Expectations
Students are graded on a number of criteria for rank advancement. Some ranks have specific milestones that are needed in order to be achieved. Some of these milestones are mentioned in classes, others are tracked by instructors. Students that are having difficulty with these milestones will be aware of it.
Tang Soo Do Testing & Scoring
Students are expected to perform the curriculum items focused on during the current season at a high level. They will also be asked to perform all material they have learned previously. Students testing for Green Belt will be tested on ALL the material covered in the White & Orange Belt school student manual. Students testing for Red Belt will be tested on ALL the material covered in the White & Orange Belt and Green & Brown Belt school student manuals.
Below is a list of items that students are scored on during the testing week. Each item is scored on a scale of 1-5. Scores for all pieces are averaged together to calculate a final score for the student. A student must score at least 3.3 to be promoted to the next rank. Below is a list of things instructors look at for grading color belt rank tests.
- Marching (basic technique)
- Stance
- Technique
- Terminology
- Focus, Effort, Confidence
- Endurance
- Hyung (forms)
- Pattern
- Stance
- Technique
- Focus, Effort, Confidence
- Endurance
- Ilsoosik & hosinsul (one-steps)
- Technique
- Understanding
- Focus, Effort, Confidence
- Endurance
- Sparring
- Awareness
- Focus, Effort, Confidence
- Endurance
- Drills
- Pattern
- Focus, Effort, Confidence
- Endurance
- Nagbeob (falls and rolls) - do they understand the technique? can they fall without being hurt? do they have confidence in their technique?
- Written - are they able to answer questions from discussions in class or found in their student manuals (rank appropriate)?
- Oral - are they able to recite Korean terms when asked? Do they understand Korean terms when heard (rank appropriate)?
Scores are assigned by an instructor according to the following scale:
5 - Awesome: No flaws, improvements made, all out effort, confident
4 - Great: Few flaws, improvements made, all out effort, confident
3 - Prepared: Several flaws, improvements made, effort made, some confidence
2 - Practice: Mostly memorized material, little effort, little improvement, or little confidence
1 - Adjustment: No effort, no confidence, might not want to be here
0 - Unprepared for testing
The written test portion (when applied to testing) is scored as:
5 - 90% correct
4 - 80% correct
3 - 70% correct
2 - 60% correct
1 - 50% correct
Haidong Gumdo Testing & Scoring
Students are expected to perform all material required to graduate from the current rank as well as all requirements for previous ranks.
- Fundamentals
- Stance
- Technique
- Terminology
- Focus, Effort, Confidence
- Endurance
- Geombeob (forms)
- Pattern
- Stance
- Technique
- Focus, Effort, Confidence
- Endurance
- Gyeoggeom (step drills)
- Speed
- Pattern
- Stance
- Technique
- Focus, Effort, Confidence
- Endurance
- Focus Drills
- Pattern
- Focus, Effort, Confidence
- Endurance
- Fitness (push-ups)
- Technique
- Focus, Effort, Confidence
- Endurance
Student Submission
Students are expected to sign up for testing if they wish to test to their next color belt level. By submitting the form, you are stating that you are the student (or parent/guardian for those under 18 years of age) and agree to be examined by Resurgence Martial Arts instructors for the purpose of rank promotion. Rank promotion tests have fees associated with them and are expected to be submitted at least two weeks before testing. Intent to Test open and close dates are posted each season. Links for the Intent To Test forms are posted in the Spark Member app and in email announcements for students.
Submitting an application for testing does not guarantee a passing result and a new belt. All questions regarding the testing procedure or account status should be communicated before submitting an intent to test application to prevent additional confusion during testing week.