| HALF BLACK BELT |
| SOOLGI | Defense vs. side grabbing attacks; plus, offensive chokes and weapons chokes |
| HO SHIN SOOL | Vibration pressure point throws |
| KICKS | 25 advanced kicks (same as red belt) plus timed test of 8 kicks in 3 seconds |
| FALLING | All previous falls plus kamikaze falls |
| RANGE TECHNIQUES | Trapping drills including push hands & other sensitivity drills |
| KWON BOP | Advanced hand and foot combinations (with knife) |
| FORM(S) | Long form #7 (Farang Sun Hyung) plus weapons forms |
| GROUND FIGHTING | Strikes, locks, chokes, & escapes from back reverse top position |
| KNIFE FIGHTING | Misc. drills plus knife vs. knife defense techniques |
| OTHER WEAPONS | Middle stick form, staff form part II, cane retention and basic joint locks, sword basic blocks & strikes, and sword short form |
| SPARRING | All previous sparring plus weapons sparring and 2-on-1 & 3-on-1 sparring |
| BREAKING | 2 X 2 board breaks (both are with advanced foot techniques), 1 board speed break (hand or foot), plus 1 brick break |
| ACADEMICS | Black belt written exam, oral exam, obtain CPR/First Aid card |