ATA SONGAHM TAEKWONDO JUDGING CERTIFICATION LEVEL 1 TEST If a situation comes up that is not in the rule book, assumed it can not be done until permission is granted by the International Tournament Director with the guidance of the Grand Master of Songahm Taekwondo and the Master s Council. PLEASE READ FIRST! General information: ***DO NOT WRITE ON THIS TEST*** 1. One must retest for their level 1 judging certification after a. 1 year b. 2 years c. 3 years d. attaining your next rank 2. A level 1 judging certification qualifies one to be a. time keeper in all rings b. center judge of a color belt ring c. corner judge a black belt ring d. corner judge a color belt ring 3. It is one s responsibility as a level 1 judge to a. make oneself available throughout the tournament (beginning with the black belt meeting) b. judge competitors in an unbiased manner c. respectfully inform the center judge of any mistakes one may detect 4. If a competitor does not have all of the required safety gear for sparring, he or she may be allowed to compete in sparring if a. the competitor signs a waiver (or if under 18, his or her parent signs a waiver) b. the competitor receives permission from his or her instructor c. both a and c d. the competitor may NOT compete 5. While judging, it is unacceptable to a. use a cell phone or other device b. have conversations with the other judges or spectators between forms c. leave your ring before a replacement has relieved you Traditional Forms Competition Judging Knowledge 6. During forms competition, Judge A evaluates a. the quality of blocks and hand techniques b. the quality of kicks and stances c. the overall presentation of the form d. memorization of the form
7. During forms competition, Judge B evaluates a. the quality of blocks and hand techniques b. the quality of kicks and stances c. the overall presentation of the form d. memorization of the form 8. When scoring a competitor, all judges will a. write the score on the scorekeeper s sheet b. display the score by extending the appropriate fingers when directed c. leave the score visible until all scores are confirmed 9. The scores used to judge forms: a. range from 1 to 10 b. range from 9.0 to 10.0 c. range from 9.0 to 9.9 d. are averaged to get a final score 10. In a color belt ring, a corner judge may score a form with a 9.0 only if a. the competitor s form is incomplete on their second attempt b. the competitor s form goes outside the ring c. the competitor s form is different than the form that matches their belt rank d. the competitor s form is incomplete on the first attempt 11. In a color belt ring, a competitor completes her form without help, but leaves out an entire segment. As a corner judge one should a. deduct 1/10 of a point b. score the quality of the technique seen for your assigned area c. disqualify her d. score them a 9.0 12. The score of 9.9 is given to a competitor who a. demonstrated perfect technique b. performs techniques just like your instructor teaches c. demonstrated the best technique among the ring s competitors that day d. is a current state champion 13. There is a tie in your ring between two competitors for second place in forms. The competitors repeat their forms. As a corner judge, you a. are not responsible for resolving the tie--that is the duty of the center judge. b. now judge the overall presentation of the form c. continue to evaluate your original assignment (kicks or hand techniques) d. must give preference to the more difficult form 14. Mary, Sarah, Jan, and Kate are tied for first place. You point to Mary for first place, but she does not win. For second place you a. may start over and point to any competitor b. may not point to Mary again c. must point to Mary again d. none of the above
15. As a corner judge, an incomplete form by a color belt on the first attempt will receive a score of a. 9.0 b. 9.1 c. Somewhere between 9.2 and 9.9 d. None of the above Traditional Weapons Competition Judging Knowledge 16. The time limit for color belt free style weapon forms is a. 20 seconds b. 30 seconds c. 1 minute d. there is no set time 17. If a competitor exceeds the time limit, a. his or her weapon form is disqualified b. you do not judge the portion that is performed after time is up c. the timekeeper announces time, but the competitor may continue for a few seconds 18. In a color belt traditional weapons competition, a competitor a. must use Protech safety weapons, with the exception being Jahng Bong b. may not use a black belt weapon form c. creates their own form 19. As a level 1 judge, when judging a weapons form you should focus on a. overall presentation and use of the weapon b. your original judging assignment c. whether or not they dropped the weapon d. advanced kicks, strikes, and gymnastic moves 20. A competitor drops his weapon. As a corner judge one a. does not deduct a point until it is seen if the competitor picks the weapon up properly b. would deduct one tenth of a point c. would not change one s score--that is the center judge s responsibility d. would score the form a 9.1 21. A competitor drops her weapon, kneels, and picks it up with two hands. A corner judge would a. not penalize her score for the drop or the way she picked it up b. not alter the score because that is the center judge s responsibility c. deduct an extra one tenth of a point for the way she picked up the weapon d. deduct one tenth of a point for the drop, but give no deduction for the way she picked it up 22. You, as the judge, felt that two black belts competitors handled their weapons and presented their forms equally well. However, one form was clearly more difficult than the other. When scoring a. difficulty does not factor into the score. b. higher difficulty should be recognized when scoring. c. you should score them both a 9.5. d. you must only judge control and originality.
