Stripe Name | Description | Colour |
Punching | Single & Double Punches, Jump Punches. Ensure child is punching straight & using the correct part of the fist. | White |
Balance & Kicking | Front snap kick, Jump front snap kick, Sidekick. Sidekick hold against the wall. Turning kick against the wall. Balance on one leg, hopping | Yellow |
Exercise & Stretching | Squats, Burpees, Glute bridges, Crab walk, Crawls- Bear, Gorilla, Frog. Stretching- Bridge (splits), Butterfly, Swan, Wolf | Green |
Blocking | Low block, Rising block, Wedging block, Middle block. Ensure child is crossing their hands before they block (chamber, make an x with fists) | Blue |
Stances & Listening | Walking stance, Parallel Ready stance. Listening position is sitting on floor legs crossed. What is a good listener? | Red |
Sparring | Sparring is the sport side of Taekwon-Do when we wear our handpads & footpads & we try to punch or kick our opponent to score points. Must show good movement, dodging, attacking, defending & know what sparring is. | Brown |
Taekwon-Do Knowledge & Phone Number | Where is Taekwon-Do from, what is your suit called, what stances do you know, what kicks do you know. Know your parent/guardians phone number for Safety | Silver |
Black Belt Attitude | Behaving like a Black Belt. Always trying your best, being kind to others, sharing, taking turns, helping out at home. | Black |
When your child has all these stripes on their belt then they will go forward for a grading for a new belt. The gradings for KUBZ take place in December, March & June.