You wear now
Red · 2nd Kup
Grading for next
Black Tag · 1st Kup
Get ready for your Black Tag grading
You're currently a Red belt, so your next grading is for Black Tag. It's examined on what you're learning now — your Hwa-Rang pattern and the rest of the Red syllabus, plus everything below it. Study it, test yourself, walk in ready.
What you'll be tested on
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Pattern
Hwa-Rang — every move, direction and its meaning.
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Line-work
The set fundamental-movement drills performed down the line at your Black Tag grading.
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Theory
Grading theory and the tenets, up to Red-belt level.
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Sparring & technique
Step-sparring, kicks and self-defence the examiner looks for through Red.
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Terminology
The Korean terms across your syllabus up to and including Red.
Your Red line-work
Performed down the line at your Black Tag gradingThe 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.
- 1First 3 moves from Won-Hyo
- 2Hooking block, hooking block, punch
- 3Knife hand guarding block, upward elbow strike
- 4Low X-block — twin punch
- 5Circular block, front kick, reverse punch
- 6Walking stance twin upset punch
- 7L stance low section upset fingertip
- 8Low stance pressing block
- 9Side kick, reverse side kick
- 10Turning kick, reverse turning kick
- 11Step up axe kick, double punch, forearm guarding block
Test yourself for your Black Tag grading
Basic · essentials
Red Essentials Quiz
The must-know facts for grading day — Hwa-Rang pattern, key terms and the basics the examiner always asks. 15 questions.
Start basic quiz →Advanced · examiner-level
Red Mastery Quiz
Deeper theory, full terminology, pattern detail and the trick questions that catch people out. 25 questions.
Start advanced quiz →Free Red study downloads
🥋Red Belt Cheat Sheet
Two pages: Hwa-Rang pattern & meaning, new Korean terms, the theory the examiner asks, and a full grading checklist. PDF · A4.
Bigger reference guides · all belts
RedThe fast track to Black Tag
Red Belt Deck
13 printed cards covering everything new at Red — Hwa-Rang pattern, self-defence and full theory. Posted to your door, then drilled on the bus, at the dinner table, five minutes before class.
You wear Red, so this is your deck — 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 Red, and your Black Tag grading can cover every deck before it too. Missing some? See the bundles.
£8.99
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Nervous about the Black Tag grading?
Ask the General exactly what to expect — he's put thousands of students through it.