TKD Academy Curriculum

The curriculum at TKD Martial Arts Academy is based not only on tradition, but on what works! Our curriculum is designed to ensure each student learns effectively, incrementally develops confidence in her skills, and understands the application of the art in the real world.

Although the time it takes a student to master the material varies from student to student, most students can expect to earn their blackbelt within 4 years.

Belt-Level Uniform Privileges

* Uniform privileges are subject to Head Instructor’s discretion, and can be withdrawn.

Bowing in the Academy

How to Purchase Equipment

See Uniform Privileges to determine what equipment should be purchased at each level.

To purchase uniforms or equipment, please see an instructor.  Payment for uniforms or equipment will be collected when picking-up your order.

How to Tie a TKD Belt

Instructions for tying your belt

1. Fold your belt in half with the ends together to find the center. Place center of the belt on stomach.
2. Wrap both ends aroung waist and cross in back. Bring ends back around to front, crossing the end in your right hand over the end in your left hand.
3. Switch hands on your belt ends and take the end in your left hand and slip it under both piece of your belt around your waist. Pull both ends up and down to tighten.
4. Take top end that is in your left hand and hold it out in front of you. Take the end in your right hand and bend it over to the left.
5. Take the left end and bend it over the right end, up and through the knot hole.
6. Pull both ends tight with a couple of pulls. Note, you have just made a square knot. Pull ends down to see that they are even.

NOTE: Your belt is NOT to be washed at anytime.

Inclement Weather Policy

For the safety of our students, TKD Martial Arts will be closed when the Fairfax School system closes for inclement weather.

 If you have any questions relative to Fairfax School closing, you can reference the Fairfax School Emergency Closings web page.

School Holidays

TKD Martial Arts Academy will be closed in observance of the following holidays:

Memorial Day

Independence Day

Summer Break - 1 week during the Summer, announced 3 months prior

Labor Day

Thanksgiving Day

Winter Break - December 25 through January 1

Student Sparring Rules

STUDENT SPARRING RULES

All students are subject to the rules of free sparring and point sparring. Failure to adhere to these rules is cause for dismissal and termination of the membership agreement. Absolutely no exceptions are permitted to the sparring rules.

1. Sparring is undertaken at members-own risk and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the membership agreement.

2. Equipment:

a. Approved safety equipment must be used at all times. The following safety equipment is required: protective footwear, protective hand wear, head guard, shin guards, mouth guard, groin guard (men only), and chest protectors.

b. All equipment must be blue; conditional black belts and higher are able to wear black sparring equipment

c. All students are required to have full safety equipment by gold belt.

d. To participate in sparring, toe nails and finger nails must be clipped. No long nails or sharp edges are permitted by any sparring participants.

3. Sparring is allowed only in the presence, and with the permission, of an instructor.

4. Sparring is LIGHT CONTACT only. It is important to remember that members are training partners and not opponents. Techniques to the head guard are to be made only with a controlled light tapping, sufficient to indicate a point but insufficient to cause the recipient's head to move in any way.

5. No full-contact sparring will take place under any circumstances.

6. Point sparring consists of rounds lasting between one and two minutes, or by the accumulation of five to ten points. Points are awarded in the following manner: Controlled hand technique = One point,
Controlled kick to the body = Two points.

7. Free sparring consists of one or a series of rounds performed in a nonstop manner. The purpose of free sparring is to build confidence and improve skills. Students will never be forced to spar with anyone. At any time before or during a match or round, students may, without reservation, bow out of the match by indicating to both the training partner and the instructor that you do not care to participate.

8. NO CONTACT TO THE HEAD IS EVER ALLOWED USING JUMPING KICKS. NO PUNCHING OR KICKING TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD IS PERMITTED AT ANY TIME. NO KICKS OR PUNCHES BELOW-THE-BELT ARE PERMITTED AT ANY TIME.

TKD Academy Hygiene

Policies on:

• Clean uniforms
• Toenails and fingernails
• Hair
• Cuts and open wounds
• Staying home when sick
• etc.