Sul routine consisting of defenses against multiple
attacks against two opponents. It will be restricted to two minutes in length.
Passing
the 2nd Dan Written Test. This test will cover the required knowledge learned at all previous belt ranks
as well as the following 2nd Dan knowledge requirements;
The pattern history, pattern diagram, and number of movements for the pattern Gwang-Gae
The pattern history, pattern diagram, and number of movements for the pattern Po-Eun
The pattern history, pattern diagram, and number of movements for the pattern Gye-Baek
The two types of umpires for Taekwon-Do competitions;
The six types of
sparring;
The nine parts, or guidelines, of the Philosophy of Taekwon-Do;
The characteristics of a One-Leg Stance (Oe-bal Seo-gi);
The characteristics
of a Parallel Stance with a Heaven Hand (na-ran-hi seo ha-neul-son);
The characteristics of a Crouched Stance (O-geu-ryeo Seo-gi);
Training expectations for the Chang Hon Kwan Taekwon-Do class are as follows:
Active
workouts in approximately 7-8 classes/month for at least 18 months at a 1st Dan Black Belt level;
Active workouts in
approximately 80 classes in the twelve months just prior to the next testing; and
Students are expected to workout
on their own outside of class.
Tournament competition
in at least one tournament as a Black Belt during this testing cycle is required.
Participate
in 30 hours of community service type activities during this testing cycle.
A 500 word thesis comparing each of the similar components in both the Student's AND the Instructor's portion of the Student Instructor Relationships.
Rank
Promotion Testing
The actual requirements AT
testing for 2nd Dan Black Belt will consist of a physical test and an oral examination. The physical test will consist of a
demonstration of the patterns Gwang-Gae, Po-Eun, and Gye-Baek, as well as random elements of Taekwon-Do selected
by the test board. These random elements will
be selected to include requirements learned at this level (listed above), as well as some elements from previous belt rank testings.
The oral examination will consist of random questions covering required knowledge learned at this and
all previous belt ranks.
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