Our Curriculum

Overview

All the courses we offer at our academy (except the Black Belt classes) count toward a color belt student's class requirements for belt advancement. Students should attend their forms classes at least once a week.

Requirements and students' equipment needs are shown with the course title. All courses (with grade/rank restrictions) are open to all students.

We are indicating our color belt students' progress with progress stripes. Before testing, students must earn three progress stripes, one for showing blocks and hand techniques (both sides), one for showing foot/kick techniques from their current form (both sides), and demonstrate successful board breaks. The specific techniques and breaks are described in their respective course descriptions.

Courses for Color Belt Students

Tigers

This course is for our littlest taekwondo students. The emphasis in these classes will be on having fun and to start instilling the life skills of paying attention, self-esteem, and working hard toward a goal.

The elements of this class are scaled-down versions of what is taught in the beginning classes.

Beginner Color Belt

In this class, students new to taekwondo will learn . As they do, they will learn about strong stances and kicks, proper hand position, good targeting, beginning and ending position, and effective blocks. along with an introduction to traditional weapons and board breaking will be taught in sessions of this class. There will also be the opportunity to spar.

Students will learn techniques of the .

To earn their green belt stripe, beginner students will demonstrate techniques:

First quarter of your form
First half of your form
Your whole form

To earn their black belt stripe, students will demonstrate these techniques:

Front kick: #1, #2, #3
Round kick: #1, #2, #3
Side kick: #1, #2, #3

To earn their purple belt stripe, beginner students will demonstrate their self-defense techniques.

On Saturdays, beginner color belt students train concurrently with the intermediate and advanced color belt and black belt students in our All Belts Class class.

Intermediate Color Belt

Intermediate color belt students will learn . Not only will students learn this form, but they will improve upon the techniques which they learned as white, orange, and yellow belt students. Camouflage Belts will be introduced to sparring. Green and Purple belts will continue to learn new sparring techniques.

Students will learn techniques of the .

To earn their green belt stripe, intermediate students will demonstrate these techniques:

First quarter of your form
First half of your form
Your whole form

To earn their black belt stripe, students will demonstrate these techniques:

Jump front kick: #1, #2, #3
Reverse side kick
Step reverse side kick
Inner crescent kick: #1, #2, #3

To earn their purple belt stripe, beginner students will demonstrate their self-defense techniques.

On Saturdays, intermediate color belt students train concurrently with the beginner and advanced color belt and black belt students in our All Belts Class class.

Advanced Color Belt

Advanced color belt students will learn . Continued improvement and perfecting of taekwondo color belt techniques will be stressed. Red Belts will prepare to earn their black belts.

Students will learn techniques of the .

To earn their green belt stripe, advanced students will demonstrate these techniques:

First quarter of your form
First half of your form
Your whole form

To earn their black belt stripe, students will demonstrate these techniques:

Hook kick: #1, #2, #3
Outer crescent kick: #1, #2, #3
Spin outer crescent kick
Step spin outer crescent kick
Jump hook kick: #1, #2, #3
Spin hook kick
Step spin hook kick

To earn their purple belt stripe, beginner students will demonstrate their self-defense techniques.

On Saturdays, advanced color belt students train concurrently with the beginner and intermediate color belt and black belt students in our All Belts Class class.

Courses for Black Belt Students

These courses are specifically for those who have achieved the rank of black belt or will be testing for it soon.

Black Belt

In this course, new and soon-to-be first-degree black belt students will be introduced to the next phase of their training. The differences between color belt and black belt techniques will be illustrated. The first-degree black belt form will be taught, and recommended first-degree black (i.e., red/black) belt students will learn the first half of the first-degree form for black belt testing. Standard black belt weapon forms from first-, second-, third, and fourth-degree coursework will be learned by students in this class. Students will also gain additional knowledge of sparring and self-defense techniques.

Second-, third-, and fourth-degree black belt students will continue to learn, sharpen, and refine their black belt skills. Their coursework will include techniques common to all black belt forms as well as specific, targeted instruction for their form. All students will also learn the weapon forms and board breaks for black belt testing.

The ranks will learn these forms:

On Saturdays, black belt students train concurrently with the intermediate color belt and advanced color belt in our All Belts Workout class.

Other Classes

These optional classes are for students who want to do more with the school or to take their martial arts training to that next level.

All Belts Class

On Saturdays, all our students are invited to participate in our All Belts Class. There is less focus on individual forms and more on general taekwondo techniques and just working out. We also try to have a little fun.

Leadership Class

Leadership is a class for students of all belts who are at least 10 years old, focusing on more advanced self defense, workouts, and weapons training.

Black Belt Demo Team

In our Black Belt Demo Team class, students will create special forms and routines for showing off at public and school events what our academy has to offer.

Summer Workout

This class will feature some taekwondo, but it will be a class in which you can get a good workout. Wear comfortable clothes because you will move and you will sweat.