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TEST (Simsa)

There are two categories; grade and degree. Grade testing is conducted at an appropriate gym to which the student belongs.

Degree testing up to third is conducted by a promotion board composed of more than three and less than seven members of the association or federation of their parent country.

Fourth to eighth degree will be tested by the promotion committee of the International Taekwon-Do Federation. As far as ninth degree is concerned, unanimous consent has to be granted by a special committee which shall consist of 9 members who are holders of either 7th or 8th degree recognized by the International Taekwon-Do Federation.

The power test is strictly prohibited for children, for it may cause bone or muscle damage.

Note: As is customary, a qualified instructor may test up to one half of his holding degree; for example, 4th degree may test up to 2nd; 6th degree up to 3rd degree.

THE CONTENTS OF THE TEST FOR GRADES

Grade	Pattern	Sparring	Power
10th	4 direction punch		N/A
10th	4 direction block		N/A
9th	4 direction block	3-Step alone	N/A
9th	Chon-ji	3-Step alone	N/A
8th	Chon-ji	3-Step	N/A
8th	Dan-Gun	3-Step	N/A
7th	Dan-Gun	3-Step	N/A
7th	Do-San	2-Step	N/A
6th	Do-San	3-Step	N/A
6th	Won-Hyo	2-Step	N/A
5th	Won-Hyo	2-Step	Front kick
5th	Yul-Gok	1-Step	Front kick
4th	Yul-Gok	1-Step	Knife-hand
4th	Joong-Gun	Semi-free	Side kick
3rd	Joong-Gun	Semi-free	Forefist
3rd	Toi-Gye	Free	Side kick
2nd	Toi-Gye	1-Step	Back fist
2nd	Hwa-Rang	Free	Flying side kick
1st	Hwa-Rang	Free	Turning kick
1st	Choong-Moo	Self-defence technique	Reverse turning kick
	Member of Test Board:

Passing mark is 60 points.
Every 10 points above or below the passing mark will be automatically promoted or reduced accordingly.

THE CONTENTS OF THE TEST FOR DEGREES

Degree	Pattern	Sparring	Power	Thesis
1st	Kwang-Gae	Free	Forefist	N/A
	Po-Eun	Foot technique	Reverse turning kick
	Ge-Baek	Foot technique	Flying twisting kick¹⁾
2nd	Eui-Am	Free	Knife-hand	N/A
	Choong-Jang	Foot technique	Flying high kick
	Juche	Foot technique	Over-head kick
3rd	Sam-Il	Free	Back fist	N/A
	Yoo-Sin	Self-defence technique	Mid-air kick
	Choi-Yong	Self-defence technique	Flying reverse turning kick
4th	Yon-Gae	Free	Over-head kick
	Ul-Ji	Self-defence technique	Flying turning kick²⁾
	Moon-Moo	Self-defence technique	Flying turning kick²⁾
5th	So-San	N/A	N/A
5th	Se-Jong	N/A	N/A
6th	Tong-Il	N/A	N/A

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SAMPLES OF TEST FORM FOR GRADE

SAMPLES OF TEST FORM FOR DEGREE

Note:

Double promotion can be allowed only for grade test.
Demotion can be considered only for such person whose past training experience is unknown by the instructor.

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Updated text per pg 729 of the condensed encyclopedia; original text was: Flying turning kick

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Updated text per pg 729 of the condensed encyclopedia; original text was: Flying twisting kick

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Original material had the below split across multiple pages with some slight differences in size/alignment/quality indicating that the source material wasn't scanned correctly. The below images have been recombined and slightly edited to try and recreate the original data.

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Sample forms are a mixture of condensed encyclopedia and original material. All were split across multiple pages. Condensed encyclopedia examples are complete images, where original material data is missing information due to the method that was used to scan the pages in the first instance.