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Terminology
English
One leg stance
Knife hand high guarding block
Knife hand low front block
Outer forearm reverse low block
Forefist pressing block
Inner forearm side-front block
Inner forearm middle wedging block
U-shape grasp
Reverse knife hand low guarding block
Double arch-hand high block
Palm scooping block
9 shape block
Pressing kick
Side fist downward strike
Horizontal punch
Twin elbow horizontal thrust
Low twisting kick
Middle knuckle fist punch
Heavenly hand
Consecutive kick
Korean
Waebal sogi
Sonkal nopunde daebi makgi
Sonkal najunde ap makgi
Bakat palmok bandae najunde makgi
Ap joomuk noollo makgi
An palmok yopap makgi
An palmok kaunde hechyo makgi
Digutja japgi
Sonkal dung najunde daebi makgi
Doo bandal son nopunde makgi
Sonbadak duro makgi
Gutja makgi
Noollo chagi
Yop joomuk naeryo taerigi
Soopyong jirugi
Sang palkup soopyong tulgi
Najunde bituro chagi
Joongji joomuk jirugi
Hanul son
Yonsok chagi
One leg stance - Waebal sogi
Knife hand high guarding block - Sonkal nopunde daebi makgi
Knife hand low front block - sonkal najunde ap makgi
Outer forearm reverse low block - Bakat palmok bandae najunde makgi
Forefist pressing block - Ap joomuk noollo makgi
Inner forearm side-front block - An palmok yopap makgi
Inner forearm middle wedging block - An palmok kaunde hechyo makgi
U-shape grasp - Digutja japgi
Reverse knife hand low guarding block - Sonkal dung najunde daebi makgi
Double arch-hand high block - Doo bandal son nopunde makgi
Palm scooping block - Sonbadak duro makgi
9 shape block - Gutja makgi
Pressing kick - Noollo chagi
Side fist downward strike - Yop joomuk naeryo taerigi
Horizontal punch - Soopyong jirugi
Twin elbow horizontal thrust - Sang palkup soopyong tulgi
Low twisting kick - Najunde bituro chagi
Middle knuckle fist punch - Joongji joomuk jirugi
Heavenly hand Hanul son
Consecutive kick - Yonsok chagi
Black Belt Colour Meaning: Black is the opposite of white, therefore, signifying the maturity and proficiency in Taekwon-Do. It also indicates the wearer’s imperviousness to darkness and fear.
Patterns
Kwang-Gae Tul
Interpretation:
Kwang-Gae is named after the famous Kwang-Gae-Toh-Wang, the 19th King of the Koguryo Dynasty, who regained all the lost territories including the greater part of Manchuria. The diagram represents the expansion and recovery of the lost territory. The 39 movements refer to the first two figures of 391 AD, the year he came to the throne.
Ready stance: Parallel ready stance with a heaven hand
Number of moves: 39
Po-Eun Tul
Interpretation:
Po-Eun is the pseudonym of a loyal subject Chong Mong-Chu (1400) who was a famous poet and whose poem "I would not serve a second master though I might be crucified a hundred times" is known to every Korean. He was also a pioneer in the
field of physics. The diagram represents his unerring loyalty to the king and country towards the end of the Koryo Dynasty.
Ready stance: Parallel ready stance with a heaven hand
Number of moves: 36
Gae-Baek Tul
Interpretation:
Ge-Baek is named after Ge-Baek, a great general in the Baek Je Dynasty (660 AD). The diagram represents his severe and strict military discipline.
Ready stance: Parallel ready stance
Number of moves: 44
Star Gradings
Junior Black Belts have to complete double time between Dan gradings up to the age of 15. The time
between 1st and 2nd Dan gradings would usually be 18 months but for a junior this could extend to 36 months
depending on their age. A junior aged 11 at the time of passing their 1st Dan grading would work for 36
months before being able to grade for the 2nd Dan. Basically for every 2 months the junior completes while
under the age of 15 would actually equate to 1 month. Please speak to your instructor to work this out
accurately and to avoid any confusion.
As the juniors will have to complete extra time we have implemented a system of star grades to give them a
chance to learn everything in the syllabus and complete intermediate gradings. The gradings will take place
at the coloured belt gradings and will be based on the following:
1st Star Kwang-Gae
2nd Star Po-Eun
3rd Star Gae-Baek
4th Star Kwang-Gae & Po-Eun
5th Start Po-Eun & Gae-Baek
At each of the Star Gradings you will also be required to perform line work and set sparring.
The star gradings are based on one every six months and on completion of a successful grading the student
will be presented with a grading certificate and a gold star which is to be attached to the dobok under the ITF badge.