Canadian Haidong Gumdo Association Curriculum

1st Day	Warming up and stretch Sword nomenclature Brief history of Gumdo How to greet (bow) Sword etiquette Read vocabularies list and FAQ's Gi Ma Se (horse riding stance) Dojang 10 commandments
2nd Day	Jung Myun Begi (Straight Cut) Bal Do (Drawing the sword) Chahk Gum (Sheathe) Dahn Jun breathing
3rd Day	Jua Wu Begi (Left and right cuts) Sahm Dan Begi (Triple cuts) Gae Oon Gi Gong (inner strength development)
4th Day	Hury Begi (waist cut) Gwang Jah Begi Ban Jang (Dan Gong training)
5th Day	Dae Do Se Front and back cuts in Dae Do Se
6th Day	Dok-lip Se (golden rooster stance) Start the candle practice
7th Day	Ja Yuon Se (natural stance) Moving in Ja Yuon Se
8th Day	Cuts while moving in Ja Yuon Se Yi Uh Begi (continuous cuts)
9th Day	So Do Se So Do Se straight cuts Front and back cuts in So Do Se
10th Day	Jo Chun Se
11th Day	Ji Hah Se
12th Day	Review and general checkup Blowing out one candle with sword

Geup (rank)	Belt Color	Curriculum	Training Duration
8th Geup	White Belt	Basic Training S sang Soo Gumbup #1 Gyuk Gum #1	2~3 months
7th Geup	Yellow Belt	Ssang Soo Gumbup #2, #3 Gyuk Gum #2, #3	2~3 months
6th Geup	Green Belt	Ssang Soo Gumbup #4, #5 Gyuk Gum #4, #5	2~3 months
5th Geup	Blue Belt	Ssang Soo Gumbup #6, #7 Gyuk Gum #6, #7	2~3 months
4th Geup	Tae Guk Belt (half blue & half red)	Ssang Soo Gumbup #8, #9 Gyuk Gum #8, #9	2~3 months
3rd Geup	Brown Belt	Ssang Soo Gumbup #10, #11 Gyuk Gum #10, #11	2~3 months
2nd Geup	Red Belt	Ssang Soo Gumbup #12 Gyuk Gum #12	2~3 months
1st Geup	Poom Belt (half red & half black)	Shim Sang Gumbup #1 ~ #4 Gyuk Gum #13 ~ #16	2~3 months

*Note: The curriculum listed here is for reference only. The actual training schedule could vary.