Judging Sparring and One-Steps 23.One-step sparring is for a. for ranks white through yellow only b. competitors under 12 years old c. ranks white through yellow, with camo belts having the option to free spar or do one-steps d. students not in a leadership program or black belt club 24. The first focus for judging one-steps is a. memorization b. great competitive attitude c. quality of basic technique d. contact points 25. In one-step sparring, a competitor a. may choose any rank of one-steps, but all must be of the same rank b. may mix-and-match one steps from different ranks c. must do the one-steps that match the form they used d. none of the above 26. In one-step sparring, each competitor won one round of one-steps. To break the tie, they a. may choose either one-step already performed b. should use one-step #3 of their combinations c. will complete one round of free sparring d. will demonstrate a free-style one-step 27. True for false: The bye system is also used for one-steps. 28. Unacceptable actions in or out of the ring include a. comments about judging b. throwing of sparring gear c. disrespectful body language or words 29. For unacceptable actions, the judges may a. issue a warning or award a penalty point b. disqualify the competitor c. report the competitor to the RCT 30. Coaching after a ring has bowed-in a. is not allowed from parents, instructors, color belts, or black belts b. will result in a warning during sparring for a first offense c. will result in a penalty point during sparring for a second offense 31. Which of the following is NOT a legal target for a kick? a. face mask b. throat c. side or back of neck d. chest protectors
32. Which of the following is a legal target for a hand technique? a. chest protector b. face mask c. back d. kidneys 33. A punch to a legal target is awarded a. 1 point b. 2 points c. 3 points d. 1 if both feet on the ground / 2 if while jumping 34. A standing kick to the chest is awarded a. 1 point b. 2 points c. 3 points d. None of the above 35. A standing kick to the head is awarded a. 1 point b. 2 points c. 3 points d. None of the above 36. A competitor with her back foot out of the ring may NOT score with a a. reverse punch b. #2 round kick c. #3 jump front kick 37. As a corner judge for sparring you should a. move around to maintain a triangle shape with the other judges b. call break when you see a point or a warning c. be honest and call no see if you were not in position to see a technique 38. Arms crossed and down can signal a. a block b. a technique was not strong enough to warrant a point c. disagreement with a warning 39. Moderate but accidental contact to an illegal area results in a. a warning b. a penalty point c. disqualification d. none of the above 40. When the center judge calls break, 2 judges signal a point for Red, but one judge signals a warning for White. The FIRST thing the center judge should do is a. call for Stop time b. call for points c. call for warnings d. discuss the warning with the other judges
41. White throws a punch that is blocked by Red. As a result the punch is deflected and hits Red in the face mask. The center judge explains to the spectators that no warning or points will be issued. This is called a. a no contact warning b. the no-fault rule c. a bye d. judge s discretion 42. Which of the following is considered a no contact warning? a. Kicking low, no contact made b. intentionally running out of bounds to avoid the fight c. falling down to avoid attack 43. True or false: 2 points may be awarded for a kick that comes CLOSE to the opponent s head when no block is attempted. 44. Waving the red flag toward the ground indicates a. a point for Red b. a point for White c. a warning for Red d. a warning for White 45. To be considered a jump kick, a kick must a. at some point have the base foot off the ground b. have the base foot off the ground at the time of contact c. have a minimum jump height of 3 inches d. target the opponent s head 46. A regular sparring match is currently a. two minutes long b. ended at five points, even if time is not expired c. both a and b d. two rounds of one minute each 47. A tied match in sparring is settled by a. another full length match b. a 30 second match c. a sudden victory match--first point scored wins d. penalty points only 48. A parent approaches you with a disagreement about a form score or sparring call. As an ATA judge, you should a. maintain a calm, professional manner--do not react as if it is personal b. respectfully explain, with the help of your center judge, the call made c. recognize quickly if the parent is not going to be satisfied and suggest you both visit with the RCT in charge of the tournament that day
