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You wear now
Green ยท 6th Kup
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Grading for next
Blue Tag ยท 5th Kup

Get ready for your Blue Tag grading

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

What you'll be tested on

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Pattern
Won-Hyo 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 Tag grading.
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Theory
Grading theory and the tenets, up to Green-belt level.
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Sparring & technique
Step-sparring, kicks and self-defence the examiner looks for through Green.
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Terminology
The Korean terms across your syllabus up to and including Green.

Your Green line-work

Performed down the line at your Blue Tag 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. 1First 3 moves from Won-Hyo
  2. 2L stance inward knife hand strike
  3. 3Bending ready stance side kick, land knife hand guarding block
  4. 4L stance side punch
  5. 5Turning kick, reverse turning kick
  6. 6Forearm guarding block
  7. 7Circular block, walking stance
  8. 8Side kick, reverse side kick
  9. 9Walking stance wedging block

Test yourself for your Blue Tag grading

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

Free Green study downloads

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Green Belt Cheat Sheet
Two pages: Won-Hyo pattern & meaning, new Korean terms, the theory the examiner asks, and a full grading checklist. PDF ยท A4.
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Green Belt Deck โ€” Tae Kwon-Do flashcardsGreen
The fast track to Blue Tag
Green Belt Deck
19 printed cards covering everything new at Green โ€” Won-Hyo pattern, terminology and grading theory. Posted to your door, then drilled on the bus, at the dinner table, five minutes before class.
You wear Green, 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 Green, and your Blue Tag grading can cover every deck before it too. Missing some? See the bundles.
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Nervous about the Blue Tag grading?
Ask the General exactly what to expect โ€” he's put thousands of students through it.