The following information should be known by every student. When new White Belt students join class you should go over this information with the new White Belt students as an introduction to our class before you begin working with them on the basics.

First, you are a student of Chang-Hon Tae Kwon Do Academy. Your instructor is “Sah Bum Nim (Korean for Instructor) Nadeen Ouellette.”

How To Bow:

	To bow, place your heels together, hands at your side with fingers curled slightly and bow at the waist 90 degrees. Do not look in the direction you are bowing. In Korean tradition, bowing is a sign of trust. You show trust while bowing by looking at the floor rather than the person you are bowing to.

When To Bow:

When entering class for the first time bow once to the flag and again to the highest ranking belt present. When leaving class for the last time bow once to the flag and again to the highest ranking belt present. During class anytime you leave the practice floor bow once to the practice area.

What to do when Black Belts enter or leave the practice area:

When a Black Belt enters the practice area for the first time a student should call the class to attention by saying “Chah Ryot” and have the whole class bow to the entering Black Belt. Each time another higher ranking Black Belt enters the practice area for the first time; the class should be called to attention again and should bow to the entering Black Belt. Black Belt rank is shown by the number of white stripes on one end of their belts. Our instructor Nadeen Ouellette is a third degree Black Belt. Assistant teacher Craig Stephan is a first degree Black Belt. When the highest Black Belt present leaves the practice area for the last time, any remaining students should be called to attention and should bow to the departing Black Belt.

How to address higher ranks:

Always address higher ranks as sir or ma’am.

How to tie your belt:

Take one end of the belt in your left hand. Hold this end against your waist. Wrap the belt counterclockwise around your waist. The belt should go all the way around your body almost twice. The end you started at should be underneath the loop around you. You should now have the left end underneath a loop in front of you and the right end on the outside in front of you. Make sure that both ends are about the same length with the right end just a little longer. Adjust the ends by rotating the belt around your waist until the ends are the right lengths. Tuck the right end underneath both loops of the belt from the bottom and pull it through to the top. Take the top end, go over the bottom end, loop back around it and then through the loop created. Pull both ends tight towards your sides. Do not pull up and down.

How to treat your belt:

Your belt should never touch the ground when you put it on or take it off. Allowing your belt to touch the ground is a sign of disrespect for Tae Kwon Do. Never wash your belt. The aging of your belt is a reminder of the effort that you have put into mastering Tae Kwon Do.

How to hang the Korean Flag:

The Korean Flag should be hung at the same height as the American Flag. The Blue on the Korean Flag should be on the left side of the flag, the same side as the American Flag.

How to line up:

The highest belt takes the rightmost place in the front line. Students line up in descending belt rank order to the left and then in succeeding lines behind the first starting again at the right.

When class is called to attention at the beginning of class:

At the beginning of class the class will line up. The highest ranking student will call class to attention and will direct class to bow to the flag and to the instructor.If you enter the practice area while class is being started, immediately come to attention wherever you are and join class in bowing. NEVER continue walking across the back of class.

How to sit:

Sit cross-legged with your hands on your knees. Keep your back straight and don’t slouch.