Black Belt Test Study Guide UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the name of our art? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tang Soo Do
What is the formal name of TSD? - CORRECT ANSWER - Soo Bahk Ki
What is the name of our organization? - CORRECT ANSWER - World Tang Soo Do
Association
What is the name of your studio? - CORRECT ANSWER - East Coast Karate Institute
What region are we in? - CORRECT ANSWER - Region 8
What is the full date the assoc. was founded? - CORRECT ANSWER - November 13,
1982
What is the most important thing that happened at the charter convention? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Master Shin was recognized as the Grandmaster of the WTSDA
Who was the founder? - CORRECT ANSWER - Grandmaster Jae Chul Shin
What year was Grandmaster Shin born? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1936
How old was Grandmaster Shin when he started training? - CORRECT ANSWER - 12
,What year was Grandmaster Shin recruited into the Airforce? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1958
When did Grandmaster Shin come to the US? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1968
What is Grandmaster Shin rank? - CORRECT ANSWER - 9th Dan
What is Grandmaster Shin's dan number? - CORRECT ANSWER - 698
What type of degree does Grandmaster Shin have from Korea Univ.? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Master's Degree in Political Science
What was the name of Grandmaster Shin's first organization? - CORRECT ANSWER -
United States Tang Soo Do Federation
Where was the first gym located? - CORRECT ANSWER - Burlington, NJ
What assoc. was Grandmaster Shin representing when he came to the US? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Korean Soo Bahk Do Assoc.
What book devoted a whole chapter to Grandmaster Shin? - CORRECT ANSWER - 20th
Century Warriors
What color was Grandmaster Shin's belt? - CORRECT ANSWER - Red and black blocks
Who inspired Grandmaster Shin to train? - CORRECT ANSWER - An unknown monk
Who was Grandmaster Shin's instructor? - CORRECT ANSWER - Master Hwang Kee
, What are the 5 codes? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Loyalty to Country
2. Obedience to Parents
3. Honor Friendship
4. No Retreat in Battle
5. In Fighting Choose with Sense and Honor
White Belt - CORRECT ANSWER - Primitive Stage of Development. The seed as it lies
dormant beneath the snows of winter.
Orange Belt - CORRECT ANSWER - New growth which appears in Spring, our Tang Soo
Do knowledge begins to reveal itself.
Green Belt - CORRECT ANSWER - Speedy development of youth as summer arrives.
Brown Belt - CORRECT ANSWER - Power, Stability, Agility, Weight, and Wisdom. This
is a stabilizing stage both mentally and physically. Analogous to the plants which curtail their
growth and prepare to flower in the late summer.
Red Belt - CORRECT ANSWER - Blood, Life, Energy, Attention and Control. The
student's techniques begin to bloom and ripen
Blue Belt - CORRECT ANSWER - Maturity Respect and Honor. Blue Belt is given to a
Cho Dan Bo. The Cho Dan Bo must prepare mind and body for the final step needed to attain
black belt
Black Belt - CORRECT ANSWER - Mastery, calmness, dignity and sincerity. The Black
Belt is the final stage of one life cycle and the beginning of the next. This is not only the end of
one stage, but more importantly, the beginning of a path which leads up through the ranks of the
higher black belts and true mastery.
Il or Hana - CORRECT ANSWER - One
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the name of our art? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tang Soo Do
What is the formal name of TSD? - CORRECT ANSWER - Soo Bahk Ki
What is the name of our organization? - CORRECT ANSWER - World Tang Soo Do
Association
What is the name of your studio? - CORRECT ANSWER - East Coast Karate Institute
What region are we in? - CORRECT ANSWER - Region 8
What is the full date the assoc. was founded? - CORRECT ANSWER - November 13,
1982
What is the most important thing that happened at the charter convention? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Master Shin was recognized as the Grandmaster of the WTSDA
Who was the founder? - CORRECT ANSWER - Grandmaster Jae Chul Shin
What year was Grandmaster Shin born? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1936
How old was Grandmaster Shin when he started training? - CORRECT ANSWER - 12
,What year was Grandmaster Shin recruited into the Airforce? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1958
When did Grandmaster Shin come to the US? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1968
What is Grandmaster Shin rank? - CORRECT ANSWER - 9th Dan
What is Grandmaster Shin's dan number? - CORRECT ANSWER - 698
What type of degree does Grandmaster Shin have from Korea Univ.? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Master's Degree in Political Science
What was the name of Grandmaster Shin's first organization? - CORRECT ANSWER -
United States Tang Soo Do Federation
Where was the first gym located? - CORRECT ANSWER - Burlington, NJ
What assoc. was Grandmaster Shin representing when he came to the US? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Korean Soo Bahk Do Assoc.
What book devoted a whole chapter to Grandmaster Shin? - CORRECT ANSWER - 20th
Century Warriors
What color was Grandmaster Shin's belt? - CORRECT ANSWER - Red and black blocks
Who inspired Grandmaster Shin to train? - CORRECT ANSWER - An unknown monk
Who was Grandmaster Shin's instructor? - CORRECT ANSWER - Master Hwang Kee
, What are the 5 codes? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Loyalty to Country
2. Obedience to Parents
3. Honor Friendship
4. No Retreat in Battle
5. In Fighting Choose with Sense and Honor
White Belt - CORRECT ANSWER - Primitive Stage of Development. The seed as it lies
dormant beneath the snows of winter.
Orange Belt - CORRECT ANSWER - New growth which appears in Spring, our Tang Soo
Do knowledge begins to reveal itself.
Green Belt - CORRECT ANSWER - Speedy development of youth as summer arrives.
Brown Belt - CORRECT ANSWER - Power, Stability, Agility, Weight, and Wisdom. This
is a stabilizing stage both mentally and physically. Analogous to the plants which curtail their
growth and prepare to flower in the late summer.
Red Belt - CORRECT ANSWER - Blood, Life, Energy, Attention and Control. The
student's techniques begin to bloom and ripen
Blue Belt - CORRECT ANSWER - Maturity Respect and Honor. Blue Belt is given to a
Cho Dan Bo. The Cho Dan Bo must prepare mind and body for the final step needed to attain
black belt
Black Belt - CORRECT ANSWER - Mastery, calmness, dignity and sincerity. The Black
Belt is the final stage of one life cycle and the beginning of the next. This is not only the end of
one stage, but more importantly, the beginning of a path which leads up through the ranks of the
higher black belts and true mastery.
Il or Hana - CORRECT ANSWER - One
