Beginner’s (White, Gold, and Orange Belt) Graduation Checklist

Arrival: Please arrive at least 30 minutes early to line up. Make an appointment to talk about Master Club. Full uniform: Clean pants, uniform top with patches and belt Two witnesses to support your child’s promotion. Friends and family receive a free 1 month membership! Sign up at the front desk Sign up for belt embroidery Order safety equipment Turn in Self Discipline and Book Club sheets one week before Graduation in order to receive your medals! If you are graduating to Green Belt – Review your new class times!

Intermediate (Green, Purple, Blue/High Blue) Graduation Checklist

Arrival: Please arrive at least 30 minutes early to line up. Full uniform: Clean pants, uniform top with patches, sparring gear and belt. Make sure to bring safety equipment to Graduation. Two witnesses to support your child’s promotion. Friends and family receive a free 1 month membership! Sign up at the front desk. Sign up for belt embroidery. Turn in Self Discipline and Book Club sheets in order to receive your medals! Interested in Leadership? Set up a time to talk to your instructor and find out more about taking your training to the next level. If you are graduating to Red Belt – Review your new class times!

Advanced (Red/High Red, Low Brown) Graduation Checklist

All testers must schedule time with Sa Bom Nim O’Halloran before testing to go over goals. Low Brown testing for Solid Brown – Make sure you have purchased black pants. You need to have black pants to do your first class as a brown belt! Two witnesses to support your child’s promotion. Friends and family receive a free 1 month membership! Sign up at the front desk. Sign up for belt embroidery. Turn in Self Discipline and Book Club sheets one week before Graduation in order to receive your medals! Low Brown testing for Solid Brown – Review your new class schedule. For your first class as Solid Brown belt, you need to go to Low Brown class and pass your Brown Belt Word of the Belt. Arrival: Please arrive at least 30 minutes early to line up. Full uniform: Clean pants, uniform top with patches, sparring gear and belt. Bring safety equipment for Graduation.

Reminders:

1. Ladies with shoulder length hair or longer, please tie your hair to keep it from interfering with movement.
2. Men, please be clean shaven or have your facial hair neatly trimmed.
3. Your formal uniform top MUST be worn, no polo or tee shirts.
4. Your formal uniform top MUST have the required patches sewn in their correct locations (see below).
   -Korean Flag – Left Arm
   -USA Flag – Right Arm
   -SNK Logo – Left Chest
   -Moo Duk Kwan Logo- Right Chest
5. Promotion Tests are ALWAYS held at the Arvada Headquarters location. The address is:6490 Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada, CO 80003

If you are graduating to Green Belt, or are missing any sparring gear, please click the link below to download the Equipment Order Form. Return it, along with your payment, to your school’s Pro Shop.

Equipment Order Form

Reminders:

1. Ladies with shoulder length hair or longer, please tie your hair to keep it from interfering with movement.
2. Men, please be clean shaven or have your facial hair neatly trimmed.
3. Your formal uniform top MUST be worn, no polo or tee shirts.
4. Your formal uniform top MUST have the required patches sewn in their correct locations (see below).
   -Korean Flag – Left Arm
   -USA Flag – Right Arm
   -SNK Logo – Left Chest
   -Moo Duk Kwan Logo- Right Chest

Progress Check for Testing

What is the Progress Check? Progress Check is exactly as it sounds. Grand Master Seo and the Kyo Sa Nims get the chance to see the progress of all the students. This day marks the beginning of the Prep Cycle. This day helps the Kyo Sa Nims gather an outline for what areas of training need more work in class and during prep-cycle. The students get to see what is really in store for them.

What about absences? There is no exception for an absence during the progress check. There is no other Progress Check to make up missed ones. Missing the Progress Check will automatically excuse a student from going to Breckenridge Belt Testing.

Uniform? Your full uniform is required. All patches must be properly sewn onto your uniform. There will be NO exceptions. If you do not have patches, place your order at your school’s Pro Shop ASAP! There will be no second chances, so students must be responsible and have the proper attire, along with all the required equipment in their bags (ex. sparring gear, mouth guards).

Prep Cycle Notes for Testing

*Tips for PARENTS!* The Prep Cycle is meant to be a learning experience. That means you and your child should get all the information they can from it. The first and most important tip we can give parents is to attend the Prep Cycles. Grand Master Seo says “the student does not get the Black Belt, the family gets the Black Belt.” The success rate for graduating students shows dramatic increase when the family gets involved in the student’s training. It is surprising how many parents drop their children at the school and leave, then wonder why their child is not ready for Breckenridge.

Bring a notebook. As previously mentioned, there will be a vast amount of information given out during Prep Cycle. Sometimes, especially for the younger students, it is hard to soak up everything that is said. Help you child by writing down information mentioned in class for the written exam. For example: Grand Master Seo will not mention his Dan number very often, and that is a key question on the written exam.

Any little distraction could throw a student’s concentration out the door. For your children’s benefit, cell phones and noisy children should be made silent or handled outside. For some students, little things such as hair in the face or an uncomfortable uniform can distract them at the wrong moments. Most students are tugging at their uniform or fidgeting with their hair when they should be standing at attention. Fixing uniform pants and arms so that they are not long enough to interfere with the student’s movement will minimize that.

There will be long hours of hard work and the students must make sure they are up for the challenge. High Energy is a must, so make sure you are getting plenty of rest and eating healthy meals before and after class.

A word from Grand Master Seo…

Dear Students,Congratulations on your upcoming testing and promotion to your next belt level in Breckenridge! Don’t forget to pick up the graduation schedule at your school. You have worked hard and your achievement is well deserved. Show your accomplishment by having your belt embroidered with your name, the promotion date, and your school’s name. You can request this special service at any of the Seo’s Martial Arts locations so that it can be ready for you on your promotion day. Please be sure to indicate the correct belt size if your current belt is too small or too long. If you have any questions, any one of the Seo’s Martial Arts Team can help you. Grand Master J. Seo