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3rd
Dan Black Belt Info
Grading Requirements
Contents of
Your Thirteenth TAGB Grading
Pattern
Yoo-Sin
Pattern
Sam-Il
Pattern Choi-Yong
Theory
Grading Requirements
In order to grade
for 4th Degree Black Belt you must have done the following:
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Attended the
Instructors Course (Parts I and II, with a minimum of
6 months in between them)
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Officiated
at a minimum of 2 T.A.G.B. tournaments per year (at least 1
must be a national tournament)
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Attended at
least 1 Pre-Grading Training Session/Patterns Course
every 6 months
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Attended the 2
Pre-Grading Training Sessions immediately prior to the
grading
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Written an
Essay on why you think you should be promoted to 4th Dan
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Have your
application form endorsed by your Instructor and your
Area Coordinator
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Provided your
Instructor 8 passport sized photos
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Passed 2
Pre-Pre-Gradings, 1 at Emersons Green and another at
Bristol Academy
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Passed the
official Pre-Grading at Bristol Academy
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Have paid
for your grading well in advance
Remember:
3rd Dan Black Belts are eligible to grade after
4 YEARS
Contents of
Your Thirteenth TAGB Grading
Linework:
[FWD = Forwards; BWD = Backwards]
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FWD:
Double side kick, spinning back kick, lead ridgehand, change
legs
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BWD: X
fist pressing/X fist rising block twist hands reverse punch
Yoo-Sin
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FWD: FL
hook/side kick combination, RL axe kick reverse punch
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BWD:
Double forearm block, reverse lock block Yoo-Sin
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FWD:
Back hand strike LS crescent kick hitting palm, side kick
same leg BHS
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BWD: U
shaped punch (B)
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FWD: RL
front/turning kick combination, axe kick same leg, reverse
punch, lead ridgehand
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BWD:
Twin punch LS low section Sam-Il
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FWD:
Jumping rev tk 4 times, then knife hand strike assisted
backfist
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BWD:
Low outer forearm block LS, opp hand armpit, punch opp hand
shoulder
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FWD:
Reverse TK/SK combination, front elbow strike, guard with
kicking leg forward
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BWD:
Reverse inward outer forearm block, obverse punch Sam-Il
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FWD:
Twist kick, X fist pressing/knifehand rising block, guard
with KL forward
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BWD:
Knife hand rising block, circular block, obverse punch
Choi-Yong
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FWD:
Jumping side kick with step
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BWD:
Jumping back kick 4 times then twin knife hand strike WS
Choong-Jang
Patterns:
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One 1st or 2nd
Dan Pattern (Student's Choice)
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One Colour
Belt Pattern (Examiner's Choice)
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Two 1st or 2nd
Dan Patterns (Examiner's Choice)
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Yoo-Sin
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Sam-Il
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Choi-Yong
Sparring:
Destruction:
Pattern Yoo-Sin
You can download a
copy of the contents of this pattern here.
Pattern Sam-Il
You can download a
copy of the contents of this pattern here.
Pattern Choi-Jong
You can download a
copy of the contents of this pattern
here.
Theory
Patterns:
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Sam-Il: denotes the historical date of the independence movement of
Korea which began throughout the country on 1st March 1919. The
33 movements in the pattern stand for the 33 patriots who
planned the movement.
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Yoo-Sin:
is
named after General Kim Yoo Sin, commanding general during the
Silla Dynasty, who unified the three separate kingdoms of Korea.
The 68 movements refer to the last two figures of 668 A.D., the
year Korea was unified.
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Choi-Yong:
is named after General Choi Yong, Premier and Commander in Chief
of the Armed Forces during the fourteenth century Koryo Dynasty.
Choi Yong was greatly respected for his loyalty, patriotism and
humility. He was executed by his subordinate commanders, headed
by General Yi Sung Gae, who later became the first King of the
Yi Dynasty.
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