At Dragon Martial Arts of Round Lake,  promotions are an important part of your martials training and advancement.  Promotion testing is conducted every two months for lower belt ranks, but is different for higher belt ranks.

It’s important for students to be active in their martial arts training and participate in at least 2-3 classes per week to get the adequate training needed to be ready for their respective promotion test.

Preparation for promotions include the following (the level of complexity depends on the belt rank):

• Cardio vascular endurance training
• Body weight strength training (i.e., push ups)
• Core training (i.e., sit-ups, planks, v-ups)
• Kicking drills/advanced kicking combinations (knowing the various kicks/ability to perform kicking combinations)
• Hapkido (self-defense moves for your belt rank-taught in class)
• Poomsae (your belt rank form and all forms below your belt rank for higher belt testing)

All students ages 15 and younger are required to come to promotion testing with their behavior checklists completed. This is also an important part of promotions because this demonstrates the student is living up to the level of behavior expected from them at home and at school and is being responsible in all facets of their life.

For students preparing for their promotions, below you will find the promotion application to print off and fill out and the behavior checklist that should be downloaded, filled out and presented to Master Hernandez the day of your promotion.