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Green Belt Blue Stripe [5th Kup] Grading requirements

Identify yourself
Line Work
Walking Stance — Hooking Block — Obverse Punch
L Stance — Twin Knife Hand Block
Walking Stance — Double Forearm Block
L Stance — Side Kick — Reverse Side Kick — Guarding Block
L Stance — Upward Palm Block
Walking Stance — Side Kick — Front Elbow Strike
Walking Stance — X Fist Pressing Block
L Stance — Turning Kick — Reverse Turning Kick

Patterns
Pattern of Your Choice [Excluding Yul-Gok]
Pattern Set by the Grading Examiner
Yul-Gok

Sparring
2 Step Sparring [1 - 4 ]
3 Step Semi Free Sparring [Inter]
Free Sparring

Please note: This information is for guidance only. The exact format is set at the Grading Examiners discretion.

Korean Theory

General Terms
Jumping - Twigi

Parts of the Body
Elbow - Palkup
Knee - Moorup

Stances
X-Stance - Kyocha Sogi

Basic Movements
Double Forearm Block - Doo Palmok Makgi
Hooking Block - Golcho Makgi
X Fist Pressing Block - Kyocha Nollo Makgi
Upward Palm Block - Ollyo Sonbadak Makgi
Twin Knife Hand Block - Sang Sonkal Makgi
Upset Punch - Dwijibo Jirugi
Flat Finger Tip Thrust - Opun Sonkut Tulgi
Twin Vertical Punch - Sang Sewo Jirugi
Hooking Kick - Golcho Chagi
Crescent Kick - Bandal Chagi

Sparring
2 Step Sparring - Ibo Matsoki
Free Sparring - Jayoo Matsoki

Pattern: Yul-Gok 
Movements in Pattern: 38

Yul-Gok is the pseudonym for the great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536-1584) nicknamed the “Confucius of Korea”. The 38 movements of this Pattern refer to his birthplace on 38 degree latitude and the diagram above represents “scholar”.

Starting position: Parallel Ready Stance.

1 Move the left foot to B forming a sitting stance toward D while extending the left fist to D horizontally.

2 Execute a middle punch to D with the right fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward D.

3 Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward D. Perform 2 and 3 in a fast motion.

4 Bring the left foot to the right foot and then move the right foot to A forming a sitting stance toward D while extending the right fist to D horizontally.

5 Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward D.

6 Execute a middle punch to D with the right fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward D. Perform 5 and 6 in a fast motion.

7 Move the right foot to Ad forming a right walking stance toward AD while executing a middle side block to AD with the right inner forearm.

8 Execute a low front snap kick to AD with the left foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 7.

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

10 Execute a middle punch to AD with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward AD. Perform 9 and 10 in a fast motion.

11 Move the left foot to BD forming a left walking stance toward BD at the same time executing a middle side block to BD with the left inner forearm.

12 Execute a low front snap kick to BD with the right foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 11.

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

14 Execute a middle punch to BD with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward BD. Perform 13 and 14 in a fast motion.

15 Execute a middle hooking block to D with the right palm while forming a right walking stance toward D, pivoting with the left foot.

16 Execute a middle hooking block to D with the left palm while maintaining a right walking stance toward D.

17 Execute a middle punch to D with the right fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward D. Execute 16 and 17 in a connecting motion.

18 Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a middle hooking block to D with the left palm.

19 Execute a middle hooking block to D with the right palm while maintaining a left walking stance toward D.

20 Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward D. Execute 19 and 20 in a connecting motion.

21 Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D at the same time executing a middle punch to D with the right fist.

22 Turn the face toward D forming a right bending ready stance A toward D.

23 Execute a middle side piercing kick to D with the left foot.

24 Lower the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while striking the left palm with the right front elbow.

25 Turn the face toward C forming a left bending ready stance A toward C.

26 Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the right foot.

27 Lower the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while striking the right palm with the left front elbow.

28 Move the left foot to E forming a right L-stance toward E while executing a twin knife-hand block.

29 Move the right foot to E forming a right walking stance toward E while executing a middle thrust to E with the right straight finger tip.

30 Move the right foot to F turning clockwise to form a left L-stance toward F while executing a twin knife-hand block.

31 Move the left foot to F forming a left walking stance toward F while executing a middle thrust to F with the left straight finger tip.

32 Move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a high side block to C with the left outer forearm.

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

34 Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a high side block to C with the right outer forearm.

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

36 Jump to C forming a left X-stance toward B while executing a high side strike to C with the left back fist.

37 Move the right foot to A forming a right walking stance toward A at the same time executing a high block to A with the right double forearm.

38 Bring the right foot to the left foot and then move the left foot to B forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a high block to B with the left double forearm.