8th Kup
Technical
Understand and correctly perform all 10th & 9th Kup techniques.
Understand and correctly perform the following defensive techniques;
Forearm guarding block, knifehand guarding block, twin forearm block and rising block.
Understand and correctly perform the following offensive techniques;
Knifehand side strike.
Correctly perform 3-step sparring.

Theory
Understand all 10th and 9th Kup requirements.
Know the meaning of the pattern Dan Gun.
Know the purpose of each technique in pattern Dan Gun.

Grading requirements
Stepping front snap kick into walking stance followed by obverse and reverse forefist middle punches.
Stepping forward walking stance, outer forearm low block followed by a rising block. Perform in a consecutive motion.
3-step sparring
Perform pattern Dan Gun.
General theory appropriate to an 8th Kup student.

Theory test for 8th Kup students
1) What is the pattern you have learnt?
2) How many movements does the pattern have?
3) What is the meaning of the pattern you have learnt?
4) This pattern has four blocking techniques. Name, in the order they are performed, these techniques and the stances they are performed in.
5) in movement 11 of pattern Dan Gun, describe which of the two outer forearm techniques is classified as the 'primary block' and why.
6) Does the 'primary block' described above begin on the 'inside' (closest to the body) or 'outside' (furthest from the body)?
7) What is the blocking tool used in chookyo makgi?
8) What are the four instructor classifications and grades?
9) Name two types of 'guarding' block.