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About 4 hours.1) How long (approximately) is a test for 1st degree black belt in your style with, say, two students testing?
A panel of 6 4th dans from my organisation.2) Who tests you?
It starts with a hard warm-up, then straight into patterns. All patterns to 1st dan. (Saja Jiruki, Saja Makgi, Chon-Ji - Choong-Moo). Then combinations (techniques from patterns, basics and LOTS of kicks). Then self-defence (demonstrate escapes from wrist locks, headlocks, throat grabs and more). Then sparring (8 individual fights, 2 2 on 1s, 1 3 on 1, 3 minute rounds). Then breaking (just found out the other day, it's going to be back side kick (3 boards), turning kick (2 boards), jumping side kick from parallel stance (1 board)). And last of all theory. All terminology, meaning of patterns, theory of power etc. It is a group test, about 40 people in total grading in groups of 8. (It's a national test). It's going to be a closed test this year. And followed straight by a tournament.3) In what manner is the test conducted?
Theory, but that's about it. No thesis for us.4) Besides application of technique, are their any other requirements? (words/phrases in foreign languages, culture etc.)
My 1st dan test is in 3 weeks... :erg: :asian: