The Regulations of Taekwondo Promotion Test
The Regulations of Taekwondo Promotion Test
The Regulations of Taekwondo Promotion Test
Article 3 (Definitions of Terms) The definitions of terms for the promotion test used
in these rules shall be as follows: <Amended on Mar. 2, 2015>
1. “Promotion test” shall refer to procedures under which Taekwondo trainees acquire
certification for Kukkiwon’s Taekwondo Poom/Dan by his or her level of training
being tested and evaluated. <Amended on Mar. 2, 2015 and Apr. 12, 2016>
2. “Gup” shall refer to a rank awarded to general trainees (grade holders or no grade
holders), not to Taekwondo Poom·Dan holders. <Amended on Mar. 2, 2015 and
Apr. 12, 2016>
3. “Poom” shall refer to Taekwondo certification awarded to persons under the age of
15. <Amended on Mar. 2, 2015 and Apr. 12, 2016>
4. “Dan” shall refer to Taekwondo certification awarded to persons at or above the
age of 15. <Amended on Mar. 2, 2015 and Apr. 12, 2016>
5. “Honorary Dan” shall refer to Dan awarded to persons who have made
contributions to the development of Taekwondo.
6. “Posthumous honors Dan” shall refer to Dan awarded to Taekwondo Dan holders
who have made great contributions to the development of Taekwondo. <Amended
on Apr. 12, 2016>
7. “Poom·Dan certificates” shall refer to instruments certifying one’s acquisition of
Poom·Dan. <Newly established on Apr. 12, 2016>
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8. “Applicants” shall refer to persons applying for the promotion test. <Newly
established on Apr. 12, 2016>
9. “National association” shall refer to each country’s Taekwondo associations
affiliated with the National Olympic Committee. <Amended on Mar. 2, 2015>
10. “Taekwondo Sa Bum(master)” shall refer to a person who has acquired a
certification of Taekwondo 4th Dan and a master certification by completing
Taekwondo master training courses provided by Kukkiwon’s WTA. <Amended on
Mar. 2, 2015 and Apr. 12, 2016>
11. “Taekwondo organization” shall refer to an organization accepted by
Kukkiwon that has a Taekwondo DoJang(club) over a certain scale and a
Taekwondo master(s) as its member(s). <Amended on Apr. 12, 2016>
12. “Institution” shall refer to organizations accepted by Kukkiwon that have
special purposes, such as the military, the police. <Amended on Mar. 2, 2015
and Apr. 12, 2016>
13. “Foreign recommended master” shall refer to a person who resides in a
foreign country and has acquired certification of Taekwondo 4th Dan and above to
whom Kukkiwon granted the rights to recommend applicants for promotion tests
and conduct promotion tests. <Amended on Mar. 2, 2015 and Apr. 12, 2016>
14. “Judge” shall refer to persons appointed by the president of Kukkiwon to
supervise and evaluate promotion tests. <Newly established on Apr. 12, 2016>
15. “Promotion test recommendation” shall refer to an activity of recommending
persons who desire to apply for Kukkiwon’s promotion tests. <Amended on Mar.
2, 2015 and Apr. 12, 2016>
16. “Promotion test assignment” shall refer to Kukkiwon’s assigning some of its
promotion test authorities to other organizations to allow the assignees to
exercise their authorities under their rights and responsibilities. <Amended on
Mar. 2, 2015 and Apr. 12, 2016.>
17. “Promotion test implementation” shall refer to actually conducting
examination for practical and theoretical works including doing administrative
works for Kukkiwon’s promotion tests. <Amended on Mar. 2, 2015 and Apr. 12,
2016>
18. “Entrusted organization” shall refer to national associations, Taekwondo
organizations, institutions, and foreign recommended masters directly assigned
some of Kukkiwon’s promotion test authorities. <Amended on Apr. 12, 2016>
19. “Re-entrusted organization” shall refer to Taekwondo organizations to which a
promotion test assignee reassigns the authorities for promotion test
implementation, etc. out of Kukkiwon’s promotion test authorities. <Newly
established on Apr. 12, 2016>
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1. Levels of Poom: from 1st to 4th Poom <Amended on Apr. 12, 2016>
2. Levels of Dan: from 1st to 9th Dan. However, the levels of Honorary Dan shall
be from 1st to 10th Dan, and the levels of posthumous honors Dan shall be from
5th to 10th Dan. <Amended on Apr. 12, 2016 and Jun. 8, 2016>
② <Deleted on Apr. 12, 2016>
③ <Deleted on Apr. 12, 2016>
④ <Deleted on Apr. 12, 2016>
Article 6 (Judge) ① Kukkiwon shall have Judge required to conduct promotion test,
including supervisors, promotion test evaluators, promotion test implementers.
② The details of Section 1 shall be specified in the Rules of Taekwondo
Promotion Test.
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management committee.
② Kukkiwon may additionally establish separate committees if necessary,
③ The details of Sections 1 and 2 shall be set forth in the rules of relevant
committees.
