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You wear now
Blue Tag ยท 5th Kup
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Grading for next
Blue ยท 4th Kup

Get ready for your Blue grading

You're currently a Blue Tag belt, so your next grading is for Blue. It's examined on what you're learning now โ€” your Yul-Gok pattern and the rest of the Blue Tag syllabus, plus everything below it. Study it, test yourself, walk in ready.

What you'll be tested on

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Pattern
Yul-Gok โ€” every move, direction and its meaning.
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Line-work
The set fundamental-movement drills performed down the line at your Blue grading.
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Theory
Grading theory and the tenets, up to Blue Tag-belt level.
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Sparring & technique
Step-sparring, kicks and self-defence the examiner looks for through Blue Tag.
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Terminology
The Korean terms across your syllabus up to and including Blue Tag.

Your Blue Tag line-work

Performed down the line at your Blue grading

The set drills of stances, blocks, strikes and kicks your examiner will call. Know the order and the stance for each. Stuck on a term? Ask the General.

  1. 1Hooking block, hooking block, punch
  2. 2Walking stance fingertip thrust
  3. 3Bending ready stance side kick, front elbow strike
  4. 4L stance twin knife hand block
  5. 5Turning kick, reverse turning kick, land knife hand guarding block
  6. 6Circular block, front kick, reverse punch
  7. 7Side kick, reverse side kick, forearm guarding block
  8. 8Walking stance double forearm block

Test yourself for your Blue grading

Basic ยท essentials
Blue Tag Essentials Quiz
The must-know facts for grading day โ€” Yul-Gok pattern, key terms and the basics the examiner always asks. 15 questions.
Start basic quiz โ†’
Advanced ยท examiner-level
Blue Tag Mastery Quiz
Deeper theory, full terminology, pattern detail and the trick questions that catch people out. 25 questions.
Start advanced quiz โ†’

Free Blue Tag study downloads

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Blue Tag Belt Cheat Sheet
Two pages: Yul-Gok pattern & meaning, new Korean terms, the theory the examiner asks, and a full grading checklist. PDF ยท A4.
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Blue Tag Belt Deck โ€” Tae Kwon-Do flashcardsBlue Tag
The fast track to Blue
Blue Tag Belt Deck
9 printed cards covering everything new at Blue Tag โ€” Yul-Gok pattern, step-sparring and self-defence. Posted to your door, then drilled on the bus, at the dinner table, five minutes before class.
You wear Blue Tag, so this is your deck โ€” always buy the deck for the belt you wear now, not the one you're grading for. Decks are cumulative: this one holds only what's new at Blue Tag, and your Blue grading can cover every deck before it too. Missing some? See the bundles.
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Nervous about the Blue grading?
Ask the General exactly what to expect โ€” he's put thousands of students through it.