August 2024 Promotion Test Information
Dear Parents and Students,
The next promotion test will take place Thursday, August 8th - Saturday, August 10th. There will be NO regular class from Thursday, August 8th - Saturday, August 10th.
Please view the testing list below to see if you have qualified for the test. Qualified students must pay the promotion test fee of $80 per student by Saturday, July 27th, to be able to test. Additionally, please review what group you have been assigned to. Your assigned group determines what day and time you will be testing.
HOW TO TEST:
Check if you are qualified using the list below. If your name is on the list, you are qualified to test.
Pay the promotion test fee of $80 per student by Saturday, July 27th.
Check your assigned testing date and time using the list below.
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Testing Day & Time Assignments:
Testing Group 1: Thursday, August 8th | Start: 6:30 PM | ~ 3 hours duration |
Testing Group 2: Friday, August 9th | Start: 7:00 PM | ~ 3 hours duration |
Testing Group 3: Saturday, August 10th | Start: 10:00 AM | ~ 4 hours duration | Featuring our demonstration team!
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Although you may have qualified to test, you are not guaranteed to pass and promote to the next rank. For this promotion test, please read below what is expected of our students. Passing or failing of a tester is based on the joint decision of the head instructors after viewing a tester’s performance at the promotion test.
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Students who fail to attend or fail the test WILL NOT be refunded or credited for the next promotion test. Students who fail to pay the promotion test fee and/or fail to follow the uniform and appearance guidelines for testing (explained below) will be turned away from the promotion test.
There will be NO changing the day you test on once it is assigned. Makeup tests will be given for emergency reasons only.
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Testing Material:
What students are expected to know/display at the minimum in order to promote:
ALL of their forms
Their board break - see the board break list below
Basic Commands: Attention, Bow, Ready, Begin, Return, At Ease
Basic Exercises: Jumping jacks, squats, pushups, skyrockets
Strikes: Punches | For higher belts (green & up) : Knives, Palms, Hammers, Backfists
Blocks: Down, Inside, High, Outside | For higher belts: Knife variations
Kicks: High, Axe, Front, Round, Side | For higher belts: Tornado, Hook, Crescent, and all jumping variations
Stances: Horse, Walking, Front | For higher belts: Back, Tiger
The Five Tenets
Display of discipline, confidence, focus, effort, and skill
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Promotion Testing Uniform and Appearance Guidelines:
Students are expected to be well-groomed and look presentable when promotion testing.
Full-sleeve white uniform must be worn
A correctly tied belt must be worn (https://youtu.be/YEE2ATmvG2A?si=NE3_kBX-hZjEpAxe)
Solid white or black undershirts only
No jewelry
Hair must be tied up/out of the way of the tester’s face
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Promotion Test Etiquette
Arrive early (30 minutes before the start)
Adhere to the uniform and appearance guidelines
Begin warming up, stretching, and reviewing testing material upon arrival
No talking, playing around, or making excessive noise
Be respectful of other testers and be actively engaged in watching others perform
No clapping until a tester has completed all of their forms
Following board breaking, set your broken boards on the ground and do not make noise with them while sitting
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Poomsae: We have created poomsae follow along videos to help students practice their forms outside of the Dojang.
View the form videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@championstaekwondoacademy6974/videos
Boardbreaks: Please view your boardbreak. Your CURRENT rank corresponds with the kick you need to break a board with in order to move up to the next rank.
