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The Kukkiwon has just announced two major changes to poom/dan promotions globally. In order to apply to join the Kukkiwon Membership System (the online interface to submit promotion applications) you now must have a Kukkiwon Master Certificate. The class of the certificate isn't important, but...

On Testing and Students I often get asked, as a martial arts instructor how long someone spends at a certain rank. You see, for students working their way through the Kyu/Gup (Colored Belt) ranks, we traditionally test the student when we feel they are both mentally and physically ready. So...