Target Taekwon-do Academy |
1st Kup for Black Belt |
Pre Requisite 1. Essay (Subject given 2 – 3 Weeks prior to Grading. Hand in at the Grading) 2. Exam taken on day before grading Practical 1. Various Combinations in Line Work mainly from Patterns 2. Freestyle 1 Step - Basic (Using Any Hand Attack, any Combo of Counters & restraints) 3. Self-Defence (Show Controlled Releases from Grabs, Headlocks, Chokes etc) 4. Power Test - Board Breaking (Flying Side, Flying Front, Jumping Back) 5. Fitness Test 6. . Pattern - Choong-Moo 7. Analysis Pattern Hwa-Rang 8. Random earlier Kup Theory Meaning of Black Belt Black is the opposite of white, therefore signifying maturity and proficiency in Tae Kwon-Do. It also indicates the wearer's imperviousness to darkness and fear. Interpretation of Choong Moo - 30 Moves The given name to the great Admiral Yi Sun Sin of the Yi Dynasty. He was reputed to have invented the first armoured battleship (Kobukson) which was the precursor of the present day submarine in 1592 AD. The reason why this pattern ends up with a left hand attack is to symbolise his regrettable death having no chance to show his unresrained potentiality checked by the forced reservation of his loyalty to the King. Korean Terms Parts of the Body Head = Mori Side Instep = Yop Baldung Defensive Moves Side X Knifehand Checking Block = Yop Kyocha Sonkal Momchau Makgi Upward Twin Palm Block = Ollyo Sang Sonbadak Makgi Offensive Moves Flying Side Piercing Kick = Twimyo Yop Cha Jirugi Inward Front Knifehand Strike = Anaero Ap Sonkal Taerigi Inward Front Reverse Knifehand Strike = Anaero Ap Sonkal Dung Taerigi |
