December 2025 Promotion Test Information
Dear Parents and Students,
The next promotion test will take place Thursday, December 11th - Saturday, December 13th. There will be NO regular classes from Thursday, December 11th - Saturday, December 13th. Depending on the amount of testers that sign-up, we may reduce the testing days to just FRIDAY/SATURDAY or just SATURDAY. We will update you once sign-ups end.
Any student may sign-up for this promotion test. However, please review what students need to know in order to promote to the next rank, explained below. Grading at the test will be very strict. Additionally, there will be NO REFUNDS for this test in the event of a fail. The deadline to sign-up for this promotion test is SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH.
If you currently hold a poom belt and are interested in testing for black belt in the upcoming promotion test, please see the front office as soon as possible. Your sign-up deadline is FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST.
If you are absolutely unable to test on these dates, please let us know as early as possible. Make-up tests will be provided on a case-by-case basis. Make-up tests are not guaranteed. You may have to wait until the next promotion test in the event you cannot attend this one.
HOW TO SIGN-UP TO TEST:
STEP 1: Fill out a testing form (available at the front office or handed out to your student)
STEP 2: Return your filled out testing invitation and pay the promotion test fee of $80.00 per student by SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH. Failure to make your payment by this date may result in us not having your new belt by your testing date.
STEP 3: Check your assigned testing date and time once assignments have been finalized and posted.
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Testing Day & Time Assignments:
Testing Group 1: Thursday, December 11th | Start: TBD | ~ 3 hours duration |
Testing Group 2: Friday, December 12th | Start: TBD | ~ 3 hours duration |
Testing Group 3: Saturday, 13th | Start: TBD | ~ 4 hours duration |
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Testing List: TBA
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Schedule of Events:
START - Warm-up - Individual Poomsae - Poomsae Competition - Demonstration - Board Breaking - Belt Ceremony - Group Picture - END
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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 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 not be permitted to participate in the promotion test.
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Testing Material (NEW):
TWISTING FOCUS - using the shoulders and hips to generate more power
For this test, students are required to perform all of their forms without blocks and strikes. Only stances and kicks will be performed in the poomsae patterns. Students should have their hands positioned on their chest when performing their forms as instructed in class. We are checking that students perform the correct twisting motion (for the respective block or strike) on every move.
ALL of their forms - white belt through their current rank
Their board break - see the board break list below
Basic Commands: Attention, Bow, Ready, Begin, Return, At Ease
Basic Exercises, Stretches, Kicks, Strikes, Blocks, and Stances
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 look presentable when promotion testing.
A clean, 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 (hair should not drop below the shoulders and not cover the testers face significantly)
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Promotion Test Etiquette:
Arrive early (30 minutes before the start of your test)
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
When receiving your belt from a head instructor, use two hands when the belt is passed to you, bow, and say “Gams-hamnida” (thank you).
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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 by visiting our YOUTUBE CHANNEL or our VIDEOS TAB
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. We have tutorials for all of the testing board break kicks on our YouTube channel.
