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Striping System

Our Lil’ Dragons, Juniors, and Teens students track their progress using a comprehensive striping system during testing cycles. This system breaks down the course materials into smaller segments, allowing us to evaluate their development meaningfully. The stripes serve as short-term goals, motivating students to work towards bigger achievements like advancing to the next rank or even reaching the black belt.

Our striping system employs two colors to represent a student’s proficiency level in a subject. Not earning a stripe indicates a need for improvement in that specific area before progressing. A white stripe signifies satisfactory knowledge of the material, similar to a “B” or “C” grade. A black stripe demonstrates a level of mastery that exceeds expectations for the current rank, comparable to an “A” grade.

Lil’ Dragons can earn a maximum of 10 stripes before advancing to the next rank. To be eligible for testing, they must earn a minimum of 8 stripes, demonstrating their successful performance of all testable material.

Juniors and Teens can earn up to 8 stripes at their rank. They must earn all 8 stripes before becoming eligible to test for the next rank.

The student striping system is listed below and can also be found under the Spark Member app under curriculum.

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Ranking Systems

Below is a graphic for each age-based program.

Lil’ Dragons Juniors Teens Adults
Lil’ Dragon Ranking System

Our Lil’ Dragons Ranking system allows our youngest students to feel the power of achievement while preparing them to enter into our Juniors Curriculum.  Lil’ Dragons have the opportunity to graduate to the Juniors Program early by showing consistent focus, self-control, and the ability to retain and display extended sequences well.

Junior Ranking System

Our Juniors participate in our nationally certified curriculum as they work to progress towards achieving Black Belt.  The Junior Program is designed for elementary school-aged children.  Students in the Juniors Program may be eligible to skip certain ranks if they show advanced proficiency in learning the material throughout the testing cycle by achieving certain benchmarks such as earning all 8 black stripes.  1st Degree Senior Black Belt Juniors wishing to advance to 2nd Degree Black Belt must participate in the Teen Program with prior approval.

Teen Ranking System

Our Teens participate in our nationally certified curriculum as they work to advance towards achieving Black Belt.  The Teen Program is designed for Middle School and High School students.  We use an accelerated system from the Juniors Program to the Teen Program due to more developed cognitive and physical abilities.  However, Teens that struggle to meet the benchmark assessment level of earning black stripes during stripe testing may also be candidates for Junior Ranks.  2nd Degree Senior Black Belt Teens wishing to advance to 3rd Degree Black Belt must participate in the Adult Program with prior approval.

Adult Ranking System

Our Adults participate in our nationally certified curriculum as they work to advance towards achieving Black Belt and beyond.  Students ages 16 and older are eligible to participate in the Adult Program.

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Stripe List

Below is a breakdown of all of the stripes required for each rank. Each student has a maximum of two attempts per stripe test.

