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The green belt symbolizes a seed sprouting and growing towards the sky. This is where strength in blocks, attacks, and tenets start to become apparent. This begins the second year of Tae Kwon Do in the Pure Energy System. One year of development in the making is what instructors will witness during a light green belt testing. The majority of the basic techniques that are taught to a student are taught in the first year of Tae Kwon Do. The rest of the time spent in Tae Kwon Do is spent refining, and improving basic techniques as well as learning more advanced techniques. Students should also be comfortable with preforming spinning kicks, and simple aerial techniques like the jumpimg front kick or round kick.
Won Hyo is the form used in a light green belt testing. Won Hyo, born in 617, was a buddhist monk from the Silla Dynasty. The Dang Dynasty of China recognized Won Hyo as a great scholar even though he never studied there. He was greatly respected by the people of Korea. Won Hyo died in 686 at the age of 69. Through his life as a monk he achieved great success in resolving problems between opposing religions, relieving suffering from poverty, and teaching Buddhism everywhere he traveled.
Won Hyo contains 28 movements and requires the student to have good balance and hip rotation in their kicks. The side kicks thrown in this form have a pause during the chambering of the kick. This disables the ability to rely on momentum to throw the side kick. If a student can pause and throw the kick it proves that the student's talent in kicking is definately improving.
The testing for a light green belt consists of the same activities required for an orange belt's testing plus two steps. Two steps are identical to one steps except the aggressor steps forward twice and punches on each step, instead of one time like in one steps. This will demonstrate the students ability to time his blocks, and effectively apply footwork.