Requirements


At Mountain Academy of Martial Arts, every rank has minimum time requirements that the rank must be held before advancing. Please remember, these are minimum requirements, a student may be held at their current rank for many reasons, many that are listed on our FAQ page. Clicking on the rank will take you to the page providing additional requirements for that rank

Yellow (8th Kyp) – 3 months at white belt

Yellow with stripe (7th Kyp) – 3 months at yellow belt

Green (6th Kyp) – 3 months at yellow belt with stripe

Blue (5th Kyp) – 6 months at green belt

Blue with stripe (4th Kyp) – 3 or 6 months at blue belt (blue+blue stripe = 9 months)

Red belt (3rd Kyp) – 3 or 6 months at blue belt with stripe (blue+blue stripe = 9 months)

Red belt first stripe (2nd Kyp) – 6 months at red belt

Red belt second stripe (1st Kyp) – 6 months at red belt with first stripe

1st Dan Black belt – 6 months at red belt with second stripe, free forms memorized for 3 months

2nd Dan Black Belt – 3 1/2 years, plus application submitted to head of school/Moo Duk Kwan Denver Board*

3rd Dan Black Belt – 3 1/2 years plus application submitted to head of school/Moo Duk Kwan Denver Board*

4th Dan Black Belt – 4 Years plus application submitted to head of school/Moo Duk Kwan Denver Board*

5th Dan Black Belt – 5 Years plus at least one student ranked at 2nd Dan or higher

6th Dan Black Belt – 5 Years

7th Dan Black Belt – 5 Years

8th Dan Black Belt – 10 Years

9th Dan Black Belt – 10 Years

These are MINIMUM time requirements and are subject to instructor approval

Regular attendance is expected and required for testing, also subject to instructor discretion

The test fee is $30 regardless of the rank you are testing for. Please pay your instructor before testing.

*To be considered for testing for a 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th Dan rank, the Black Belt application must be provided to your head instructor and/or the Moo Duk Kwan board at least 3 months before your requested test date. The application must be completely filled out and all required signatures obtained. (If applicant is owner/head of their school, application must be signed off by the Moo Duk Kwan Denver board.) If student is requesting to test early, a statement as to why an early test should be granted must be included. The Moo Duk Kwan Denver board may advance a student early at their own discretion.

Download the Black_Belt Application.