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For students grading from Blue Belt to Red Stripe

Step Sparring

2 Step Sparring

To be promoted to your next grade, you are required to perform 2-Step Sparring, numbers 5 to 8

Number Five

Attack:
Spinning Side Kick - Walking Stance, Open Fist
Defence:
L Stance, Waist Block –L Stance, Inward Block
Counter = Walking Stance, Reverse Reverse Kh Strike

Number Six

Attack:
High Turning Kick – Walking Stance, Arc-Hand
Defence:
Sitting Stance, Checking Block – L Stance, Hooking Block
Counter = Grab Arm, Side Kick

Number Seven

Attack:
L Stance, Side Fist Strike - Reverse Turning Kick
Defence
L Stance, Twin Block – L Stance, Guarding Block
Counter = Reverse Turning Kick

Number Eight

Attack:
Side Kick - L Stance Spinning Knifehand Strike
Defence:
L Stance Inner Forearm Inward Block – L Stance Knifehand Guarding Block
Counter = X Stance, Backfist Strike

3 Step Semi Free Sparring - Advanced Level (Ban Jayoo Massoki)

Attacking students start in L stance, guarding block.
Defending students start in parallel stance.
Please note: the attacker starts with either leg back every time.

Advanced Level
Attack = Stepping forward, execute any three techniques (hand or foot).
Defence = Any block suitable for each individual technique.
Counter = Any hand or foot technique.

Free Sparring

Expect to have to do free sparring on your grading. At this level you should be showing carefully controlled techniques, demonstrating the ability to spot openings or weaknesses in your opponents guard, and exploit these through your attack techniques. In addition you should be guarding, countering and blocking and attacks with your defence and dummy techniques.
Remember that on your grading, you shold be showing off both yours and your opponents skills, you would loose marks for being overly aggressive against an opponent who might not be as strong as you in a free-sparring arena

Korean Terminology

Blocks
Reverse Knifehand Block - Sonkal Dung Makgi
Upward Palm Block - Sonbadak Ollyo Makgi
X Fist Rising Block - Kyocha Joomuk Chookyo Makgi
Twin Palm Pressing Block - Sang Sonbadak Noolo Makgi
U Block - Digutcha Makgi, also known as Mundungi Makgi

Punches
Twin Vertical Punch - Sang Sewo Jurigi
Twin Upset Punch -Sang Dwijibo Jurigi
Closed Stance Turning Punch - Moa Sogi Dollyo Jurigi

Misc
One Step Sparring -Ilbo Matsoki
Upper Elbow Strike - Wi Palkup Taerigi
Rear Foot Stance - Dwit Bal Sogi

Belt Meanings

RED

Signifies danger, cautioning the student to exercise control, and warning the opponent to stay away.

Pattern

Joong Gun - 32 moves

Interpretation

Joong Gun is named after the patriot An Joong Gun who asassinated Hiro Bumi Ito, the first Japanese govenor-general of Korea, known as the man who played the leading part on the Korea-Japan merger. There are 32 movements in this “pattern” to represent Mr. An’s age when he was executed in Lui Shung prison in 1910.

The Starting Position

Closed Ready Stance ‘B’ - Moa Junbi Sogi ‘B’

