SENIOR BLUE Belt Requirements
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1^st Black Stripe

1.   Twelve movements of Toi-Gae, without assistance
2.   Recite the name of the form
3.   Demonstrate a #1 Hook Kick/Round Kick
4.   Good Attendance
5.   Consistent Effort 

2^nd Black Stripe

1.   Twenty-seven movements of the form, without assistance
2.   All required knowledge of Toi-Gae
3.   Good Attendance
4.   Consistent Effort 

3^rd Black Stripe

1.   All thirty-seven movements of the form, without assistance
2.   Demonstrate #2 Hook Kick/Round Kick
3.   Good attendance
4.   Consistent Effort 

1^st Brown Stripe

1.   Demonstrate Offensive Combination
2. Demonstrat Defensive Combination #1
3.   Explain the Korean Flag (Um and Yang)
4.   Good Attendance
5.   Consistent Effort 

2^nd Brown Stripe

1.   Demonstrate Defensive Combination #2
2. Demonstrate Curriculum kick
3.   Good Attendance
4.   Consistent Effort 

To Earn a Brown Belt

Students must be able to perform all skills listed above upon request.
Minimum of 36 Classes.
Positive attitude towards fellow students and instructors.
Student must achieve personal best at this level.

 

Montgomery TaeKwonDo Academy
SENIOR BLUE BELT STUDY Guide

Senior Blue Belt Form: Toi-Gae

Meaning of Toi-Gae: Toi-Gae was the pen name of Yi Hwang an authority
on neo-Confucianism. The thirty-seven movements of this pattern represent
the latitude of his birthplace.

Number of Movements: 37

On the Korean Flag (Tae-kook-gye) the symbols in the corners represent
the sun’s placement in the sky. The lower left symbol, two solid lines with a broken line in the middle, represents early morning (dawn) when the sun is in the east. The upper left, three solid lines, represents mid-day (noon). The upper right, two broken with one solid line in the middle, symbolizes twilight as the sun moves to the west. The lower right, three broken lines, represents the total darkness of midnight. The ‘Um and Yang’ in the center symbolizes the harmony (blue) and discord (red) that is ever present in the universe.eak