STUDENT MANUAL
BLUE BELT TO RED STRIPE (5TH GUP)

 

THEORY

1. ___List the first 5 items of the Philosophy of Taekwon-Do
    

• Be willing to go where the going may be tough and do the things that are worth doing even though they are difficult.

• Be gentle to the weak and tough to the strong.

• Be content with what you have in money and position but never in skills.

• Always finish what you begin, be it large or small.

• Be a willing teacher to anyone regardless of religion, race or ideology.

 

1. ___ TEACHING THE “DO”

 

Why is it important for a martial artist to have perseverance?

 

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KOREAN TERMINOLOGY

• Rear Foot Stance                              Dwitbal Sogi

• Reverse Knifehand                          Sonkal Dung

• Knifehand Guarding Block            Sonkal Daebi Makgi

 

 

 

FUNDAMANTAL EXERCISES

____ L stance middle reverse knife-hand outward block  Niunja So Sonkal Kaunde Bandae Bakuro Makgi

____ Walking stance twin fist vertical punch Gunnan So Sang Joomuk Sewo Jirugi
____ Walking stance upper elbow strike Gunnan So Widwit Pulkup Taerigi
____ Walking stance X fist rising block Gunnan So Kyo Joomuk Chookyo Makgi
____ Fixed stance U shape block (Go Jung So Diguta Makgi
____ Sitting Stance measuring punch Annun So Jajil Jirugi
____ Low Stance palm pressing block Nachuo So Songdabak Noollo Makgi
____ Slipping  the foot: L stance to walking stance

 

 

 

SPARRING TECHNIQUES

1. ____ Four direction kick same leg (front, side, back, turning)
   ____ Flying punch (moving forward)
   ____ Flying front leg side kick Twimmyo Yopcha  Jirugi
   ____ Flying spinning back kick Twimmyo Bandae Dwit Chagi
   ____Flying front leg turning kick Twimmyo Dollyo Chagi

 

 

NEW MOTIONS

Slow Motion

The movement is performed slowly, but according to the theory of power there has to be a slight acceleration at the end of the movement. There is one (slow) movement, one sinewave, in one breath. Slow motion techniques are meant to teach the student body control and balance. This is seen for example in the angle punch in Jun Goon
 

NEW STANCES

____Closed Ready Stance B (Moa Junbi Sogi B): Put your feet together and place your left hand over the right fist. Bring your fists 15cms from the belly button

 

____ Rear Foot Stance (Dwitbal Sogi) Used primarily for defense and rarely for attack

• Rear foot 15° inward

• Front foot 25° inward

• Weight distribution is 90% back leg and 10% front

• Front food should be 1 inch off the ground

• Rear foot determines what type of stance it is

_____Low Stance
All the same characteristics as a Walking Stance except the length is one foot longer
 

Patterns:

____ Chon-Ji (Previous)   (19 Movements)

____ Dan-Gun (Previous) (21 Movements)

____ Do-San (Previous) (24 Movements)

____Won-Hyo (Previous)  (28 Movements)

____Yul-Gok (Previous)  (38 Movements)

 

____Joong -Gun (32 Movements)

 

Ready Position:  Closed Ready Stance B (Moa Junbi Sogi)

Definition:

Is named after the patriot Ahn Joong-Gun who assassinated Hiro-Bumi Ito, the first Japanese governor-general of Korea, known as the man who played the leading part in the Korea-Japan merger.  There are 32 movements in this pattern to represent Mr. Ahn's age when he was executed at Lui-Shung prison (1910).

 

 

ONE STEP SPARRING WITH A PARTNER

 

Purpose of 1 Step Sparring:

The purpose One step sparring is to train the student to defend and finish the sequence with one blow therefore there is a relation between One step sparring and self defense

 

Setting up for 1 Step Sparring

 

1. Bow to each other

2. Attacker Starts in Parallel Ready Stance * No Measure is Needed

3. Defender starts in a Parallel Ready Stance

4. When the attacker is ready they will “Kihap”

5. Defender remains in a parallel ready stance and will “Kihap” when they are ready

6. Perform step sparring with the Defender finishing in L Stance Forearm Guarding Block after the counter

 

2 STEP SPARRING  ( Ibo Matsogi)

 

3.   Attacker: Left L Stance reverse punch with the right hand

Defender:   Step back in a Right L Stance executing a reverse knifehand middle inward block with the left hand

Counter:      Maintain the previous stance and execute a side front kick with the left foot and landing in a right L stance guarding block

 

1. Attacker:                             Left walking stance high reverse punch

      Defender/Counter:        Dodging side piercing kick while flying away from the opponent

                                                        then a high knife-hand side strike while forming a left L stance.

                                                        Double Step back into L stance forearm guarding block

____FREE SPARRING:                                                                                                     Comments:

____SELF DEFENSE ( Ho SinSul):  Hair grab, 2 hand grab around the neck against the wall
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____BOARD BREAKING:   Downward Kick, Elbow Strike                                  Comments:

 

ATTENDANCE: (Students must attend the minimum number of classes in order to be considered for promotion to their next rank)

 

 

FOR EXAMINATION

 

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