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For students grading from Red Belt to Black Stripe

Step Sparring

1 Step Sparring

To be promoted to your next grade, you are required to perform 1-Step Sparring. You may also to be asked to perform any 3 step, Semi-Free or 2 step sparring techniques.

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

Misc
Moa Chumbi Sogi C - Closed Ready Stance C
Sonbadak Miro Makgi - Palm Pushing Block

Ollyo Jurigi - Upward Punch

Naeryo Sonkal Taerigi - Downward Knifehand Strike
Yop Palkup Taerigi - Side Elbow Strike

Soojik Sogi - Vertical Stance

Niunja Sogi, Baro Jurigi - L Stance, Obverse Punch
Moa Sogi, Kaunde Maki/Waist Block - Closed Stance, Middle Block/Waist Block

Movements
Nerio - Downwards
Ollyo - Upwards
Anura - Inner Moving
Bakuro - Outer Moving

Belt Meanings

RED

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

BLACK

opposite of White, therefore signifying maturity and proficiency in Tae Kwon-do. Also indicates the wearers imperviousness to darkness and fear.

Pattern

Hwa-Rang - 29 moves

Interpretation

Hwa Rang means “flowering youth”, and is named after the Hwa Rang youth group which originated in the Silla Dynasty about 1350 years ago. This group eventually became the driving force for the unification of the three kingdoms of Korea. The 29 movements refer to the 29th Infantry Division, where Tae Kwon-Do developed into maturity.

The Starting Position

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

Diagram

The Movements

1. STEP TO A, FACE E, LEFT SITTING STANCE, LEFT PALM PUSHING BLOCK
2. EXECUTE A MIDDLE PUNCH WITH THE RIGHT FIST TOWARDS E
3. EXECUTE A MIDDLE PUNCH WITH THE LEFT FIST TOWARDS E (PERFORM 2 & 3 FAST)
4. MOVE RIGHT FOOT TO FACE B, LEFT L STANCE, TWIN OUTER FOREARM BLOCK
5. SAME STANCE, UPWARD PUNCH WITH THE LEFT FIST, RIGHT FIST TO LEFT SHOULDER
6. SLIP FORWARD, LEFT L STANCE TO B WITH RIGHT SIDE PUNCH
7. BRING FRONT FOOT BACK INTO A LEFT VERTICAL STANCE, RIGHT DOWNWARD KNIFE HAND STRIKE
8. STEP FORWARD TO B, LEFT WALKING STANCE, MIDDLE OBVERSE PUNCH
9. 90° FACE E, LEFT WALKING STANCE, LEFT HAND LOW OUTER FOREARM BLOCK
10. STEP FORWARD, RIGHT WALKING STANCE, MIDDLE OBVERSE PUNCH
11. PULL THE LEFT FOOT TO THE RIGHT FOOT, BRING LEFT PALM TO RIGHT FRONT FIST
12. PULL RIGHT FIST BACK WITH LEFT HAND, AT THE SAME TIME EXECUTE A MIDDLE SIDE KICK WITH THE RIGHT FOOT TOWARDS E, PLACE FOOT DOWN FORMING LEFT L STANCE, RIGHT MIDDLE KNIFE HAND STRIKE
13. STEP FORWARD, LEFT WALKING STANCE, MIDDLE OBVERSE PUNCH
14. STEP FORWARD, RIGHT WALKING STANCE, MIDDLE OBVERSE PUNCH
15. 270° FACE D, RIGHT L STANCE, KNIFE HAND GUARDING BLOCK
16. STEP FORWARD, RIGHT WALKING STANCE, STRAIGHT FINGERTIP THRUST
17. STEP TURN, FACE C, RIGHT L STANCE, KNIFE HAND GUARDING BLOCK
18. EXECUTE A RIGHT TURNING KICK TO C
19. EXECUTE A LEFT TURNING KICK TO C, RIGHT L STANCE, KNIFE HAND GUARDING BLOCK TO C
20. TURN 90° FACE F, LEFT WALKING STANCE, LOW OUTER FOREARM BLOCK
21. PULL LEFT FOOT BACK TO RIGHT L STANCE, MIDDLE OBVERSE PUNCH
22. STEP FORWARD, LEFT L STANCE, MIDDLE OBVERSE PUNCH
23. STEP FORWARD, RIGHT L STANCE, MIDDLE OBVERSE PUNCH
24. SLIP LEFT FOOT FORWARD, LEFT WALKING STANCE, X FIST PRESSING BLOCK TOWARDS F
25. SLIP REAR FOOT FORWARD, RIGHT L STANCE, RIGHT BACK ELBOW TO F
26. BRING LEFT FOOT TO RIGHT TURNING COUNTER CLOCKWISE, CLOSED STANCE, RIGHT INNER FOREARM MIDDLE BLOCK, LEFT OUTER FOREARM WAIST BLOCK FACING B
27. SAME STANCE SWAP POSITION OF ARMS
28. STEP LEFT FOOT FORWARD TO A, RIGHT L STANCE, KNIFE HAND GUARDING BLOCK
29. BRING LEFT FOOT TO RIGHT FOOT, STEP RIGHT FOOT FORWARD TO FACE B, LEFT L STANCE, KNIFE HAND GUARDING BLOCK
END – BRING RIGHT FOOT BACK TO CLOSED READY STANCE ‘C’.

Stances

There are SEVEN stances in this pattern:
Moa Jumbi Sogi C
Annun Sogi
Niunja Sogi
Gojung Sogi
Soojik Sogi
Gunnun Sogi
Moa Sogi

Blocks

There are SIX blocks in this pattern:
Sunbadak Miro Makgi
Sang Palmo Magki
Bakat Palmo Nejunde Makgi
Sonkal Daebi Makgi
Kyocha Joomuk Noollo Makgi
Ann Palmo Nopunde Makgi

The Punches in this pattern are:

Ap Jirugui
Ollyo Jirugi
Baro Jirugi