49. What are the base numbers you can use to help determine the number of byes? a. all even numbers b. 4, 8, 16 c. 2, 4, 8 d. 5, 10, 15 50. To confirm the correct number of byes, a judge should a. ask the corner judges b. ask the tournament staff c. refer to the bye table on the back of the sparring bracket d. ask the competitors Judging ATA X-treme 51.Prior to competing in ATA X-treme the competitor should a. insure his membership is current and in good standing with the ATA b. have instructor s permission c. must register and compete in all traditional events that correlate with the ATA X-treme events for which he registered d. all the above 52. At a regional event if a competitor is competing in both traditional and ATA X-treme competitions the competitor may wear a. any uniform the competitor wants b. the traditional uniform for traditional taekwondo and the X-treme uniform for X-treme competition c. the new black ATA-Xtreme uniform for all events d. b and c 53. During weapons competition color belts may use a. Ssahng Nat, Ssahng Jeol Bong (single or double),and Bahng Mahng Ee (single or double), but not the Jahng Bong b. Ssahng Nat, Jahng Bong, Ssahng Jeol Bong and Bahng Mahng Ee (single or double), Gum Do, and Oh Sung Do c. all protech weapons available with the exception of the Jahng Bong 54. True or False: During ATA-Xtreme Black Belts may use any weapon they chose from the Protech curriculum 55. A competitor in ATA X-treme forms and weapons a. must stay under a 2 minute time limit b. must include one inverted movement and/or one aerial movement greater than 360 degrees c. will be disqualified if he/she fails to comply with a or b d. all the above 56. If a competitor in ATA X-treme weapons drops her weapon once a. she will be penalized 2/10 of a point for the drop b. she will be penalized 1/10 of a point for not executing a trick to pick up the weapon c. she will be disqualified if it is her second drop d. both a and b
57. When judging ATA X-treme forms or weapons judges should a. evaluate the overall presentation b. evaluate their given assignment (example: kicks and stances) c. evaluate the performance of acrobatics and showmanship d. none of the above Creative Forms and Weapons 58. Which of the following is different between ATA X-treme and creative competitions? a. there is a 2 min time limit b. aerials and inverted movements are not allowed c. the competitor must always be in contact with the weapon 59. A competitor in creative competition will be disqualified if he a. exceeds the time limit b. releases his weapon c. includes prohibited movements Judging Tiny Tigers (true or false) 60.When judging Tiny Tiger form competition the competitors should perform the entire form for their rank. 61. During One-Step competition, the competitors will face each other and do the one-steps at the same time. 62. When judging Tiny Tigers sparring competition, the judges do not award points but rather stop action and make a positive comment to both competitors. 63. During Tiny Tiger sparring competition, each competitor will spar twice for 1 minute each. Special Abilities 64. When judging Special Ability forms competition the judges should look at a. how good the technique was for that form b. the intent of the technique the competitor was trying to perform c. technique speed 65. During a special ability sparring competition, all scoring techniques are awarded one point. 66. Judges should make sure that the packet is marked for either physical or cognitive divisions
ATA SONGAHM TAEKWONDO - JUDGING CERTIFICATION LEVEL 1 TEST - ANSWER KEY General information: 1. You must retest for your level 1 judging certification after a. 1 year 2. A level 1 judging certification qualifies you to be d. corner judge a color belt ring 3. It is your responsibility as a level 1 judge to 4. If a competitor does not have all of the required safety gear for sparring, he or she may be allowed to compete in sparring if: d. the competitor may NOT compete 5. While judging, it is unacceptable to 6. During forms competition, Judge A evaluates b. the quality of kicks and stances Traditional Forms Competition Judging Knowledge 7. During forms competition, Judge B evaluates a. the quality of blocks and hand techniques 8. When scoring a competitor, all judges will 9. The possible scores used to judge forms: c. range from 9.0 to 9.9 10. In a color belt ring, a corner judge may score a form with a 9.0 only if a. the competitor s form is incomplete on their second attempt 11. In a color belt ring, a competitor completes her form without help, but leaves out an entire segment. As a corner judge one should b. score the quality of the technique seen for your assigned area 12. The score of 9.9 is given to a competitor who c. demonstrated the best technique among the ring competitors in that ring that day 13. There is a tie in your ring between two competitors for second place in forms. The competitors repeat their forms. As a corner judge, you b. now judge the overall presentation of the form
14. Mary, Sarah, Jan, and Kate are tied for first place. You point to Mary for first place, but she does not win. For second place you c. must point to Mary again 15. As a corner judge, an incomplete form by a color belt on the first attempt will receive a score of c. Somewhere between 9.2 and 9.9 Traditional Weapons Competition Judging Knowledge 16. The time limit for color belt free style weapon forms is b. 30 seconds 17. If a competitor exceeds the time limit, 18. In a color belt traditional weapons competition, a competitor 19. As a level 1 judge, when judging a weapons form you should focus on a. overall presentation and use of the weapon 20. A competitor drops his weapon. As a corner judge you b. deduct 1/10 of a point 21. A competitor drops her weapon, kneels, and picks it up with two hands. As a corner judge you d. deduct 1/10 of a point for the drop, but give no deduction for the way she picked it up 22. You felt two black belt competitors handled their weapons and presented their forms equally well. However, one form was clearly more difficult than the other. When scoring a. difficulty does not factor into the score 23. One-step sparring is for a. ranks white through yellow only 24. The first criteria for judging one-steps is a. memorization Judging Sparring and One-Steps 25. In one-step sparring, a competitor a. may choose any rank of one-steps, but all must be of the same rank 26. In one-step sparring, each competitor won one round of one-steps. To break the tie, they a. may choose either one-step already performed 27. True or false: The bye system is also used for one-step sparring. 28. Unacceptable actions in or out of the ring include
29. For unacceptable actions, the judges may 30. Coaching a competitor after a ring has bowed-in 31. Which of these is NOT b. throat a legal target for a kick? 32. Which of these IS a legal target for a hand technique? a. chest protector 33. A punch to a legal target is awarded a. 1 point 34. A kick to the chest is awarded a. 1 point 35. A kick to the head is awarded b. 2 points 36. A competitor with her back foot out of the ring may NOT score with a a. reverse punch 37. As a corner judge for sparring you should 38. Arms crossed and down can signal 39. Moderate but accidental contact to an illegal area results in b. a penalty point 40. When the center judge calls break, 2 judges signal a point for Red, but one judge signals a warning for White. The FIRST thing the center judge should do is a. call for Stop time 41. White throws a punch that is blocked by Red. As a result the punch is deflected and hits Red in the face mask. The center judge explains to the spectators that no warning or points will be issued. This is called b. the no-fault rule 42. Which of the following is considered a no contact warning? 43. True or false: 2 points may be awarded for a kick that comes CLOSE to the opponent s head when no block is attempted. 44. Waving the red flag toward the ground indicates c. a warning for Red
45. To be considered a jump kick, a kick must b. have the base foot off the ground at the time of contact 46. A regular sparring match is currently c. both a and b 47. A tied match in sparring is settled by c. a sudden victory match--first point scored wins 48. A parent approaches you with a disagreement about a form score or sparring call. As an ATA judge, you should 49. What are the base numbers you can use to help determine the number of byes? b. 4, 8, 16 50. To confirm the correct number of byes, a judge should c. refer to the bye table on the back of the sparring bracket Judging ATA X-treme 51. Prior to competing in ATA X-treme the competitor should d. all the above 52. At a regional event if a competitor is competing in both traditional and ATA X-treme events, the competitor may wear b. the traditional uniform for traditional taekwondo and the X-treme uniform for X-treme competition 53. During weapons competition color belts may use c. Ssahng Nat, Jahng Bong, Ssahng Jeol Bong and Bahng Mahng Ee (single or double), Gum Do, and Oh Sung Do 54. True or false: During ATA-Xtreme competition, black belts may use any weapon they chose from the Protech curriculum 55. A competitor in ATA X-treme forms and weapons d. all the above 56. If a competitor in ATA X-treme weapons drops her weapon once a. both a and b 57. When judging ATA X-treme forms or weapons judges should a. evaluate the overall presentation Judging Creative 58. Which of the following is different between ATA X-treme and Creative competitions?
59. A competitor in creative competition will be disqualified if he Judging Tiny Tigers (true or false) 60. When judging Tiny Tiger form competition the competitors should perform the entire form for their rank. 61. During Tiger One-Step competition, the competitors will face each other and do the one-steps at the same time. 62. When judging Tiny Tigers sparring competition, the judges do not award points but rather stop action and make a positive comment to both competitors. 63. During Tiny Tiger sparring competition, each competitor will spar twice for 1 minute each. Judging Special Abilities 64. When judging Special Ability forms competition the judges should look at b. the intent of the technique the competitor was trying to perform 65. During a special ability sparring competition, all scoring techniques are awarded one point. 66. Judges should make sure that the packet is marked for either physical or cognitive divisions