grading syllabus

Blue Belt – Promotion to Red Tag

Fundamental Exercises

  • Pattern (Tul): Joong-Gun (32 moves)

    See Joong-Gun on YouTube

Theory 

  • Joong-Gun is named after the patriot Ahn Joong-Gun, who assassinated Hiro-Bumi Ito.

  • Hiro-Bumi Ito was the first Japanese governor-general of Korea, and known as the man who played the leading part in the Korea-Japan merger.

  • The 32 movements in this pattern represent Mr Ahns age when he was executed in a Lui-Shung prison (1910).

Techniques 

Blocking

  • L-Stance Reverse Knifehand Outward Block

  • Rear Foot Stance Palm Upward Block

  • Walking Stance X-Fist Rising Block

  • Low Stance Palm Pressing Block

  • Fixed Stance U-Shaped Block

Striking

  • Walking Stance Twin Vertical Punch

  • Walking Stance Twin Upset Punch

  • Walking Stance X-Fist Rising Block

  • L-Stance High Backfist Side Strike

  • Close Stance Angle Punch

Kicking

  • Hooking Kick

  • Reverse Hooking Kick

  • Power – Turning Kick (measure & break)

Combined

  • L-Stance High Backfist Strike – Release. Walking Stance High Reverse Punch

3-Step Semi-Free Sparring

  • 5 Routines

Free Sparring

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