Grading Requirements
Grading from Yellow Tag (9th Kup) to Yellow Belt (8th Kup)
Stances : |
Sogi : |
| L Stance | Niunja Sogi |
| Terminology: | |
| Front Kick | Ap Chagi |
| Front Snap Kick | Ap Cha Bisugi |
| Knife Hand | Sonkal |
| Ball of the foot | Ap-Kumchi |
| Techniques to be performed during the grading: | |
| Sitting stance double punch x 10 | Annun So, Doo ap-joomuk Jirugi |
| Four directional block left and right | Saju Makgi |
| Walking stance front kick, middle obverse and reverse punch. | Gunnun So, Ap Chagi, Kaunde Baro jirugi, Bande Jirugi. |
| Walking stance outer forearm low block, outer forearm rising block. | Gunnun So, Bakat Palmok Najunde makgi, Bakat Palmok Chukyo Makgi. |
Pattern to be performed during grading:
Chon-Ji Tul. - 19 Movements
Means literally the “heaven and earth” it is in the orient interpreted as the creation of the world and the beginning of human history, therefore it is the initial part played by the beginner. This pattern consists of two similar parts one to represent the heaven and the other the earth
Meaning of Belt Colour :
Yellow signifies the earth from which a plant sprouts and takes root as the Taekwon-Do foundation is being laid.
