1st Dan

At The Grading

1. Identify Yourself

2. Line Work

3. 3 Step or 2 Step Sparring

4. 1 Step Sparring

5. Free Sparring

6. Colour Belt Pattern - Student's Choice

7. Colour Belt Pattern - Set by the Grading Examiner

8. Pattern - Kwang-Gae

9. Pattern - Po-Eun

10. Pattern - Gae-Baek

11. Destruction - Any hand technique including the elbow

12. Answer questions

Pattern Meanings

Kwang-Gae

Kwang-Gae is named after the famous Kwang-Gae-T'o-Wang, the 19th King of the Koguryo Dynasty, who regained all the lost territories including the greater part of Manchuria. The diagram represents the expansion and recovery of lost territory, and the 39 movements refer to the years of his reign.

Po-Eun

Po-Eun is the pseudonym of the loyal subject Chong Mong-Chu (1400 AD) who was a famous poet, and whose poem "I would not serve a second master though I might be crucified a hundred times" is known to every Korean. He was also a pioneer in the field of physics. The diagram represents his unerring loyalty towards king and country towards the end of the Koryo Dynasty.

Gae-Baek

Gae-Baek is named after Gae-Baek, a great general in the Baek Je Dynasty (660 AD). The diagram represents his severe and strict military discipline.