Performance Stripes and Rank Testing

Oakmont Martial Arts offers rank testings every two months. The frequency with which you test is your choice and is based upon how many classes you attend, how often you practice at home, and how quickly you can retain your material. This guide will help you set your personal goals for testing.

Students will need to complete the following items to receive permission to test for their next rank.

Earn THREE Performance Stripes

First Performance Stripe

• Know and perform all new kicks, strikes, stances, and blocks for your rank.
• Attend between 4 and 6 classes (minimum). It is very common that students need more than 4 to 6 classes to earn their first performance stripe.

Second Performance Stripe

• Demonstrate your rank form with correct technique (power, speed, focus…).
• Attend an additional 4 to 6 classes (minimum).

Third Performance Stripe

• White through Yellow Belts: Demonstrate rank self defenses and one-steps.
• Camo through Green Belts: Demonstrate one-steps and sparring.
• Purple Belts and above: Demonstrate board breaks & sparring.
• Attend an additional 4 to 6 classes (minimum).

Complete two Monthly Projects

Projects can be found on the members only section of our website, under Leadership and Character Development. Monthly projects are required for all Tiger and Youth students, but not for those in Teen / Adult Taekwondo classes. Students must complete two projects in order to receive permission to test.

Earn a Gold Stripe

Gold stripes are only earned the week prior to testing. (“Pre-test week”)

A gold stripe indicates that a student has permission to test for their next rank. Students wishing to earn testing permission should come to classes prepared with the following items:

• Complete uniform with belt correctly tied
• THREE performance stripes on the belt

Note: Tigers are lead through all material (forms, one steps, self defenses) by an instructor.