[This Article newly established on Apr. 12, 2016]
Article 8 (Promotion Test Fees) ① Kukkiwon shall charge applicants for the
prescribed promotion test fees. <Amended on Mar. 2, 2015 and Apr. 12, 2016.>
② Promotion test fees shall be divided as described in each of the following
subparagraphs. <Amended on Apr. 12, 2016>
1. Issue fees: costs payable for registration of Poom·Dan, issue and grant of
Poom·Dan certificates <Amended on Mar. 2, 2015 and Apr. 12, 2016.>
2. Assignment fees: costs payable for reassignment of some of the authorities for
promotion test assigned by Kukkiwon <Newly established on Mar. 2, 2015 and
Apr. 12, 2016.>
3. Implementation fees: costs payable for implementation of promotion test
<Amended on Mar. 2, 2015 and Apr. 12, 2016.>
③ Promotion test fees in Section 2 shall be composed of and calculated by
direct costs and indirect costs considering a market price change rate, cost
investigation, etc., and relevant processes and methods, etc. shall be set forth in
the Rules of Taekwondo Promotion Test. <Amended on Mar. 2, 2015 and Apr.
12, 2016.>
④ Promotion test fees may be charged in differential ways according to
Poom·Dan or country-specific circumstances, and the details thereof shall be set
forth separately. <Amended on Mar. 2, 2015 and Apr. 12, 2016.>
⑤ Any costs other than promotion test fees shall not be charged in the name of
promotion test fees. <Amended on Apr. 12, 2016>
⑥ The details of refunds of promotion test fees shall be set forth in the Rules
of Taekwondo Promotion Test. <Newly established on Apr. 12, 2016>
Article 9 (Public Notice of Promotion Test) ① Kukkiwon shall provide a prior public
notice of its promotion test implementation plans.
② The details of Section 1 shall be set forth in the Rules of Taekwondo
Promotion Test.
[This Article newly established on Apr. 12, 2016]
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② Relevant grounds for disqualifications of application shall be set forth in the
Rules of Taekwondo Promotion Test.
③ Kukkiwon may grant special cases of qualifications for application in relation
to persons who have made outstanding contributions to the development of
Taekwondo and Kukkiwon or on the ground of disseminating Taekwondo, etc., the
details of which shall be set forth separated.
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request for relevant materials, Kukkiwon may allow the applicant to get access to
his or her promotion test results.
② Relevant matters on applications and processes for request, etc. under Section
1 shall be set forth in the Rules of Taekwondo Promotion Test.
[This Article newly established on Apr. 12, 2016]
Article 16 (Promotion Test Assignment) ① Kukkiwon shall have all authorities for
promotion test.
② Kukkiwon may assign some of the authorities for promotion test to promotion
test assignees by agreement.
③ A promotion test assignee may reassign some of the authorities in Section 2
to a promotion test re-assignee by contract after prior approval of Kukkiwon.
④ The matters in Sections 2 and 3 shall be finally approved by the president of
Kukkiwon via the promotion test examination committee’s examination and
resolution.
⑤ Assignment of authorities for promotion test shall come into effect
immediately when a relevant agreement is entered into.
⑥ The details of Section 2 or 4 shall be set forth separately.
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④ Promotion test assignees shall establish and operate promotion test related
committees conforming to the actual conditions of relevant organizations, and
whenever promotion test assignees are to make or amend relevant provisions,
they shall obtain approval after submitting them to Kukkiwon. <Amended on
Mar. 2, 2015 and Apr. 12, 2016.>
⑤ When a promotion test assignee is to change fees for promotion test, it shall
obtain prior approval from Kukkiwon. <Amended on Apr. 12, 2016>
⑥ With respect to matters in Sections 4 and 5, a promotion test re-assignee
shall obtain approval from Kukkiwon via its promotion test assignee’s
examination. <Newly established on Apr. 12, 2016>
⑦ The details of Sections 2 and 3 shall be set forth in the Rules of Taekwondo
Promotion Test. <Amended on Apr. 12, 2016>
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③ Taekwondo masters in Section 2 and foreign recommended masters shall
recommend persons whom they have directly instructed for promotion tests, in
order to succeed and maintain the manners, orders, etc. between master and
pupil for the unique features of Taekwondo.
④ When Kukkiwon finds that a promotion test assignee or a Taekwondo master
in Section 2 is inappropriate to recommend persons for promotion tests, it shall
discontinue and/or cancel the promotion test recommendation authorities.
⑤ Discontinuance and/or cancellation of promotion test recommendation
authorities shall become final after approval of the president of Kukkiwon via the
promotion test fairness committee’s examination and resolution.
⑥ The details of Section 1 or 5 shall be set forth separately.
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Kukkiwon via the promotion test fairness committee’s examination and resolution.
③ The details of Sections 1 and 2 shall be set forth separately.
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Additional provisions <Amended on Mar. 2, 2015>