Grading Material for 7th Kup

Requirements:

• Do-San Tul
• 3-Step Sparring (Not Pre-arranged) - SAMBO MATSOGI (see below for description)
• 2-Step Sparring (Not Pre-arranged) -IBO MATSOGI (see below for description)
• Power: Side Piercing Kick Yopcha Jirugi
  Turning Kick Dollyo Chagi

Do-San Tul (24 Movements) DO-SAN is the pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Chang-Ho (1876-1938) The 24 movements represent his entire life which he devoted to furthering the education of Korea and its independence movement. (For more about Do-San http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahn_Changho) Meaning of Green Belt: Green signifies the plant's growth as the Taekwon-Do skills begin to develop.

DO-SAN Movements - 24
Ready Posture - PARALLEL READY STANCE

1. Move the left foot to B, forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a high side block to B with the left outer forearm.

2. Execute a middle punch to B with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward B.

3. Move the left foot on line AB, and then turn clockwise to form a right walking stance toward A while executing a high side block to A with the right outer forearm.

4. Execute a middle punch to A with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward A.

5. 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.

6. Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle thrust to D with the right straight fingertip.

7. Twist the right knife-hand together with the body counter clockwise until its palm faces downward and then move the left foot to D, turning counter clockwise to form a left walking stance toward D while executing a high side strike to D with the left back fist.

8. Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a high side strike to D with the right back fist.

9. Move the left foot to E, turning counter clockwise to form a left walking stance toward E while executing a high side block to E with the left outer forearm.

10. Execute a middle punch to E with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward E.

11. Move the left foot on line EF, and then turn clockwise to form a right walking stance toward F while executing a high side block to F with the right outer forearm.

12. Execute a middle punch to F with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward F.

13. Move the left foot to CE forming a left walking stance toward CE, at the same time executing a high wedging block to CE with the outer forearm.

14. Execute a middle front snap kick to CE with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 13.

15. Lower the right foot to CE forming a right walking stance toward CE while executing a middle punch to CE with the right fist.

16. Execute a middle punch to CE with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward CE. Perform 15 and 16 in a fast motion.

17. Move the right foot to CF forming a right walking stance toward CF while executing a high wedging block to CF with the outer forearm.

18. Execute a middle front snap kick to CF with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 17.

19. Lower the left foot to CF forming a left walking stance toward CF while executing a middle punch to CF with the left fist.

20. Execute a middle punch to CF with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward CF. Perform 19 and 20 in a fast motion.

21. Move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C, at the same time executing a rising block with the left forearm.

22. Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a rising block with the right forearm.

23. Move the left foot to B, turning counter clockwise to form a sitting stance toward D while executing a middle side strike to B with the left knife-hand.

24. Bring the left foot to the right foot and then move the right foot to A forming a sitting stance toward D while executing a middle side strike to A with the right knife-hand.

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

7th kups 'attacker' will not forewarn the 7th kup 'defenders'.

After extensively practicing this exercise the student should be able to:
• Select an appropriate defence for a low, middle or high attack.
• Correctly select and perform the appropriate stance for an attacking
and defensive technique
• Correctly perform middle and high punch, and also front smashing kick
• Correctly perform blocks.
• Correctly perform walking stance and L-stance.
• Correctly measure up for a given technique.
• Select an appropriate counter attack; match the attacking technique,
tool and target.
• Block on either the inside or outside of the attacking technique.
• Adjust the distance of the 3rd stance to correctly execute an
appropriate counter attack.

Main points

• The defenders stance must be the same as the attacker stance, otherwise the distances between the two people will change over the three steps.
• The attacker and defender must use a common rhythm as this in a training exercise not real sparring. The idea is not to try and catch out your partner but to practice together.
• All attacks start with a right hand or foot attack.

Attacker

• The attacker must measure up in the appropriate stance and overlap the feet correctly.
• Take 3 steps forwards and perform 3 attacks using the same technique.
• The attacks can be in either walking stance or L-stance. The attacks will typically be; walking stance middle punch or high punch, L-Stance middle punch, front smashing kick, knife hand strike.

Defender
• Defenders should use all the blocks from 4-directional punch, 4-directional block, Chon-Ji and Dan Gun (and Do San for 7th kups)

Example; walking stance; inner forearm middle block, rising block, low forearm block, low knife hand block, outer forearm high side block L-stance, inner forearm middle block, knifehand guarding block, twin forearm block, (6th kups circular block)

Counter attack:

Instructors and students should do various examples of this in their classes but they should not number them or write them down for the students to learn off.

After extensively practicing this exercise the student should be able to:
• Select an appropriate defence for a low, middle or high attack.
• Correctly select and perform the appropriate stance for an attacking and defensive technique
• Correctly perform various hand and foot techniques at different heights and to different targets.
• Correctly perform a variety of blocks.
• Correctly switch from one stance to another
• Correctly judge distance (by eye) for a given technique.
• Select an appropriate counter attack; match the attacking technique, tool and target.
• Block on either the inside or outside of the attacking technique.
• Adjust the distance of the 2nd stance to correctly execute an appropriate counter attack.
• Move forwards, backwards, sideways, or any angle.
• Anticipate and correctly react to the angle and direction of an attack.

Main points
• The defenders must perform two attacks, ideally one with the hand and one with the foot. Not necessarily in that order.
• The attacker and defender must use a common rhythm as this in a training exercise not real sparring. The idea is not to try and catch out your partner but to practice together.
• The attacker should punch or kick to the correct target not slightly off to the side to try and help the defender to block. This will help to develop the correct and strong defence.
• As in 3-step this can be done either one way or two way.

Distance / Measure
The distance between A and B is basically the same as for 3-step, though it can be flexible. Distance is judged by eye. (no measure).
A and B start in attention stance facing each other.

Bow
A) Bow in attention stance
B) Bow in attention stance
Ready: On the command '2-Step sparring ready (Ibo Matsogi Junbi)'
Right leg back L- stance forearm guarding block. Shout 'Ya', as a ready signal
Moves left foot in to parallel ready stance. Shout 'Ya', as a ready signal
Attack: On the command 'commence'

Attacker
The attacks can be in either walking stance or L-stance, fixed stance,
sitting stance
Punches, strikes (knifehand, backfist), thrusts (fingertip), kicks (front
smashing, side piercing, turning)
6th kups may use back piercing kick, front leg reverse turning and back
leg reverse turning kick

Defender
Defenders should use all the blocks from 4-directional punch, 4-directional block, Chon-Ji, Dan Gun and Do-San. (and Won-Hyo for 6th kups)

Example; walking stance; inner forearm middle block, rising block, low forearm block, low knife hand block. Wedging block
L-stance, inner forearm middle block, knifehand guarding block, twin forearm block

Counter attack:

This could include sliding; back, forward, sideways (or at any angle), or jumping up.

Examples; punch in walking stance or L-stance, knifehand strike in L-stance, backfist strike, elbow strike, fingertip thrust, front smashing, side piercing, back piercing, turning, front reverse turning.
Don't stop after the first counter attack, keep going; 1,2, 1,2, 1,2 1,2, backwards and forwards, sideways.
Instructors and students should do various examples of this in their classes but they should not number them or write them down for the students to learn off.

Click here for some examples of 2-Step Sparring. Watch the instructional video below from Master George Vitale below