Taekwon-do and kickboxing student-grade examination – June 2024

We invite everyone to read the most important information concerning the upcoming student-grade examination, which will take place on 15 June 2024.

Date: 15.06.2024 (Saturday)

Venue: Primary School No. 40, 13 Pszczelna St., Kraków (Ruczaj)

Registration: is required! Register with the instructors by Wednesday, 12.06.2024

Fees: PLN 100 for each grade, PLN 50 for an unsuccessful examination – payable in cash on the day of the examination.

Requirements: examination requirements and theory questions can be downloaded at: https://www.kct.pl/#egzaminy

Schedule

Beginner groups (first-year students)

09:00-10:00 – younger beginners (Kurdwanów) 

10:00-11:00 – younger beginners (Skotniki, Borek Fałęcki, Wolna Szkoła Waldorfska)

11:00-12:00 – younger beginners (Open Future, Horme, BC School)

12:30-13:30 – younger beginners (Cracow International School and Kolegium Europejskie)

13:30-14:30 – younger beginners (Podwawelskie, Kozłówka, Łagiewniki, Grzegórzki)

14:30-15:30 – younger beginners (Stoki, Niepodległości, Tysiąclecia)

15:30-17:00 – older beginner kickboxing students (all groups) 

17:00-18:30 – older beginner taekwon-do students (up to 8 cup, all groups)

Intermediate and advanced groups (training for more than 1 year)

08:30-09:30 – younger students testing for 9.2-9.3 cup (Kurdwanów, Skotniki, Borek, Waldorfska)

09:30-10:30 – younger students testing for 9.2-9.3 cup (CIS, Open Future, Horme, Kolegium Europejskie)

10:30-11:30 – younger students testing for 9.2-9.3 cup (Stoki, Tysiąclecia, Niepodległości, Podwawelskie, Łagiewniki, Kozłówka

11:30:13:00 – younger students testing for 8-7.2 cup (all groups)

13:30-15:30 – younger students testing for 7.3 cup and above (all groups)

15:30-18:30 – older advanced students testing for 7 cup and above (all groups).

Additional information:

• There are few parking spaces near the school; please consider alternative means of transport (public transport, taxi) or allow time to walk from the car park near Kaufland.
• The group is determined by the highest grade for which one is taking the examination.

• Please arrive for the examination 20 minutes before it starts (neither earlier nor later).
• Parents may watch the examination from the stands. 
• We will collect the exact examination fee in cash at the entrance to the hall, and certificates confirming a passed examination will be issued at the exit from the hall.
• For the taekwon-do examination, those who have a full dobok should bring it. Those without a dobok should wear long sports trousers and a white T-shirt.
• People who will fight during the examination must have their own complete set of sports-fighting equipment.
• After the examination, it will be possible to purchase a white or yellow belt for PLN 20.

Sports-fighting equipment

• Children testing for 8 cup, 7.1 cup and 7.2 cup must have gloves and mouthguards; a helmet is also permitted, and nothing else.
• Children testing for 7.3 cup and above must have gloves, a mouthguard, groin protection (boys), shin guards, foot protectors and a helmet.
• Older students testing for 7 cup in taekwon-do must have gloves and a mouthguard.
• Older students testing for 6 cup in taekwon-do and for the 8th student grade in kickboxing must have a complete set of fighting equipment.

Explanation of grades:

10 cup – a white belt without stripes

9.1, 9.2 and 9.3 cup – a white belt with 1, 2 or 3 yellow stripes, respectively

8 cup – a yellow belt

7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 – a yellow belt with 1, 2 or 3 green stripes, respectively

6 cup – a green belt, etc.

To prepare for the examination, we encourage you to watch the video guide available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvhgVl5mWic&list=PLqEMSV8oGHokcRL2llEtcEqTY6nPCEOUy&pp=iAQB