Kukkiwon Regulations
Please note, these are Kukkiwon regulations, not Christchurch Olympic Taekwondo grading regulations.
The Kukkiwon regulations can be viewed on the Kukkiwon website
Time and Age Limits For Poom and Dan Gradings
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Poom / Dan
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Minimum Required Time
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Dan Age Limit
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Poom Age Limit
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1st Poom
|
N/A
|
N/A
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Less than 15 years old
|
|
1st to 2nd Poom
|
1 year
|
N/A
|
Less than 15 years old
|
|
2nd to 3rd Poom
|
2 years
|
N/A
|
Less than 15 years old
|
|
3rd to 4th Poom
|
3 years
|
N/A
|
Less than 15 years old
|
|
1st Dan
|
NA
|
15 years and above
|
N/A
|
|
1st to 2nd Dan
|
1 year
|
16 years and above
|
N/A
|
|
2nd to 3rd Dan
|
2 years
|
18 years and above
|
N/A
|
|
3rd to 4th Dan
|
3 years
|
21 years and above
|
N/A
|
|
4th to 5th Dan
|
4 years
|
25 years and above
|
N/A
|
|
5th to 6th Dan
|
5 years
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30 years and above
|
N/A
|
|
6th to 7th Dan
|
6 years
|
36 years and above
|
N/A
|
|
7th to 8th Dan
|
8 years
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44 years and above
|
N/A
|
|
8th to 9th Dan
|
9 years
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53 years and above
|
N/A
|
|
9th to 10th Dan
|
NA
|
60 years and above
|
N/A
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