Lil’ Dragons White Belt – Juniors White Belt – Teens Senior White Belt Yellow Belt – Juniors Yellow Belt – Teens Senior Yellow Belt Junior Orange Belt Orange Belt Senior Orange Belt Junior Green Belt Green Belt Senior Green Belt Junior Purple Belt Purple Belt Senior Purple Belt Junior Blue Belt Blue Belt Senior Blue Belt Junior Brown Belt Brown Belt Senior Brown Belt Junior Red Belt Red Belt Senior Red Belt Probationary Black Belt Recommended Black Belt
Lil’ Dragons
  1. Ready Stance for 10 seconds
  2. Left Hand Technique & Right Hand Technique
  3. Demonstrate the Listening Positions
  4. Left Kicking Technique & Right Kicking Technique
  5. Name special Word of the Month & its meaning
  6. Power Technique
  7. Combo #1
  8. Combo #2
  9. Exercise Challenge
  10. Korean Focus Word
White Belt – Juniors
    1. Front Kick, High Block, & Punch
    2. Side Kick, Inner Forearm Block, & Back Fist
    3. Crescent Kick, Low Block, & Knifehand Strike
    4. 1st 4 Moves of Ki-Bon, Combo #1 (“One for All”)
    5. 1st Half of Ki-Bon (to 1st Yell)
    6. Combos #2 & #3 (“Same Side” & “The Donut”)
    7. Ki-Bon w/ Name of Form, Moves, and Meaning
    8. All Material (In Full Uniform)
White Belt – Teens
  1. Front Kick, High Block, & Front Stance Punch
  2. Side Kick, Inner Forearm Block, & Back Stance Back Fist
  3. Crescent Kick, Low Block, & Sitting Stance Knifehand
  4. Combos #1 & #2
  5. 1st Half of Ki-Bon (to 1st Yell)
  6. Combos #3, #4, & #5
  7. Ki-Bon w/ Name of Form, Moves, and Meaning
  8. All Material (In Full Uniform)
Senior White Belt
  1. Front Kick, High Block, & Punch
  2. Side Kick, Inner Forearm Block, & Back Fist
  3. Crescent Kick, Low Block, & Knifehand Strike
  4. 1st 4 Moves of Ki-Bon, Combo #1 (“One for All”)
  5. 1st Half of Ki-Bon (to 1st Yell)
  6. Combos #2 & #3 (“Same Side” & “The Donut”)
  7. Ki-Bon w/ Name of Form, Moves, and Meaning
  8. All Material (In Full Uniform)
Yellow Belt – Juniors
  1. Double Knifehand Block
  2. Outer Forearm Block
  3. #1 Round Kick, #2 Round Kick
  4. 1st 4 Moves of Dan-Gun w/ Form Name, Combo #1 (“All Around the World”)
  5. Front/Round Kick, Spin Side Kick
  6. Combo #2 (“All Kicks”)
  7. 1st Half of Dan-Gun
  8. All Material (In Full Uniform)
Yellow Belt – Teens
  1. Double Knifehand Block (Back Stance) & Outer Forearm Block (Front Stance)
  2. Square Block (Back Stance) & Outside Block (Sitting Stance)
  3. Round Kick, Spin Side Kick, Spin Crescent Kick
  4. Combo #1 & #2
  5. 1st Half of Dan-Gun w/ Name of Form & Number of Moves
  6. Combo #3, #4, & #5
  7. Dan-Gun
  8. All Material (In Full Uniform)
Senior Yellow Belt
  1. Double Knifehand Block (Back Stance) & Outer Forearm Block (Front Stance)
  2. Square Block (Back Stance) & Outside Block (Sitting Stance)
  3. Round Kick, Spin Side Kick, Spin Crescent Kick
  4. Combo #1 & #2 (“All Around the World” & “All Kicks”)
  5. 1st Half of Dan-Gun w/ Name of Form & Number of Moves
  6. Combo #3 (“The Windshield Wiper”)
  7. Dan-Gun
  8. All Material (In Full Uniform)
Junior Orange Belt
  1. Outer Forearm Block/Reverse Punch
  2. Gear on in time & Name on Gear: White – 3:00 | Black – 2:30
  3. Jump Side Kick, Jump Round Kick, Jump Front Kick (Both Sides)
  4. 1st 6 Moves of Do-San w/ Form Name
  5. Combo #1 (“The Knuckle Sandwich”) w/ Sparring Stance, List 3 Illegal Target Areas
  6. Combo #2 (“Hop Scotch”)
  7. 1st Half of Do-San
  8. All Material (Must be Wearing Full Uniform)
Orange Belt
  1. Do-San (1st 6 Moves)
  2. Gear on in time & Name on Gear: White – 3:00 | Black – 2:30
  3. #3 Jump Side Kick, #3 Jump Front Kick (Both Sides)
  4. Do-San (1st Half) w/ Form Name and Number of Moves
  5. Combo #1 (“The Knuckle Sandwich”) & Defense: Parry a Jab/Cross, Block 2 Round Kicks
  6. Combo #2 & #3 (“Hop Scotch” & “Double Trouble”)
  7. Do-San
  8. All Material (Must be Wearing Full Uniform)
Senior Orange Belt
  1. Do-San (1st Half), Twin Outer Forearm Block
  2. Gear on in time & Name on Gear: White – 3:00 | Black – 2:30
  3. #1 Jump Side Kick, #2 Jump Round Kick, #3 Jump Front Kick (Both Sides)
