POTEET MARTIAL ARTS AND FITNESS CENTER
Blue Belt to Blue Belt/Red Stripe - 4th GUP to 3rd GUP
Testing Requirements
PATTERN
(TUL) & INTERPRETATION:
JOONG-GUN
READY STANCE:
MOVEMENTS:
DIAGRAM:
CLOSED READY STANCE TYPE B
32 MOVEMENTS
I (CAPITAL LETTER I)
JOONG-GUN IS NAMED AFFfER THE PATRIOT AHN JOONG-GUN, WHO ASSASSINATED HIREBUMI ITO, THE FmST JAPANESE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF KOREA. ITO WAS KNOWN AS THE
MAN WHO PLAYED THE LEADING PART IN THE KOREA-JAPAN MERGER. THERE ARE 32
MOVEMENTS IN rms PATTERN TO REPRESENT MR. AHN'S AGE WHEN HE WAS EXECUTED AT
LUI-SHUNG PRISON (1910).
STEP SPARRING:
FREE SPARRING
NO CONTACT
!LBO (5 sets)
1 STEP SPARRING
ThITERMED~TE-2COUNTERS
ADVANCED-3COUNTERS
AITACKER - HAND AITACKS·
OPEN READY STANCE OR FOOT AITACKS - GUARDlNG
DEFENDER - OPEN READY STANCE
NOTE: DEFENDER FlNlSHES IN L- STANCE GUARDlNG BLOCK
BLOCK L-STANCE
SAMBO • 3 STEP SPARRING - (4 sets)
HAND ATT ACKSlFooT
BLOCKS· 3 STEP (2 WAY)
HAND ATTACK "VS" FOOT BLOCKS
ATTACKER: LOW BLOCK - WALKING STANCE (3 HAND ATTACKS)
DEFENDER: OPEN READY STANCE - KICKS (UTILIZE DEFENSlVE KICKS)
ThITERMED~TE - 2 COUNTERS
DEFENSlVE KICKS:
FRONT OR SIDE RlSlNG KICK - WA VlNG KICK - FRONT OR SIDE CHECKING
CRESCENT KICK· HOOKING KICK
KICKING
KICK
REQUIREMENTS:
NAERYO-CHAGI
1800 SUROH·CHAGI
BITURO-CHAGI
3600 TWIMYO-BANDAE-GORO-CHAGI
DOWNWARD KICK
1800 FLOOR SWEEP
TWIST KICK· MIDDLE SECTION
360 JUMP REVERSE HOOK KICK
0
BREAK:
PUNCH OR KNIFE HAND
BITURO·CHAGI
TWIST KICK
SEWO-CHAGI
VERTICAL KICK
2 BOARDS (JUNIOR NO HAND BREAK)
1 BOARD
1 BOARD
SELF-DEFENSE:
DEFEND AGAINST A FULL NELSON FROM THE REAR
DEFEND AGAINST A BEAR HUG (OVER THE ARMS) FROM THE REAR
DEFEND AGAINST A BEAR HUG (OVER THE ARMS) FROM THE FRONT
DEFEND AGAINST A SINGLE HAIR GRAB FROM THE REAR
SCISSOR KICK TAKEDOWN AGAINST A SIDE GRAB
FOOT SWEEPS AGAINST AN L-ST ANCE
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE:
EXPLANATION OF TENETS
COURTESY-ELEMENTS
OF COURTESY ARE:
1. TO
2. TO
3. TO
4. TO
PROMOTE SPlRlT OF MUTUAL CONCESSIONS
BE ASHAMED OF ONE'S VICES, CONTEMPTlNG THOSE OF OTHERS
BE POLITE TO ONE ANOTHER
ENCOURAGE THE SENSE OF JUSTICE AND HUMANITY
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DlSTINGUlSH INSTRUCTOR FROM STUDENT, SENIOR FROM JUNIOR AND EWER
BEHAVE ONESELF ACCORDING TO ETIQUETIE·
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RESPECT OTHER'S POSSESSIONS
HANDLE MATIERS WITH FAIRNESS AND SINCERITY
REFRAIN FROM GJVING OR ACCEPTING ANY GIFT WHEN IN DOUBT
FROM YOUNGER
INTEGRITY-ONE
