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Northwood Taekwon-do Academy Coloured Belt Syllabus
Blue Belt - 4th Kup Grading Syllabus

Physical

1 Joong-Gun Tul
 
2-7

All previous five patterns & relevant terminology

 
8

One step Sparring Ilbo Matsogi

 
9

Two Step Sparring: Ibo Matsogi

 
10

Three Step Sparring: Sambo Matsogi

 
11

Free Sparring: Jayu Matsogi

   
12-15 Power Test
a) Side Piercing Kick using footsword
b) Turning Kick using ball of foot
c) Reverse Turning Kick using Back Heel
d) Knifehand Strike (Choice of inward or outward)
   
Theory
1 Joong Gun has 32 movements. Joong Gun is named after the patriot An Joong Gun who assassinated Hiro-Bumi Ito, the first Japanese Governor-General of Korea, known as the man who played the leading part of the 'Korea Japan' merger. The 32 movements of this pattern represent Mr. An's age when he was executed at Lui-Shung prison in 1910.
Ready posture for Joong Gun is: Moa Junbi Sogi 'B'
   
2-6

The blocks used in Joong Gun are:
a) Sonkal Dung Kaunde Makgi - Reverse Knifehand Middle Block
b) Sonbadak Ollyo Makgi - Palm Upward Block
c) Kyocha Joomok Chookyo Makgi - X-fist Rising Block
d) Sonbadak Noollo Makgi - Palm Pressing Block
e) Sang Bandalson Digutja Makgi - Twin Arc Hand U Shape Block

 
7-10

Terminology for Sogi found in Joong Gun:
a) Moa Junbi Sogi 'B' - Closed ready Stance 'B'
b) Dwitbal Sogi (Orun or Wen) - Rear Foot Stance (Right or Left)
c) Nacho Sogi - Low Stance (one foot length longer than walking stance)
d) Yonsok Sogi - Consecutive Stance (converting from one stance to another without stepping forward)

 
11-14

Terminology for Taeragi & Jirugi found in Joong Gun:
a) Wi Palkup Taeragi - Upper Elbow Strike
b) Sang Sewo Jirugi - Twin Vertical Punch
c) Sang Dwijibo Jirugi - Twin Upset Punch
d) Kyockja Jirugi - Angle Punch

 
15

Must be able to describe & demonstrate all movements in Joong Gun

 
16

All previous terminology

 
 

 

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