MCMA Founders

Tae Kwon Do
Belt Requirements

Yellow Belt
Orange Belt
Green Belt
Purple Belt
Blue Belt
Brown Belt
Red Belt
Red/Black Belt
Black Belt

Yellow Belt Requirements
KICKS	HAND TECHNIQUES	FORMS	SELF DEFENSE (ages 16 and up)
Front Half-moon Roundhouse Side Inside crescent Outside crescent Backside	Horse stance-triple punching Low block High block Inside block Outside block Palm heel	Palgue 1	Choke from front Choke from rear Prone choke
Training Time: at least 2 months (2-3 times a week) Test fee: $30.00

Orange Belt Requirements
KICKS	HAND TECHNIQUES	FORMS	SELF DEFENSE (ages 16 and up)
Front Half-moon Roundhouse Side Inside crescent Outside crescent Backside Jump front Back crescent	Horse stance-triple punching Low block High block Inside block Outside block Palm heel Ridge hand Inside knife hand	Palgue 1 Palgue 2	Choke from front Choke from rear Prone choke Front hair pull Rear hair pull Pinion front bearhug
Training Time: at least 3-4 months (2-3 times a week) Test fee: $35.00

Green Belt Requirements
KICKS	HAND TECHNIQUES	FORMS	SELF DEFENSE (ages 16 and up)
Front Half-moon Roundhouse Side Inside crescent Outside crescent Backside Jump front Back crescent Tornado Thunder Backspin	Horse stance-triple punching Low block High block Inside block Outside block Palm heel Ridge hand Inside knife hand Outside knife hand Double middle knife hands	Palgue 1 Palgue 2 Palgue 3	Choke from front Choke from rear Prone choke Front hair pull Rear hair pull Pinion front bearhug Pinion rear bearhug Front bearhug Rear bearhug
Training Time: at least 3-5 months (2-3 times a week) Test fee: $40.00

Purple Belt Requirements
KICKS	HAND TECHNIQUES	FORMS	SELF DEFENSE (ages 16 and up)
Front Half-moon Roundhouse Side Inside crescent Outside crescent Backside Jump front Back crescent Tornado Thunder Backspin Jump roundhouse Hook Axe	Horse stance-triple punching Low block High block Inside block Outside block Palm heel Ridge hand Inside knife hand Outside knife hand Double middle knife hands High double knife hand Low double knife hand Tiger claw Uppercut Back fist Outside hammer fist	Palgue 1 Palgue 2 Palgue 3 Palgue 4	Choke from front Choke from rear Prone choke Front hair pull Rear hair pull Pinion front bearhug Pinion rear bearhug Front bearhug Rear bearhug Gun disarm high Gun disarm low Gun fingerlock
Training Time: at least 4-6 months (2-3 times a week) Test fee: $45.00

Blue Belt Requirements
KICKS	HAND TECHNIQUES	FORMS	SELF DEFENSE (ages 16 and up)
Front Half-moon Roundhouse Side Inside crescent Outside crescent Backside Jump front Back crescent Tornado Thunder Backspin Jump roundhouse Jump reverse roundhouse Hook Axe Jump backside Drop backspin Jump tornado	Horse stance-triple punching Low block High block Inside block Outside block Palm heel Ridge hand Inside knife hand Outside knife hand Double middle knife hands High double knife hand Low double knife hand Tiger claw Uppercut Back fist Outside hammer fist Spear hand Roundhouse elbow	Palgue 1 Palgue 2 Palgue 3 Palgue 4 Palgue 5	Choke from front Choke from rear Prone choke Front hair pull Rear hair pull Pinion front bearhug Pinion rear bearhug Front bearhug Rear bearhug Gun disarm high Gun disarm low Gun fingerlock #1 stick #2 stick #12 stick
Training Time: at least 4-6 months (2-3 times a week) Test fee: $50.00

Brown Belt Requirements
KICKS	HAND TECHNIQUES	FORMS	SELF DEFENSE (ages 16 and up)
Front Half-moon Roundhouse Side Inside crescent Outside crescent Backside Jump front Back crescent Tornado Thunder Backspin Jump roundhouse Jump reverse roundhouse Hook Axe Jump backside Drop backspin Jump tornado Jump outside crescent Jump 360 Jump reverse front Jump inside axe	Horse stance-triple punching Low block High block Inside block Outside block Palm heel Ridge hand Inside knife hand Outside knife hand Double middle knife hands High double knife hand Low double knife hand Tiger claw Uppercut Back fist Outside hammer fist Spear hand Roundhouse elbow	Palgue 1 Palgue 2 Palgue 3 Palgue 4 Palgue 5 Palgue 6	Choke from front Choke from rear Prone choke Front hair pull Rear hair pull Pinion front bearhug Pinion rear bearhug Front bearhug Rear bearhug Gun disarm high Gun disarm low Gun fingerlock #1 stick #2 stick #12 stick #5 knife #12 knife Uppercut knife
Training Time: at least 4-6 months (2-3 times a week) Test fee: $50.00

