Q4 Promotion Test Update #2
Parents and Students,
The next promotion test will take place Thursday, December 14th - Saturday, December, 16th. There will be NO regular class from Thursday, December 14th - Saturday, December 16th. The group that testers have been assigned determines what day they will test on. You can check what group you have been assigned by viewing the image at the bottom of this page or by checking with us at the front office. Please pay the $80 promotion testing fee at the front office if you have not already. To see if you have paid the promotion test fee, please see the list below. For the most up to date list, see the list at the front office. If you failed the last promotion test or registered and did not attend, your fee is waived as your payment for the previous promotion test carries over to this one. ADDED 12/1 - For this test, 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.
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Testing Day & Time Assignments:
Testing Group 1: Thursday, December 14th | Start: 6:00PM | ~ 3 hours duration |
Testing Group 2: Friday, December 15th | Start: 6:00PM | ~ 3 hours duration |
Testing Group 3: Saturday. December 16th | Start: 10:00AM | ~ 3 hours duration |
Testing group 3 features a special demonstration that will be performed by our new demonstration team!
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Although you may have been invited 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. We will be using a three strikes = fail system. Strikes are given at the discretion of the head instructors and are based on various factors.
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ADDED 12/1 - Make-Up Testing:
There will be NO changing the day you test on. There will be NO makeup tests for students who fail to attend or for students who fail the test. There will be no refunds or credit for students who fail to attend or for students who fail the test. Make up 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
Basic Commands: Attention, Bow, Ready, Begin, Return, At Ease
Basic Exercises: Jumping jacks, squats, pushups, skyrockets
Strikes: Punches | For higher (green & up) belts: 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, and 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
Limit jewelry - should not be distracting
Hair must be tied up/out of the way of the tester’s face
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Promotion Test Etiquette
Arrive early
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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Testing Assignments & Paid Students:
