Tournament Competition:  Students must participate as an official in at least four USTF tournaments.

Certification: 

Students must accumulate a minimum of 36 attendance credits by participating in black belt classes, tournament officiating, and seminars.

Training requirements:

Students must complete a complete a minimum of 48 months of active training as a 4th dan black belt before testing for 5th dan black belt.  Active training is considered participating in an average of seven formal classes per month.

Students must be actively involved in teaching Taekwon-Do as a chief instructor or as an assistant instructor.

Students must complete a minimum of 60 hours of community service.  A formal letter verifying completion of community service must be turned in with the testing packet. 

Breaking requirements are listed in the USTF Black Belt Requirement Book