1st Kup

Guidance information for you.

Congratulations on your 1st Kup Black Striped Belt.

• Advance your Skills & Pattern Chung Moo.
• Study & practice Senior Grade techniques.
• All 1st Kup Red Belts/black stripe must attend at least one pre-grading session every 6 months.
• Class Assistant Course. (Optional for Adults 1st & 2nd kup & junior black belts of 14 to 16 yrs)
• Black Stripe syllabus includes retaining & improving all skills, techniques & theory of previous grades
• Tournanment rules info‍

Red/Black Striped Belts must attend pre-gradings every 6 months & also attend all 3 pre-gradings that occur in the 2 months immediately before their formal grading date.

(It is advantageous for Coloured belt grades to extend their abilities & knowledge of Tae Kwon-Do by studying such things as the principles of Assisting others. However, please remember that it is not mandatory to teach at a club or to start a club of your own, that is completely optional).