  4. 2nd Half of Do-San (Starting from 2nd Set of Outer Forearm Block, Reverse Punches)
  5. Combo #1 & #2 (“Knuckle Sandwich” & “Hop Scotch”) | Combo #1 Defense
  6. Combo #3, #4, & #5 (“Double Trouble”, “Fantastic Four”, “Three’s Company”)
  7. Do-San
  8. All Material (Must be Wearing Full Uniform)
Junior Green Belt
  1. Reverse Outside Knifehand Strike
  2. Gear on in time & Name on Gear: White – 2:30 | Black – 2:00
  3. Hook Kick & Hook/Round Kick Combo (Both Sides)
  4. Won-Hyo (1st 6 Moves) w/ Form Name
  5. Double Fist Block (Closed Stance), #1 Side Kick, Double Knifehand Block
  6. Testing Combo
  7. Three Consecutive Double Knifehand Blocks in a Backstance
  8. 1st Half of Form (Must be Wearing Full Uniform)
Green Belt
  1. Double Fist Block (Closed Stance), Reverse Inner Forearm Block
  2. Gear on in time & Name on Gear: White – 2:30 | Black – 2:00
  3. Hook Kick & Spin Hook Kick (Both Sides)
  4. Won-Hyo (1st Half) w/ Form Name & Number of Moves
  5. Reverse Inner Forearm Block, #2 Front Kick, Reverse Punch, #2 Side Kick
  6. Testing Combo (Both Sides)
  7. Last Three Moves: #2 Side Kick (Land Together), L Dbl Fist Block, R Dbl Fist Block
  8. Full Form (Must Be Wearing Full Uniform)
Senior Green Belt
  1. Won-Hyo (1st Half)
  2. Gear on in time & Name on Gear: White – 2:30 | Black – 2:00
  3. Hook Kick, Spin Hook Kick, Spin Heel Kick (Both Sides)
  4. Won-Hyo (2nd Half) / Form Name, # of Moves, & Meaning
  5. Ki-Bon
  6. Testing Combo (Both Sides)
  7. Plank: White – 0:30 | Black – 1:00
  8. Full Form (Must Be Wearing Full Uniform)
Junior Purple Belt
  1. 1st 6 Moves of Form
  2. Gear on in time & Name on Gear: White – 2:30 | Black – 2:00
  3. Jump Spin Side Kick (Both Sides)
  4. 1st 14 Moves of Yul-Guk w/ Form Name
  5. Hooking Block (Slow, Both Sides)
  6. Testing Combo
  7. Hooking Block/Reverse Hooking Block/Punch Combo
  8. 1st Half of Form (Must be Wearing Full Uniform)
Purple Belt
  1. #2 Side Kick/Reverse Elbow Smash
  2. Gear on in time & Name on Gear: White – 2:30 | Black – 2:00
  3. Jump Spin Side Kick and Jump Spin Crescent (Both Sides)
  4. Yul-Guk (1st Half) w/ Form Name & Number of Moves
  5. Knifehand Square Block, Spearhand Strike
  6. Testing Combo (Both Sides)
  7. Jump Downward Backfist in X-Stance, Double Inner Forearm Block
  8. Full Form (Must be Wearing Full Uniform)
Senior Purple Belt
  1. Yul-Guk (1st Half)
  2. Gear on in time & Name on Gear: White – 2:30 | Black – 2:00
  3. All Four Jump Spin Kicks (Both Sides)
  4. Yul-Guk (2nd Half) w/ Form Name, Number of Moves, & Meaning
  5. Dan-Gun
  6. Testing Combo (Both Sides)
  7. Push-Ups & Sit-Ups: White – 5 Each | Black – 10 Each
  8. Full Form (Must be Wearing Full Uniform)
Junior Blue Belt
  1. Ridgehand Block (Cat Stance)
  2. Gear on in time: White – 2:00 | Black – 1:30
  3. 360 Front Kick (Both Sides)
  4. 1st 6 Moves of Joong-Gun w/ Form Name
  5. Double Knifehand Block (Back Stance)/Reverse Upward Elbow (Front Stance) Combo
  6. Testing Combo
  7. Twin Punch High, Twin Upset Punch, X-Block High
  8. 1st Half of Form (Must be Wearing Full Uniform)
Blue Belt
  1. 1st 6 Moves of Form
  2. Gear on in time: White – 2:00 | Black – 1:30
  3. 360 Side Kick (Both Sides)
  4. 1st Half of Joong-Gun w/ Form Name & Number of Moves
  5. Double Inner Forearm Block (Front Stance)/Punch (Back Stance) Combo, Double Fist Block (Back Stance)/Double Pressing Block (Front Stance) Combo
  6. Testing Combo (Both Sides)
  7. Horizontal Punch in Closed Stance, C-Block
  8. Full Form (Must be Wearing Full Uniform)
Senior Blue Belt
  1. 1st Half of Form w/ Form Name, Number of Moves, & Meaning
  2. Gear on in time: White – 2:00 | Black – 1:30
  3. 360 Front Kick, 360 Side Kick (Both Sides)
  4. 2nd Half: From Last Reverse Punch thru End of Form
  5. Do-San
  6. Testing Combo (Both Sides)
  7. Board Breaking (Hand & Foot – Both Get 3 Attempts) Black – 1st Attempt
  8. Full Form (Must be Wearing Full Uniform)
Junior Brown Belt
  1. Reverse Upset Punch, Circular Downward Knifehand Strike (L-Stance)
