Belt ranks and duration of training
Kicking techniques , which are all attacks
Hand techniques , which include strikes and blocks
Forms , traditional choreographed sequences of techniques
Self defense , for students age 13 and up
Board breaking , to demonstrate spirit and skill

Miscellaneous requirements for senior belts

White belt, 2 months
Yellow belt, 2 months
Orange belt, 3 months
Green belt, 3 months
Purple belt, 3 months
Blue belt, 3 months
Brown belt, 6 months
Red belt, 6 months
Red/Black belt, 6 months
Black belt, 6 months
2nd degree, 2 years

Yellow belt
front
half-moon
roundhouse
side
inside crescent
outside crescent
backside

Orange belt
back spin crescent
jump front

Green belt
backspin
tornado
thunder

Purple belt
jump roundhouse
axe
hook

Blue belt
jump reverse roundhouse
jump backside
drop back spin
jump tornado

Brown belt
jump outside crescent
jump 360 back side
jump reverse front
jump inside axe

Red belt and Red/Black belt
jump outside axe
double round
twist
flying side

Black belt
drop back side
drop roundhouse

2nd degree
double jump front
jump back crescent
spin hook
jump 360 spin hook
two foot flying side

Yellow belt
combination punching (horse stance)
low block
inside block
outside block
high block
palm heel strike

Orange belt
inside knife hand strike
ridgehand

Green belt
outside knife hand strike
double middle knife hand block

Purple belt
double low knife hand block
double high knife hand block
tiger claw
uppercut
backfist
outside hammerfist

Blue and Brown belt
spear hand
roundhouse elbow

Red belt and Red/Black belt
elbow thrust
leopard paw
ox jaw
eagle claw
tiger mouth

Black belt
bear paw
underpunch
downward elbow
upward elbow
backwards elbow
outside elbow
two finger spear
middle knuckle punch

2nd degree
spin backfist
spin elbow
diving punch
chicken beak

Yellow belt
Pal gue il-jang

Orange belt
Pal gue ee-jang

Green belt
Pal gue sahm-jang

Purple belt
Pal gue sah-jang

Blue belt
Pal gue oh-jang

Brown belt
Pal gue yuk-jang

Red belt
Pal gue chil-jang

Red/Black belt
Pal gue pahl-jang

Black belt
Koryo
Neppujin chodan

2nd degree
Nuppujin ee-dan
Keumgang
Student choice: Any advanced Japanese, Okinawan, ITF, Tang Soo Do, Kung fu, or Modern Arnis form

Yellow belt
two hand choke from front
forearm choke from rear
supine choke

Orange belt
rear hair pull
front hair pull
pinion front bearhug

Green belt
front bearhug
pinion rear bearhug
rear bearhug

Purple belt
gun disarm high
gun disarm low
gun fingerlock

Blue belt
#12 stick strike
#1 stick strike
#2 stick strike
Brown belt
#5 knife thrust
uppercut knife thrust
#12 knife thrust

Red belt
#1 knife strike
#2 knife strike
knife to throat, left side

Red/Black belt
gun to back
full nelson
rear headlock
front headlock
roundhouse punch defense
slap defense
double lapel grab
rear collar grab
double wrist grab
throat grab

Black belt
knife to throat, right side
knife to back

2nd degree
push defense

Yellow belt
palm heel strike
front kick

Orange belt
inside knife hand
side kick

Green belt
outside knife hand
back side kick

Purple belt
outside hammerfist
front kick - two board

Blue belt
forward elbow strike or bear paw
side kick - two boards

Brown belt
palm heel strike - two boards
back spin kick

Red belt
inside knife hand - two boards
back side kick - two boards

Red/Black belt
outside knife hand - two boards
back spin kick - two boards
jump back side kick - two boards
one concrete block - palm heel

Black belt
forearm elbow strike - two boards
elective hand break - two boards
flying side kick - two boards
jump 360 back side kick - two boards
elective foot break - two boards
two concrete blocks - palm heel

2nd degree
5 station break - any number of boards
elective elbow strike - two boards
elective hand break - two boards
elective foot break - two boards
elective jump/flying kick - two boards
two concrete blocks - any technique