Six colors, white to black

• Bowing in and bowing out

• Ready stance and a front kick

• Waiting for the instructor's count

• Stripes on the belt mark the steps toward yellow

At a belt test, when the instructor sees these skills.

• The first pattern, in order

• Low and high blocks

• A side kick on a pad

• Stripes on the belt mark the steps toward green

At a belt test, when the instructor sees these skills.

• Two more patterns

• A turning kick on a pad

• Footwork for sparring practice

• Stripes on the belt mark the steps toward blue

At a belt test, when the instructor sees these skills.

• Longer patterns, from memory

• Kick combinations on pads

• Light-contact sparring in gear, body only

• Stripes on the belt mark the steps toward red

At a belt test, when the instructor sees these skills.

• Every pattern so far, start to finish

• Warming up the group for the instructor

• Preparing for the black belt test with an instructor

• Stripes on the belt mark the steps toward black

At a belt test, when the instructor sees these skills.