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Technical levels

Following program are the requirements for tests always to the appropriate technical level.

Basic madang

Min. waiting time:
1 month
Techniques:
1 - 4 grip techniques (alone and with partner)
1 - 4 release techniques (alone and with partner)
Theory:
What is hopae, hopae sool?

Low madang

Min. waiting time:
1 month
Techniques:
Release techniques on the spot + with steps
Set of nine grip techniques on the spot + with steps (alone and with partner)
Theory:
Who made hopae sool?
Adventages of hopae?

Middle madang

Min. waiting time:
2 months
Techniques:
6 grip techniques (alone and with partner)
6 grip selfdefense (with partner)
Free fight (only grip techniques)
Theory:
How we devide techniques? (grip and release)
How to hold hopae (grip and release)?

High madang

Min. waiting time:
2 months
Techniques:
6 release techniques (alone and with partner)
6 release selfdefense (with partner)
Free fight (only release techniques)
Theory:
More about hopae history?
How to make other holds?

Bontae madang

Min. waiting time:
3 months
Techniques:
Free fight
Demo of 2 techniques (from bontae or own - with partner)
Focus striking:
1 grip technique
1 release techniques
Bontae:
Bontae 12
Theory:
Aplications of all movements of bontae 12

Hopaesool kun

Min. waiting time:
3 months
Techniques:
Free fight
6 own selfdefenses
Spinning techniques - alone
Focus striking:
Spining strikes (1 grip, 1 release)
Bontae:
Bontae 12
Theory:
Competition rules

Assistent

Min. waiting time:
6 months
Minimal age:
15 years
Techniques:
Free fight
Demo of 3 techniques (from bontae or own - with partner)
Spinning techniques - with partner
Focus striking:
2 targets in one moment / just behind each other (grip and release technique)
Bontae:
18 grip technics
Theory:
Aplication of all movements of 18 grip

Instructor 2

Min. waiting time:
6 months
Minimal age:
21 years
Techniques:
Own demo (about 5 minutes - selfdefense, focus striking, ...)
Bontae:
Bontae 48 (Bontae 12, 18 grip, 18 release)
Theory:
Aplication of all movements of release technics requirements up to assistent

Instructor 1

Min. waiting time:
1 year
Minimal age:
30 years
Techniques:
Own demo (about 5 minutes - selfdefense, focus striking, ...)
Bontae:
Bontae 60 (48 + instructor 12)
Theory:
Aplication of instructor 12
writing work 2 - 5 pages about hopae sool
Other requirements:
Active teacher (min. 2 hopaesool kun)

Master

Min. waiting time:
5 years (min. 10 years from start)
Minimal age:
40 years
Bontae:
His own bontae
Other requirements:
Active teache (min. 2 instructors)

Grand master

Minimal age:
50 years
Other requirements:
Now, only master Do and he will choose next one in future for unique lifetime contribution