White belt at Quantum represents a blank slate. The color white symbolizes snow, emptiness, beginner’s mind. At Quantum, all a White Belt is asked to do is to come to class with an open mind and a willingness to learn. 

White Belt Curriculum

• Yellow Stripe 1 - Step forward fronts stance, single middle punch

• Yellow Stripe 2 - Step forward front stance, execute low, middle and rising blocks

• Green Stripe 1 - Rear leg front kick, rear leg side kick

• Green Stripe 2 - Rear Leg Round Kick

• Blue Stripe 1 - Fist 4 steps of Basic Form

• Blue Stripe 2 - First 8 steps of Basic Form

• Red Stripe 1 - First 12 steps of Basic Form and shuffle forward

• Red Stripe 2 - First 16 steps of Basic Form and tito toro

• Black Stripe 1 - All of Basic Form and Attack for One-Steps

• Black Stripe 2 - Front kick, side kick and round kick in a row, one steps defense #1

Promotion to Yellow Belt - Perform all of these skills back-to-back, and break a board with slide side kick

The color yellow is like seeds, planting something in the earth and intending for it to grow. Being a Yellow Belt is about showing patience, developing one step at a time.

Seeds don’t try to sprout during the winter, they wait until springtime when the conditions are right. There are five “elements” in Martial Arts, and the first one you learn about is “Earth”.

A martial artist is like a plant in the Earth. First a plant develops its roots, then it will begin to sprout and grow. This belt takes on the cardinal element of Earth, and is a time of being grounded.

So take your time, train regularly and continuously, and you will develop a powerful foundation for your martial arts to grow.

Promotion to Yellow Belt - Perform all White Belt skills back-to-back and break a board with slide side kick.

Yellow Belt Curriculum

• Green Stripe 1 - First 8 steps of Chon-Ji, crescent kick

• Green Stripe 2 - Jumping kicks (side, front &round). Knife hands, palm heels

• Blue Stripe 1 - Defense One Step #2, back stance, basic blocks

• Blue Stripe 2 - Defense One Step #3, block and counter in front and fighting stances

High Yellow Belt Curriculum

• Red Stripe 1 - Last 12 steps of Chon-Ji, turn side kicks, shuffle backwards

• Red Stripe 2 - Defense One Step #4, low-high kicks

• Black Stripe 1 - Using Front leg side, round and front kicks in combos

• Black Stripe 2 - First 8 steps of Dan-Gun, slide round kicks

Promotion to Green Belt - Test on all skills so far, last 12 steps of Dan-Gun, and break a board with jumping kick.

The color green is like the grass and trees. It has developed roots and now it grows and begins to tower over the land. It is a time of sturdiness, growth, and reliability. Green is also the first rank color of the intermediate stage of your training, and shows that the basics of white and yellow belt can now be used. Green Belts are given more flowing movements and are shown about the energy of water. After you plant a seed in the ground, it is time to add water to make it grow big and strong.

Water can be anything! If you fill a glass with water, it turns into the shape of the glass. Being able to move in new ways that you may not expect will make up a lot of your classes.

At a green belt, the young martial artist should start to learn about leadership. Why? Because in class you will now have white and yellow belts looking to you for direction and movement.

If you want to be a good martial artist, you must set a good example for beginning students. This is linked to the second tenet of the martial arts—Integrity.

Green Belt Curriculum

• Blue Stripe 1 - Defense One Step #4, first first 8 steps of Do-San

• Blue Stripe 2 - Spin crescent, spin hook, turn hook, backfist, hook punch

• Red Stripe 1 - Protected strikes, outside flanks, uppercuts, elbow strikes