  2. Tie Your Own Belt & Recite the Tenets of Taekwondo. Black – 0:45 | White – 1:00
  3. 360 Inside Crescent Kick (Both Sides)
  4. 1st 8 Moves w/ Form Name
  5. Hand Grab/Elbow (Parallel Stance/Open Stance), #1 Side Kick
  6. Testing Combo
  7. Board Breaking (Hand & Foot – Both Get 3 Attempts) Black – 1st Attempt
  8. 1st Half of Form (Must be Wearing Full Uniform)
Brown Belt
  1. First 8 Moves
  2. Tie Your Own Belt & Recite the Tenets of Taekwondo. Black – 0:45 | White – 1:00
  3. 360 Outside Crescent Kick (Both Sides)
  4. 1st Half of Hwa-Rang w/ Form Name & Number of Moves
  5. X-Block Low (Front Stance), Backward Elbow (Back Stance), Low/Inner Forearm Block (Closed Stance)
  6. Testing Combo (Both Sides)
  7. Board Breaking (Hand & Foot – Both Get 3 Attempts) Black – 1st Attempt
  8. Full Form (Must be Wearing Full Uniform)
Senior Brown Belt
  1. 1st Half of Hwa-Rang w/ Form Name, Number of Moves, & Form Meaning
  2. Tie Your Own Belt & Recite the Tenets of Taekwondo. Black – 0:45 | White – 1:00
  3. 360 Inside Crescent Kick, 360 Outside Crescent Kick
  4. 2nd Half: Low Block (Front Stance) thru End of Form
  5. Teaching: Ki-Bon
  6. Testing Combo (Both Sides)
  7. Board Breaking (Hand & Foot – Both Get 3 Attempts) Black – 1st Attempt
  8. Full Form (Must be Wearing Full Uniform)
Junior Red Belt
  1. Reverse Knifehand High Block/Outside Knifehand Strike
  2. Tie Your Belt & Recite the Taekwondo Student Oath. Black – 0:45 | White – 1:00
  3. 360 Round Kick (Both Sides)
  4. 1st 1/3 of Choong-Moo (Flying Side Kick) w/ Form Name
  5. Reverse Ridgehand Strike, Round Kick/Spin Side Kick/Turn Double Fist Block
  6. Testing Combo
  7. Board Breaking (Hand & Foot – Both Get 3 Attempts) Black – 1st Attempt
  8. 1st Half of Form (Must be Wearing Full Uniform)
Red Belt
  1. 1st 1/3 of Form
  2. Tie Your Belt & Recite the Taekwondo Student Oath. Black – 0:45 | White – 1:00
  3. 360 Hook Kick, 360 Heel Kick (Both Sides)
  4. 1st Half of Choong-Moo w/ Form Name & Number of Moves
  5. Reverse Spearhand Low, Low Block/Backfist, Knifehand X-Block, Twin Upset Palm Heel
  6. Testing Combo (Both Sides)
  7. Board Breaking (Hand & Foot – Both Get 3 Attempts) Black – 1st Attempt
  8. Full Form (Must be Wearing Full Uniform)
Senior Red Belt
  1. 1st Half of Choong-Moo w/ Form Name & Number of Moves
  2. Tie Your Belt & Recite the Taekwondo Student Oath. Black – 0:45 | White – 1:00
  3. 360 Round Kick, 360 Hook Kick, 360 Heel Kick
  4. 2nd Half: Double Knifehand Block (After 360 Jump) thru End of Form
  5. Teaching: Dan-Gun, Submit Black Belt Essay
  6. Testing Combo (Both Sides)
  7. Board Breaking WOOD (Hand & Foot – Both Get 3 Attempts) Black – 1st Attempt
  8. Full Form & Dan-Gun (Must be Wearing Full Uniform)
Probationary Black Belt
  1. Blocks: Low, High, Inner Forearm, Outer Forearm, Double Knifehand, Square, Twin Outer Forearm, Double Fist, Double Inner Forearm, Hooking, Outside
  2. Strikes: Hammerfist, Elbow Strike, Palm Heel, Knifehand Strike, Ridgehand Strike, Spearhand Strike, Back Fist, Hook Punch
  3. Side Kicks: Basic, Spin, Jump, Jump Spin, 360
  4. 1st Half of Gwan-Gae w/ Form Name, Number of Moves, & Form Meaning
  5. Teaching: Do-San
  6. Recite Tenets, Student Oath, & Tie Your Belt
  7. Board Breaking WOOD (Both Kicks – Both Get 3 Attempts)
  8. Full Form (Must be Wearing Full Uniform)
Recommended Black Belt
  1. Stances: Front, Back, Sitting Stance, Fixed Stance, Closed Stance, X-Stance, L-Stance
  2. Forms: Name Every Form in Order Up to Gwan-Gae
  3. Kicks: (1 Basic, 1 Spin, 1 Jump, 1 Jump Spin, 1 Advanced) Front Kick, Round Kick, Side Kick, Hook Kick, Crescent Kick
  4. 2nd Half of Gwan-Gae w/ Form Name, Number of Moves, & Form Meaning
  5. Teaching: Won-Hyo
  6. 50 Jumping Jacks (Black – <1:00), 20 Push-Ups (Black – <30 Seconds), 20 Sit-Ups (Black – <30 Seconds), 1-Minute Plank *Without Stopping for a Break*
  7. Board Breaking WOOD (Both Kicks – Both Get 3 Attempts)
  8. Full Form (Must be Wearing Full Uniform)
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