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Names? You people are getting names?What makes testing difficult? Remembering the names?
Let me give you an example of how a test would go at my school. This would be for a green belt to get blue.
Fighting stance. Show me Punching Number 1. (A combo that is punch, step, punch again). Ready, go. Two. Three. And turn! Number 1 again, go. Two. Three. And turn.
Show me Punching Number 2 (A combo that is jab-cross, step, punch again). Ready, go. (And keep going through Number 8).
Show me Punching Number 6! Number 4! Number 3! Turn! Number 7! Number 2! Number 1! Turn! Number 8! Number 5!...(You get the idea).
Show me Kicking Number 1. (Repeat the above for kicks).
Show me Palgwe #1. Go........Baro ('Baro' means 'return').
Then Palgwe #2, Palgwe #3.
Line 1 and Line 3 turn face your partner. Touch knuckle to knuckle. Chooni (ready position). Lines 1 and 3 take your right leg back, down block. Lines 2 and 4, punch defense #1. Ready, go! #2, go!. #3, go!. #4, go!. #5, go!. Lines 2 and 4, take your right leg back, down block. Lines 1 and 2, punch defense...
Line 1 and Line 3, right leg back, kicking stance. Lines 2 and 4, kick dense #1. (Then up to 5, then other side).
This is how the entire test goes. Tons and tons of techniques, all by number. Once you pass green belt at that school, I don't think you get told to do any techniques in testing by name. It's all numbers.