UChicago Tang Soo Do

Information for Current Members

News!

[Slightly] New Schedule

Friday night classes are returning to their originally scheduled time this quarter. Our class schedule will now be Wednesdays 7.30-9.00 pm, Fridays 7-8:30pm, and Sundays 2-4 pm.


Winter Quarter Schedule

Please follow the UCTSD listhost for the most up-to-date schedule announcements.

Testing Requirements

Review Ms. Curtis' terminology slideshow on what you should study for any test.
Red belts & above should also review this terminology slideshow.

Rank Highest Form Il Soo Sik Ho Sin Sul Required Break
10th Gup (White) to 9th Gup (Yellow) Hyung Il Bu 1-2 Basic (Hand & Foot) 1-2 Basic -
9th Gup (Yellow) to 8th Gup (Orange) Hyung E Bu 1-4 Basic (Hand & Foot) 1-4 Basic Knife Hand Strike
8th Gup (Orange) to 7th Gup (Orange with 1 green stripe) Pyong Ahn Cho Dan 1-6 Basic (Hand & Foot) 1-6 Basic Reverse Punch (or Palm Strike)
7th Gup (Orange with 1 green stripe) to 6th Gup (Green) Pyong Ahn Ee Dan 1-8 Basic (Hand & Foot) 1-8 Basic Elbow Strike
5th Gup (Green with 1 red stripe) to 4th Gup (Green with 2 red stripes) Pyong Ahn Sa Dan 1-12 Basic (Hand & Foot) 1-12 Basic Running Jump Side Snap Kick
3rd Gup (Red) to 2nd Gup (Red with 1 blue stripe) Pal Che So 1-15 Basic & 1-4 Advanced 1-15 Basic & One-on-One Advanced Running Jump 360 Back Kick
2nd Gup (Red with 1 blue stripe) 1st Gup (Red with 2 blue stripes) Pal Che De 1-15 Basic & 1-9 Advanced 1-15 Basic & One-on-One and Cross-hand Advanced Jump Roundhouse Kick
1st Gup (Red with 2 blue stripes) to 1st Pre-Test (Chodan Bo) Keema Hyung Cho Dan 1-15 Basic & 1-9 Advanced 1-15 Basic & One-on-One, Cross-hand, and Two-on-Two Advanced -