Syllabus

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Sixth Kup Grading Syllabus

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

Green belt

Linework

  • Front snap kick double punch
  • Walking stance wedging block
  • Walking stance straight spear finger thrust
  • Walking stance high outer forearm block middle reverse punch
  • L stance twin forearm block/inward knife hand strike (first two moves Won Hyo).
  • Fixed stance side punch
  • Combination first three moves pattern Won-Hyo
  • Bending ready stance Side kick land L-stance knife hand guarding block
  • Walking stance circular block
  • Turning kick land L stance forearm guarding block
  • L stance inward palm block

Patterns

Patterns Set by the Grading Examiner

This can be any or all of Chon-Ji, Dan-Gun, Do-San and Won-Hyo:

Won-Hyo

Won-Hyo was the noted monk who taught Buddhism in Korea during the Silla period – he died in the year 686 AD.

Number of Movements: 28
Ready Position: Closed Ready Stance A
Stance diagram

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 right L-stance toward B while executing a twin forearm block.
  2. Execute a high inward strike to B with the right knife-hand while bringing the left side fist in front of the right shoulder, maintaining a right L-stance toward B.
  3. Execute a middle punch to B with the left fist while forming a left fixed stance toward B, slipping the left foot to B.
  4. Bring the left foot to the right foot and then move the right foot to A, forming a left L-stance toward A while executing a twin forearm block.
  5. Execute a high inward strike to A with the left knife-hand while bringing the right side fist in front of the left shoulder, maintaining a left L-stance toward A.
  6. Execute a middle punch to A with the right fist while forming a right fixed stance toward A, slipping the right foot to A.
  7. Bring the right foot to the left foot and then turn the face toward D while forming a right bending ready stance A toward D.
  8. Execute a middle side piercing kick to D with the left foot.
  9. Lower the left foot to D forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with a knife-hand.
  10. Move the right foot to D forming a left L-stance toward D while executing a guarding block to D with a knife-hand.
  11. Move the left foot to D forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with a knife-hand.
  12. Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle thrust to D with the right straight finger tip.
  13. Move the left foot to E turning counter clockwise to form a right L-stance toward E, at the same time executing a twin forearm block.
  14. Execute a high inward strike to E with the right knife-hand while bringing the left side fist in front of the right shoulder, maintaining a right L-stance toward E.
  1. Execute a middle punch to E with the left fist while forming a left fixed stance toward E, slipping the left foot to E.
  2. Bring the left foot to the right foot and then move the right foot to F, forming a left L-stance toward F while executing a twin forearm block.
  3. Execute a high inward strike to F with the left knife-hand while bringing the right side fist in front of the left shoulder, maintaining a left L-stance toward F.
  4. Execute a middle punch to F with the right fist while forming a right fixed stance toward F, slipping the right foot to F.
  5. Bring the right foot to the left foot and then move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a circular block to CF with the right inner forearm.
  6. Execute a low front snap kick to C with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 19.
  7. Lower the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the left fist.
  8. Execute a circular block to CE with the left inner forearm while maintaining a right walking stance toward C.
  9. Execute a low front snap kick to C with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 22.
  10. Lower the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the right fist.
  11. Turn the face toward C forming a left bending ready stance A toward C.
  12. Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the right foot.
  13. Lower the right foot on line CD and then move the left foot to B, turning counter clockwise to form a right L-stance toward B, at the same time executing a middle forearm guarding block to B.
  14. Bring the left foot to the right foot and then move the right foot to A forming a left L-stance toward A while executing a middle forearm guarding block to A.

Bring the right foot back to the ready position.

Won Hyo with audio walkthrough

Won Hyo with audio walkthrough

Won Hyo - improving for gradings

Won Hyo – improving for gradings

At each grade, students should be able to perform all of the previous grade patterns up to their current grade.

Set Sparring

3 Step Sparring

Numbers 7 – 10

Attackers start in left walking stance, obverse low section outer forearm block. Attack = three middle section obverse punches in walking stance to the opponents solar plexus (bottom of the V of the suit!).

Defenders start in parallel ready stance.

  1. Right leg back L stance, middle outer forearm block to the inside two times. Counter attack = Move to the right into sitting stance parallel to opponent, execute a left outer forearm block and a high section punch to opponent’s jaw.
  2. Right leg back L stance, middle knifehand block to the inside two times. Counter attack = slide back at a 45° angle into a right L stance whilst performing a knifehand guarding block. Execute a right side kick landing in left L stance, right knifehand strike to the neck.
  1. Right leg back into right L stance, middle palm pushing block to the outside three times. Counter attack = Slide back at a 45 ° angle to the outside of your opponent into a right L stance with a knifehand guarding block. Execute a right mid section turning kick to the opponent’s solar plexus, put the kicking foot behind the opponent’s front foot, landing in vertical stance whilst executing a knifehand strike to the back of the neck.
  2. Right leg back L stance, middle knifehand block to the inside two times. Counter attack = slide back at a 45° angle into a right L stance with a knifehand guarding block. Execute a reverse side kick with the right leg, land in a righ walking stance whilst executing a left hand reverse knifehand strike to the opponent’s side of the neck.

Theory

You may be asked any of the following:

  • What is the meaning of pattern Won-Hyo and how many moves does it have?
    Won-Hyo was the monk who taught Buddhism in Korea during the Silla period who died in 686 AD. The pattern has 28 moves.
  • What is the meaning of Green Belt?
    Green signifies the plant’s growth as Tae Kwon-Do skills begin to develop.
  • What is the meaning of Blue Belt?
    Blue signifies the heaven towards which the plant matures into a towering tree as training in Tae Kwon-Do progresses.
  • Identify or demonstrate closed ready stance A.
  • Identify or demonstrate fixed stance side punch.
  • Identify or demonstrate bending ready stance.
  • Identify or demonstrate walking stance circular block and identify the blocking tool?
  • Identify or demonstrate vertical stance.
  • What is the weight distribution for vertical stance?
  • Identify or demonstrate inward palm block?