Diagram

The Movements

1) 90° FACE A, RIGHT L STANCE, LEFT REVERSE KNIFEHAND MIDDLE BLOCK
2) EXECUTE A LOW FRONT SNAP KICK WITH THE LEFT FOOT WHILE KEEPING ARM IN SAME POSITION
3) LOWER FOOT TO A, STEP FORWARD, REAR FOOT STANCE, UPWARD PALM BLOCK WITH RIGHT PALM
4) 180° FACE B, LEFT L STANCE, RIGHT REVERSE KNIFEHAND MIDDLE BLOCK
5) EXECUTE A LOW FRONT SNAP KICK WITH THE RIGHT FOOT WHILE KEEPING ARM IN SAME POSITION
6) LOWER FOOT TO B, STEP FORWARD, REAR FOOT STANCE, UPWARD PALM BLOCK WITH LEFT PALM
7) 90° FACE E, RIGHT L STANCE, MIDDLE KNIFE HAND GUARDING BLOCK
8) SLIP FRONT FOOT FORWARD INTO LEFT WALKING STANCE, HIGH REVERSE UPPER ELBOW STRIKE
9) STEP FORWARD, LEFT L STANCE, MIDDLE KNIFE HAND GUARDING BLOCK
10) SLIP FRONT FOOT FORWARD INTO RIGHT WALKING STANCE, HIGH REVERSE UPPER ELBOW STRIKE
11) STEP FORWARD, LEFT WALKING STANCE, HIGH TWIN VERTICAL PUNCH
12) STEP FORWARD, RIGHT WALKING STANCE, MIDDLE TWIN UPSET PUNCH
13) STEP TURN 180°, FACE F, LEFT WALKING STANCE, X-FIST RISING BLOCK TOWARDS F
14) TAKE LEFT LEG TO D, RIGHT L STANCE, HIGH BACKFIST STRIKE
15) TWIST LEFT ARM BACK, RELEASE AND SLIP INTO A LEFT WALKING STANCE
16) EXECUTE A HIGH REVERSE PUNCH WITH THE RIGHT FIST
17) LEFT FOOT TO RIGHT FOOT, 180° TURN, LEFT L STANCE, HIGH BACKFIST STRIKE
18) TWIST RIGHT ARM BACK, RELEASE AND SLIP INTO A RIGHT WALKING STANCE
19) EXECUTE A HIGH REVERSE PUNCH WITH THE LEFT FIST
20) RIGHT FOOT TO LEFT FOOT, 90° FACE F, LEFT WALKING STANCE, HIGH DOUBLE FOREARM BLOCK
21) PULL FRONT FOOT BACK TO FORM A RIGHT L STANCE, LEFT SIDE PUNCH
22) EXECUTE A MIDDLE SIDE KICK WITH RIGHT FOOT TOWARDS F
23) STEP FORWARD, RIGHT WALKING STANCE, HIGH DOUBLE FOREARM BLOCK
24) PULL FRONT FOOT BACK TO FORM A LEFT L STANCE, RIGHT SIDE PUNCH
25) EXECUTE A MIDDLE SIDE KICK WITH LEFT FOOT TOWARDS F
26) LOWER FOOT INTO A RIGHT L STANCE, FOREARM GUARDING BLOCK
27) SLIP FRONT FOOT FORWARD, LEFT LOW STANCE, TWIN PALM PRESSING BLOCK (SLOW MOTION)
28) STEP FORWARD INTO A LEFT L STANCE, FOREARM GUARDING BLOCK
29) SLIP FRONT FOOT FORWARD, RIGHT LOW STANCE, TWIN PALM PRESSING BLOCK (SLOW MOTION)
30) BRING LEFT FOOT TO RIGHT FOOT MAKING CLOSED STANCE, RIGHT HAND TURNING PUNCH POSITION FACING B
31) 90° STEP TO B, LEFT FIXED STANCE, U SHAPED BLOCK
32) BRING RIGHT FOOT TO LEFT FOOT, RIGHT FIXED STANCE, TOWARDS B, U SHAPED BLOCK
END BRING LEFT LEG BACK TO CLOSED READY STANCE B

Stances

There are SIX stances in this pattern:
Moa Jumbi Sogi B
Niunja Sogi
Dwit Bal Sogi
Gunnun Sogi
Gojung Sogi
Moa Sogi

Blocks

There are EIGHT blocks in this pattern:
Sonkal Dung, Keunde Makgi
Ollyo Sunbadak Makgi
Sonkal Daebi Makgi
Kyocha Joomuk, Chookyo Makgi
Doo Plamo Makgi
Plamo Daebi Makgi
Sunbadak Noollo Makgi
Digucha Makgi

The Punches in this pattern are:

San Sewo Jirugui
San Dwigibun Jirugi
Bandae Jirugi (to midsection)
Yop Jirugi
Dollyo Jirugi