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Complete Gup Rank
Upper Body
Self-Defence
Training
Retest Matrix
All the techniques for all the Gup ranks
(all the ranks below Black Belt)
Key to Retest Codes
e = expansion & contraction; f = finish position
h = hip; i = intermediate position; p = path; s = stance
NO
BELTS
Low Block
High Block
Inside Block
Outside Block
Middle Punch
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i p i p i p i p i p
h e h e h e h e h e
f s f s f s f s f s
10TH
GUP
WHITE
BELTS
Low Block
High Block
Inside Block
Outside Block
Middle Punch
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i p i p i p i p i p
h e h e h e h e h e
f s f s f s f s f s
9TH
GUP
WHITE
BELTS
Low Block
High Block
Side
Block
Side Punch
Elbow Strike
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i p i p i p i p i p
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f s f s f s f s f s
8TH
GUP
ORANGE
BELTS
Low
Open
Hand
Block
High
Open
Hand Block
Middle
Open
Hand
Block
Chop
to
the
Neck
Back
Hand
Middle
Punch
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i p i p i p i p i p
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f s f s f s f s f s
7TH
GUP
ORANGE
BELTS
Low
2 Fist
X
Block
High
Two
Hand Block
Middle
Two
Fist
Block
Hammer
Fist
Strike
Spear
Hand
Strike
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i p i p i p i p i p
h e h e h e h e h e
f s f s f s f s f s
6TH
GUP
GREEN
BELTS
Low
Block/
Back
Hand
High
Punch
High
Block/
Back
Hand
Middle
Punch
Inside
Block/
Back
Hand
Middle
Punch
Reverse
Chop
to
the
Neck
Back
Hand
Spear
Hand
Strike
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i p i p i p i p i p
h e h e h e h e h e
f s f s f s f s f s
5TH
GUP
GREEN
BELTS
Low
Block/
Back
Hand
Chop
to the
Neck
Front
Kick/
Back
Hand
Middle
Punch
Middle
Open
Hand
Block/
Back
Hand
Spear
Hand
Side
Punch/
Side
Block
(Slide
Back)
Back
Stance:
Chop to
Neck/
Back
Hand
Middle
Punch
(Yik Jin
Kong
Kyuk)
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i p i p i p i p i p
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f s f s f s f s f s
4TH
GUP
GREEN
BELTS
Low
Open
Hand
Block/
Back
Hand
Reverse
Chop
Side
Kick/
High
Block/
Back
Hand
Middle
Punch
Spin.
Back
Kick/
Open
Hand
Block/
Back
Hand
Middle
Punch
Back
Stance
Outside
Block/
Back
Hand
Plier
Strike
(Jip Kye
Sun)
Yuk Jin
Kong
Kyuk/
Side
Punch
(Horse
Stance)
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i p i p i p i p i p
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f s f s f s f s f s
3rd
GUP
RED
BELTS
High
Block/
Back
Hand
Elbow
Strike
Low
Block/
High
Block/
Back
Hand
Middle
Punch
Front
Kick/
Inside
Block/
Back
Hand
Middle
Punch
Front
Kick/
Low
Block/
Back
Hand
Middle
Punch
Open
Hand
Ground
Block
(Che
Ha Dan
Soo Do
Mahk
Kee)
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f s f s f s f s f s
2nd
GUP
RED
BELTS
Side
Kick/
High
Block/
Back
Hand
Elbow
Strike
Low
Block/
Reverse
High
Block/
Side
Punch
Back
Kick/
Inside
Block/
Back
Hand
Middle
Punch
Inside
Kick/
Back
Hand
Reverse
Chop
Strike
Jump
Front
Kick/
Back
Hand
Middle
Punch
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i p i p i p i p i p
h e h e h e h e h e
f s f s f s f s f s
1st
GUP
RED
BELTS
Outside
Kick/
Low
Open
Hand
Ground
Block/
High
Block/
Back
Hand
Middle
Punch
Low
Block/
Reverse
Chop/
Knee/
Back
Hand
Middle
Punch
Outside
Block
w Foot/
Side
Kick/
Back
Hand
High
Punch
Long
Back
Fist
Strike/
Reverse
Long
Back
Fist
Strike
Front
Kick w
Back
Hand
Middle
Punch/
Middle
Punch/
Back
Hand
Middle
Punch
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i p i p i p i p i p
h e h e h e h e h e
f s f s f s f s f s
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