Essay Questions

(Write or Type your essay on a separate piece of paper Include your name, current rank, rank to achieve, and date of test)

WHITE BELT to YELLOW BELT:

Write or Type the following:
1. Student creed #1.
2. How do your mentors want you to answer them: Parents?, Master?, Grandparents?, and Teachers?
3. How do you show respect to your parents, boss, teacher, and/or other mentors?
4. How do you greet Master Kurtz and Sa Beum Nim? Korean for White Belt Board Breaking
YELLOW BELT to ORANGE BELT:
Write or Type the following:
1. Student creed #1 and #2.
2. Explain why feel good about being a Kurtzs Tae Kwon Do Student?
3. How could you use Tae Kwon Do in your everyday life?
4. Korean terminologies: Our martial arts style, Uniform, Training Area, Yellow Board Breaking
ORANGE BELT to GREEN BELT:
Write or Type the following:
1. Student creed #1, #2, and #3.
2. Why is Tae Kwon Do good for you and your family?
3. Explain how you are/could be showing more respect outside of Kurtzs Tae Kwon Do.
4. Korean terminologies: Yell, Counting 1 12, Orange Board Breaking
GREEN BELT to BLUE BELT:
Write or Type the following:
1. Student creed #1, #2, #3, and #4.
2. What benefits have you received from Tae Kwon Do?
3. Tell us about how your relationship with your sibling or other family members has improved or how
it could improve.
4. Korean terminologies: Thank You, Your Welcome, Green Belt Board Breaking
BLUE BELT to PURPLE BELT:
Write or Type the following:
1. Student creed #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5.
2. What have you learned from your Master Instructor?
3. Tell us about someone else in your life that has affected you in a positive way.
4. Korean terminologies: Instructor, Owner of the Academy, Blue Belt Board Breaking
PURPLE BELT to BROWN BELT:
Write or Type the following:
1. Student creed #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6.
2. How could you introduce Tae Kwon Do to others?
3. Why is it good for others to know about Tae Kwon Do?
4. Korean terminologies: Formal Hello, Formal Good Bye, Purple Board Breaking
BROWN BELT to RED BELT:
Write or Type the following:
1. Student creed #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6.
2. Why should you have patience in achieving your long term goal in the martial arts?
3. How does that affect your everyday life?
4. Korean terminologies: Pil Seung Chung Shin thru Gwan Jang Nim, Brown Belt Board Breaking