Red Belt Requirements
KICKS	HAND TECHNIQUES	FORMS	SELF DEFENSE (ages 16 and up)
Front Half-moon Roundhouse Side Inside crescent Outside crescent Backside Jump front Back crescent Tornado Thunder Backspin Jump roundhouse Jump reverse roundhouse Hook Axe Jump backside Drop backspin Jump tornado Jump outside crescent Jump 360 Jump reverse front Jump inside axe Jump outside axe Double round Twist	Horse stance-triple punching Low block High block Inside block Outside block Palm heel Ridge hand Inside knife hand Outside knife hand Double middle knife hands High double knife hand Low double knife hand Tiger claw Uppercut Back fist Outside hammer fist Spear hand Roundhouse elbow Elbow thrust Leopard paw Ox jaw Eagle claw Tiger mouth	Palgue 1 Palgue 2 Palgue 3 Palgue 4 Palgue 5 Palgue 6 Palgue 7	Choke from front Choke from rear Prone choke Front hair pull Rear hair pull Pinion front bearhug Pinion rear bearhug Front bearhug Rear bearhug Gun disarm high Gun disarm low Gun fingerlock #1 stick #2 stick #12 stick #5 knife #12 knife Uppercut knife #1 knife #2 knife
Training Time: at least 6-12 months (3-4 times a week) Test fee: $55.00 *To advance beyond brown belt, you must spar. You must attend at least 20 sparring classes between brown and red belt.* Kids under 14 often test for different levels of brown every 4-6 months. There is no charge for 2nd and 3rd brown belt.

Red/Black Belt Requirements
KICKS	HAND TECHNIQUES	FORMS	SELF DEFENSE (ages 16 and up)	FALLING	SPARRING
Front Half-moon Roundhouse Side Inside crescent Outside crescent Backside Jump front Back crescent Tornado Thunder Backspin Jump roundhouse Jump reverse roundhouse Hook Axe Jump backside Drop backspin Jump tornado Jump outside crescent Jump 360 Jump reverse front Jump inside axe Jump outside axe Double round Twist Free style combination kicking and punching (three floor lengths)	Horse stance-triple punching Low block High block Inside block Outside block Palm heel Ridge hand Inside knife hand Outside knife hand Double middle knife hands High double knife hand Low double knife hand Tiger claw Uppercut Back fist Outside hammer fist Spear hand Roundhouse elbow Elbow thrust Leopard paw Ox jaw Eagle claw Tiger mouth	Palgue 1 Palgue 2 Palgue 3 Palgue 4 Palgue 5 Palgue 6 Palgue 7 Palgue 8	Choke from front Choke from rear Prone choke Front hair pull Rear hair pull Pinion front bearhug Pinion rear bearhug Front bearhug Rear bearhug Gun disarm high Gun disarm low Gun fingerlock #1 stick #2 stick #12 stick #5 knife #12 knife Uppercut knife #1 knife #2 knife	Front Back Side Front rollout	One 3-minute round
Training Time: at least 6-12 months (3-4 times a week) with at least 20 sparring sessions. Test fee: $60.00 Kids under 14 often test for different levels of red every 4-6 months. There is no charge for 2nd and 3rd red belt.

Black Belt Requirements
KICKS	HAND TECHNIQUES	FORMS	SELF DEFENSE (ages 16 and up)	FALLING	SPARRING
Front Half-moon Roundhouse Side Inside crescent Outside crescent Backside Jump front Back crescent Tornado Thunder Backspin Jump roundhouse Jump reverse roundhouse Hook Axe Jump backside Drop backspin Jump tornado Jump outside crescent Jump 360 Jump reverse front Jump inside axe Jump outside axe Double round Twist Flying side Drop backside Drop roundhouse Free style combination kicking and punching (five floor lengths)	Horse stance-triple punching Low block High block Inside block Outside block Palm heel Ridge hand Inside knife hand Outside knife hand Double middle knife hands High double knife hand Low double knife hand Tiger claw Uppercut Back fist Outside hammer fist Spear hand Roundhouse elbow Elbow thrust Leopard paw Ox jaw Eagle claw Tiger mouth Bear paw Underpunch Downward elbow Upward elbow Back elbow Outside elbow Two finger spear "Bam Jumok"	Palgue 1 Palgue 2 Palgue 3 Palgue 4 Palgue 5 Palgue 6 Palgue 7 Palgue 8 Koryo Neppujin Chodan	Choke from front Choke from rear Prone choke Front hair pull Rear hair pull Pinion front bearhug Pinion rear bearhug Front bearhug Rear bearhug Gun disarm high Gun disarm low Gun fingerlock Gun to back #1 stick #2 stick #12 stick #5 knife #12 knife Uppercut knife #1 knife #2 knife Knife to throat, left side Knife to throat, right side Knife to back	Front Kickback front Back Side Front rollout Back rollout	Two 3-minute rounds
Training Time: at least 6-12 months (3-4 times a week) with at least 20 sparring sessions. Test fee: $175.00