Grading Material for beginner student (10th kup)

Requirements:

• Parallel Stance Punch (10 times)
• Front Rising Kick (10 times each leg)
• 4 Directiona Punchg Saju Jirugi (Video below)
• 4 Directional Block Saju Maki (Video below)
• Press Ups (10)
• 3-step alone (prearranged) Sambo Yakok Matsogi (see below for description)
• Terminology & History

Saju Jirugi

FOUR DIRECTION PUNCH SAJU JIRUGI Ready Posture - PARALLEL READY STANCE (Facing D)

1. Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist.
2. Move the right foot to A forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a low block to B with the left forearm.
3. Move the right foot to B forming a right walking stance toward B while executing a middle punch to B with the right fist.
4. Move the right foot to D forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the left forearm.
5. Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the right fist.
6. Move the right foot to B forming a left walking stance toward A while executing a low block to A with the left forearm.
7. Move the right foot to A forming a right walking stance toward A while executing a middle punch to A with the right fist.

END: Bring the right foot back to a ready posture. Repeat with Left foot

Saju Maki 

OUR DIRECTION BLOCK SAJU MAKGI Ready Posture - PARALLEL READY STANCE (Facing D)

1. Move the right foot to C forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a low block to D with the left knife-hand.
2. Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle side block to D with the right inner forearm.
3. Move the right foot to A forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a low block to B with the left knife-hand.
4. Move the right foot to B forming a right walking stance toward B while executing a middle side block to B with the right inner forearm.
5. Move the right foot to D forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the left knife-hand.
6. Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a middle side block to C with the right inner forearm.
7. Move the right foot to B forming a left walking stance toward A while executing a low block to A with the left knife-hand.
8. Move the right foot to A forming a right walking stance toward A while executing a middle side block to A with the right inner forearm.

END: Bring the right foot back to a ready posture. Repeat with Left foot

After extensively practicing this exercise the student should be able to ....

1.  Select an appropriate defence for a low, middle or high attack.
2. Correctly perform parallel ready stance, and walking stance.
3. Correctly perform middle and high punch, and also front smashing kick,
4. Correctly perform low, middle and rising forearm block.

Number 1:
Attack:
Start in attention stance, then move right leg back walking stance low forearm block.

1. Step forward right walking stance observe middle punch
2. Step forward left walking stance observe middle punch
3. Step forward right walking stance observe middle punch

Step back to parallel ready stance

Defence:

1. Move right leg back into left walking stance inner forearm middle block (left arm)
2. Move left leg back into right walking stance inner forearm middle block (right arm)
3. Move right leg back into left walking stance inner forearm middle block (left arm)

Counter Attack: On the spot, walking stance right reverse middle punch
Then step forward to parallel stance

Number 2:
Start in attention stance, then right leg back walking stance low forearm block.

1. Front kick right leg, landing in right walking ready stance
2. Front kick left leg, landing in left walking ready stance
3. Front kick right leg, landing in right walking ready stance

Step back to parallel ready stance

Defence:
Step forward to parallel ready stance

1. Move right leg back into left walking stance low forearm block (left arm)
2. Move left leg back into right walking stance low forearm block (right arm)
3. Move right leg back into left walking stance low forearm block (left arm)

Counter Attack: On the spot, walking stance right reverse middle punch
Then step forward to parallel stance

 Number 3:
Attack:
Start in attention stance, then right leg back walking stance low forearm block.

1. Step forward right walking stance observe high punch
2. Step forward left walking stance observe high punch
3. Step forward right walking stance observe high punch

Step back to parallel ready stance

Defence:
Step forward to parallel ready stance

1. Move right leg back into left walking stance forearm rising block (left arm)
2. Move left leg back into right walking stance forearm rising block (right arm)
3. Move right leg back into left walking stance forearm rising block (left arm)

Counter Attack: On the spot, walking stance right reverse high punch
Then step forward to parallel stance

• Taekwon-Do literally means the 'Art of Hand and Foot'. Tae means Foot Kwon means Hand Do means Art or Way.
• Founder of Taekwon-Do General Choi Hong Hi, 9th Degree Grandmaster (11th April 1955)
• I.T.F. stands for: International Taekwon-Do Federation
• Founder of I.T.F. General Choi Hong Hi, 9th Degree Grandmaster (22nd March 1966)
• R.I.T.A. stands for: Republic of Ireland Taekwon-Do Association
• Founder of R.I.T.A. Grandmaster Ki Ha Rhee 9th Degree. (27th May 1972)
• R.I.T.A. President Grandmaster Robert J. Howard 9th Degree.
• R.I.T.A. Vice-President Master Anthony Phelan 8th Degree.

Meaning of White Belt:
White signifies innocence as that of a beginning student who has no previous knowledge of Taekwon-Do.

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