국기원 세계태권도본부

1. Dan to be applied for : 8th and 9th Dan
2. Qualification of applicants
- Those who have met the requirements for time passage and age in the Article 8 of the Requlations of Kukkiwon Dan Promotion Test

3. Term limits & ages


Dan/Cls.	Time passage required since the promotion of the present Dan	Age limit
5th ~ 6th Dan	5 years	30 years old or higher
6th ~ 7th Dan	6 years	36 years old or higher
7th ~ 8th Dan	8 years	44 years old or higher
8th ~ 9th Dan	9 years	53 years old or higher

4. Contents of tests


Dan/Cls.	Thesis	Poomsae	Kyorugi	Kyukpa	Interview
6th, 7th Dan	O	O	O	X	X
8th, 9th Dan	O	O	X	X	O

5. Kinds of Poomsae to be tested


Poom/Dan	Qualifications	Applicant
6th Dan	Taebaek, Pyeongwon, Shipjin	Jitae
7th Dan	Pyeongwon, Sipjin, Jitae (1 appointed)	Cheonkwon
8th Dan	Sipjin, Jitae, Cheonkwon (1 appointed)	Hansoo
9th Dan	Jitae, Cheonkwon, Hansoo (1 appointed)	Illyo

6. Theme of the thesis

a. Documents to be submitted
b. Size of the thesis: Minimum 10 pages (exclude cover, table of contents, and reference pages) in Korean or English. 12 PT. Font size, 700 letters per page in Korean or 400-500 words in English per page.
c. Applicant cannot pass the test in the following cases:
(1) The title of the thesis does not relate with the content.
(2) The contents or details are scant.
(3) The size of the thesis is not long enough.
(4) Two or more applicants submit the same thesis.

d. 2022 8^th & 9^th Dan thesis subjects


Category	Subject	Remark
6th 7th Dan	Free topic related to Taekwondo. 태권도 관련 자유 주제
8th Dan	Status of Kukkiwon Taekwondo it's country 자국에서의 국기원 태권도 위상	Choose one subject
	Effective Taekwondo teaching method 효과적인 태권도 지도 방법
	Technical development of Taekwondo 태권도 기술 개발
9th Dan	My Taekwondo Life 나의 태권도 인생관	Choose one subject
9th Dan	Taekwondo spirit 태권도 정신	Choose one subject

7. Submit documents
- a. One application form for promotion test
- b. Curriculum vitae that includes the martial arts career
- c. Foreigners of Korean origin should submit a document that certifies his/her residence outside Korea.
- d. The thesis
8. Poomsae trainning for High Dan Promotion Test
- a. Date of training : before the test (on day or the day before)
- b. Time : for 4 hours
- c. training contents : Sipjin, Jitae, Cheonkwon, Hansoo, Illyo
9. Other matters
- 1) ID card: ID card, passport or driver's license(Other than these will not be considered an ID card and thus cannot apply for the test.)
- 2) Applicants should wear KUKKIWON-recognized Taekwondo uniform.

10. 2022 High Dan Promotion Test Schedule

* All documents must be submitted by postal mail at least one month before the test date.