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The following changes are being implemented in 2026 (V9).
Many of these changes have been in the pipeline for over 15 years (Basic Knife) and over 10 years (Sparring Drills).
These changes are necessary to adapt to the increasing threat (and danger) of knife attacks in our society and to ensure our students know how to spar safely, with skill, purpose and control.
Added Defence Against Haymaker - Yellow Tip
Essential knowledge against a likely form of attack.
Sparring Drills
Added information about new sparring drills to Concepts and Principles.
Added new drills to each belt - Part 1 - White Belt to Blue Tip - Part 2 to be released in the future.
Removed old sparring drills - Yellow Tip and Blue Belt - they have been incorporated into the new drills.
Basic Knife Defence
Introduce new 6-cut drill to Green Tip (cuts only) and Blue Tip (defend and pass).
Introduce Tapi-Tapi partner drill to Red Tip (high - low - middle)
Removed Demo style knife defence techniques from Red-Tip.
Green Tip Self Defence Drill 2 – Core Techniques 1 to 6
Added C6 Fan Lock from Cross Hand Grab to the beginning of the drill.
Changed entry to C5 Corkscrew and finish.
Final technique is a downwards C2 Elbow Knife hand - they go down onto stomach (no cat roll).
Advanced Wrist Techniques
Moved from 1st Dan to various colour belts where the relevant Core Technique is taught.
Pole Pattern 1 - Black Tip
Moved down from 1st Dan Black Belt to Black Tip.
Eagle Pattern - Red Belt
Moved down from 1st Dan Black Belt to Red Belt.
Silla Gumdo - 1st Dan
9 Strikes, and 3 Drawing movements.
Lock up Against Punches - 1st Dan
Removed - unrealistic.
Grandmaster Kim's Sparring Techniques - 1st Dan
Removed basic techniques that students already know - like Jab-Cross Turning Kick.
Moved to Part 2 Sparring Drills - to be released in the future.
Pole Pattern 2 - 1st Dan
Moved down from from 2nd Dan.
Pole Pattern 3 - 2nd Dan
New pole pattern developed by Grandmaster Geister.
Three Sword Patterns - 2nd Dan
Kneeling versions preferred - standing optional if cannot do kneeling version.
Arresting Techniques - 2nd Dan
Removed last 3 Arresting Techniques (unrealistic).
Black Belt Electives
Added option to study Silla Gumdo syllabus - 3 short-form patterns - videos available.
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