Grading from BlueTag (5th Kup) to Blue Belt (4th Kup).
Pattern to be performed during grading:
Yul-Gok Tul - 38 movements.
Yul-Gok is the pseudonym of a great philosopher and scholar Yi (1536-1584) nicknamed the "Confucius of Korea". The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birth place on the 38th degree of latitude and the diagram represents scholar.
| Additional Techniques For Yul-Gok: | |
| L-stance Twin Knife-hand Block | Niunja So sang Sonkal Makgi |
| Walking Stance Palm Hooking Block | Gunnun so Sonbadak Golchyo Makgi |
| Reverse Hooking Block | Bande Golchyo Makgi |
| Walking Stance Front Elbow Strike | Gunnun So Ap Palkup Taerigi |
| X-stance Backfist High Side Strike | Kyocha So Dung Joomuk Nopunde Yop Taerigi |
| Walking Stance Double Forearm High Block | Gunnun So Doo Palmok Nopunde Makgi |
| Additional Techniques to be performed during the grading: |
| Two Previous Patterns |
| One Step Sparring |
| Free Sparring |
Power Test:
Reverse Turning Kick.
Meaning of Belt Colour :
Blue signifies the heavens towards which the plant matures into a towering tree as training in Taekwon-Do progresses.