MUST BE ABLE TO DEFINE RIGHT AND WRONG AND HAVE TIlE
CONSCIENCE, IF WRONG TO FEEL GUILT. LISTED ARE SOME EXAMPLES WHERE
INTEGRITY IS LACKING:
L INSTRUCTOR MISREPRESENTS HIIMSELF AND HIS ART BY PRESENTING IMPROPER TECHNIQUES TO HIS
STUDENTSBECAUSEOFLACKOFKNO~DGEORAPATHY
2. THE STUDENT WHO FIXES BREAKING MATERIALS BEFORE DEMOS
3. THE INSTRUCTOR WHO CAMOUFLAGES BAD TECHNIQUE WITH LUXURIOUS TRAINING HALLS AND FALSE
FLATTERY TO HIS STUDENTS
4. STUDENTS WHO REQUEST FRANK FROM AN .INSTRUCTOR OR ATTEMPTS TO PURCHASE IT
5. THE STUDENT WHO GAINS RAND FOR EGO PURPOSES OR FEELING OF POWER
6. THE INSTRUCTOR WHO TEACHES OR PROMOTS HIS ART FOR MATERIALISTIC GAINS
7. THE STUDENT WHOSE ACTIONS DON'T LIVE UP TO HIS WORDS
8. THE STUDENT WHO FEELS ASHAMED TO SEEK OPINIONS FROM HIS JUNIORS
PERSEVERANCEWHO IS IMPATIENT
SELF-CONTROLOF SELF-CONTROL
PATIENCE TO ACHIEVE A HlGHER DEGREE OF PERFECTION ONE MUST PERSEVERE. ONE
IN TRIVIAL MATIERS CAN SELDOM ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN MATIERS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE.
AN INABILITY TO LfVE AND WORK WITHIN ONE'S CAPABILITY OR SPHERE IS ALSO A LACK
STRONGER IS THE PERSON WHO WINS OVER ONESELF RATHER THAN SOMEONE ELSE.
INDOMITABLE SPIRIT - A STUDENT OF T AEKWON-DO WILL AT ALL TIMES BE MODEST AND HONEST. IF
CONFRONTED WITH INJUSTICE, HE WILL DEAL WITH THE BELLIGERENT WITHOUT ANY FEAR OR HESITATION AT
ALL, WITH AN INDOMITABLE SPIRIT, REGARDLESS OF WHOSOEER AND HOWEVER MANY THE NUMBER MAYBE.
NEW TECHNIQUES:
1. L-STANCE REVERSE KNlFE HAND MIDDLE OUTWARD BLOCK.
2. SIDE FRONT SNAP KICK.
3. REAR FOOT STANCE PALM UPWARD BLOCK.
4. WALKING STANCE UPPER ELBOW STRIKE.
5. WALKING STANCE TWIN FIST HIGH VERTICAL PUNCH.
6. WALKING STANCE TWIN FIST UPSET PUNCH.
7. WALKING STANCE X-FIST RISING BLOCK.
8. L-STANCE BACK FIST HIGH SIDE STRJ;KE.
9. L-STANCE REVERSE PUNCH.
10. LOW STANCE PALM PRESSING BLOCK
11. CLOSED STANCE ANGLE PUNCH.
12. FIXED STANCE U-SHAPE BLOCK.
13. SLOW MOTION TIMING.
NEW STANCES:
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CLOSED READY STANCE TYPE B: HAND POSITITON IS IN LINE WITH NAY AL AND 15 CM AWAY
(ABOUT 5 OR 6 INCHES)
REAR FOOT STANCE: LENGTH IS SHOULDER WIDTH FROM THE FOOTSWORD (REAR FOOT) TO
THE TOES OF THE FRONT FOOT. NO WIDTH. MOST OF THE BODY WEIGHT IS ON REAR FOOT.
LOW STANCE:
SAME AS W ALKING STANCE EXCEPT ONE FOOT LONGER IN LENGTH.
BLUE BELT
SIGNIFIES THE IlEA VEN TOWARDS WIllCR THE PLANT MATURES INTO A TOWERING
TREE AS TRAINING IN TAEKWON-DO PROGRESSES
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