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Yellow Belt Green Stripe [7th Kup] Grading Requirements

Identify yourself
Line Work
Walking Stance — Side Back Fist Strike
L Stance — Turning Kick — Knife Hand Guarding Block
Walking Stance — Wedging Block
L Stance — Side Kick — Forearm Guarding Block
Walking Stance — Straight Spear Finger Thrust
Pattern — Do-San
Sparring — 3 Step Sparring [5 - 7 ]

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

Korean Theory

General Terms
Straight - Sun
Thrust - Tulgi

Parts of the Body
Finger - Songarak
Finger Tips - Sonkut

Basic Movements
Wedging Block - Hechyo Makgi
Release Move - Jappyosol Tae
Straight Spear Finger Thrust - Sun Sonkut Tulgi
Side Piercing Kick - Yop Cha Jirugi

Pattern: Do-San
Movements in Pattern: 24

Do-San is the pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Ch’ang-Ho (1876-1938) who devoted his life to furthering the education of Korea and its independence movement.

Starting position: 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.

Bring the right foot back to the Ready Position.