Seventh Kup Grading Syllabus

All the syllabus for current yellow + green stripe belt students to learn in order to gain their green belt.

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Linework

Identify yourself

Walking Stance – Straight Spear Finger Tip Thrust
Walking Stance Rising Block
First Two Moves Do San (High Outer Forearm Block, Middle Reverse Punch).
Walking Stance – High Side Backfist Strike
Turning Kick Land Knifehand Guarding Block
L Stance Knifehand Guarding Block
Side Kick Land Forearm Guarding Block
Walking Stance – Wedging Block

Patterns

Do-San

Do-San is the pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Ch’ang-Ho (1876-1938) who devoted his life to furthering the education of Korea and its independence movement.

Number of Movements: 24

Ready Position: Parallel Ready Stance

The diagram for this pattern assumes that the student is stood on line AB and is facing D.

  1. Move the left foot to B, forming a left walking stance, executing a left high outer forearm block.
  2. Execute a right middle punch to B, maintaining a left walking stance toward B.
  3. Move the left foot on line AB, and then turn clockwise to form a right walking stance toward A , executing a right high outer forearm block.
  4. Execute a left middle punch to A, maintaining a right walking stance toward A.
  5. Move the left foot to D, forming a right L-stance, a middle knife hand guarding block to D.
  6. Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance, executing a right middle straight fingertip thrust.
  7. Twist the right knife-hand together with the body counter clockwise until its palm faces downward (release move), move the left foot to D turning 360° counter clockwise to form a left walking stance toward D, executing a left high side back fist strike.
  8. Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance, executing a right high side back fist strike.
  9. Move the left foot to E, turning counter clockwise to form a left walking stance toward E, executing a left high outer forearm block.
  10. Execute a right middle punch to E with the right fist, maintaining a left walking stance toward E.
  11. Move the left foot on line EF, and then turn clockwise to form a right walking stance toward F, executing a right high outer forearm block.
  12. Execute left a middle punch to F, maintaining a right walking stance toward F.
  13. Move the left foot to CE forming a left walking stance toward CE, executing a high outer forearm wedging block.
  14. Execute a right middle front snap kick to CE with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 13.
  15. Lower the right foot to CE forming a right walking stance toward CE, executing a right middle punch.
  16. Execute a left middle punch to CE, maintaining a right walking stance. Perform 15 and 16 in a fast motion.
  17. Move the right foot to CF forming a right walking stance toward CF while executing a high outer forearm wedging block.
  18. Execute a left middle front snap kick to CF, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 17.
  19. Lower the left foot to CF forming a left walking stance toward CF, executing aleft middle punch.
  20. Execute a right middle punch to CF, maintaining a left walking stance. Perform 19 and 20 in a fast motion.
  21. Move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance, executing a left rising block.
  22. Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance, executing a right rising block.
  23. Move the left foot to B, turning counter clockwise to form a sitting stance toward D, executing a left middle knife hand strike to B.
  24. Bring the left foot to the right foot and then move the right foot to A forming a sitting stance toward D, executing a right middle knife hand strike to A.

Bring the right foot back to the ready position.

Three Step Sparring

Numbers 4 ,5 & 6

Theory

Meaning of Green Belt

Green signifies the plant’s growth as Tae Kwon-Do skills begin to develop.

  • What is the meaning of Do-San and how many moves does it have?
  • What is the meaning of green belt?
  • Identify or demonstrate straight spear finger thrust and identify its attacking tool.
  • Identify or demonstrate high side backfist strike and identify its attacking tool.
  • Identify or demonstrate wedging block and identify the blocking tool.
  • Identify or demonstrate side kick and identify its attacking tool.
  • Identify or demonstrate a release move and what is it for?
  • What is the weight distribution for walking stance?