Syllabus
Sixth Kup Grading Syllabus
All the syllabus for current green belt students to learn in order to gain their green + blue stripe belt.
Linework
- Front snap kick double punch
- Walking stance wedging block
- Walking stance straight spear finger thrust
- Walking stance high outer forearm block middle reverse punch
- L stance twin forearm block/inward knife hand strike (first two moves Won Hyo).
- Fixed stance side punch
- Combination first three moves pattern Won-Hyo
- Bending ready stance Side kick land L-stance knife hand guarding block
- Walking stance circular block
- Turning kick land L stance forearm guarding block
- L stance inward palm block
Patterns
Patterns Set by the Grading Examiner
This can be any or all of Chon-Ji, Dan-Gun, Do-San and Won-Hyo:
Won-Hyo
Won-Hyo was the noted monk who taught Buddhism in Korea during the Silla period – he died in the year 686 AD.
Number of Movements: 28
Ready Position: Closed Ready Stance A
The diagram for this pattern assumes that the student is stood on line AB and is facing D.
- Move the left foot to B forming a right L-stance toward B while executing a twin forearm block.
- Execute a high inward strike to B with the right knife-hand while bringing the left side fist in front of the right shoulder, maintaining a right L-stance toward B.
- Execute a middle punch to B with the left fist while forming a left fixed stance toward B, slipping the left foot to B.
- Bring the left foot to the right foot and then move the right foot to A, forming a left L-stance toward A while executing a twin forearm block.
- Execute a high inward strike to A with the left knife-hand while bringing the right side fist in front of the left shoulder, maintaining a left L-stance toward A.
- Execute a middle punch to A with the right fist while forming a right fixed stance toward A, slipping the right foot to A.
- Bring the right foot to the left foot and then turn the face toward D while forming a right bending ready stance A toward D.
- Execute a middle side piercing kick to D with the left foot.
- Lower the left foot to D forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with a knife-hand.
- Move the right foot to D forming a left L-stance toward D while executing a guarding block to D with a knife-hand.
- Move the left foot to D forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with a knife-hand.
- Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle thrust to D with the right straight finger tip.
- Move the left foot to E turning counter clockwise to form a right L-stance toward E, at the same time executing a twin forearm block.
- Execute a high inward strike to E with the right knife-hand while bringing the left side fist in front of the right shoulder, maintaining a right L-stance toward E.
- Execute a middle punch to E with the left fist while forming a left fixed stance toward E, slipping the left foot to E.
- Bring the left foot to the right foot and then move the right foot to F, forming a left L-stance toward F while executing a twin forearm block.
- Execute a high inward strike to F with the left knife-hand while bringing the right side fist in front of the left shoulder, maintaining a left L-stance toward F.
- Execute a middle punch to F with the right fist while forming a right fixed stance toward F, slipping the right foot to F.
- Bring the right foot to the left foot and then move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a circular block to CF with the right inner forearm.
- Execute a low front snap kick to C with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 19.
- Lower the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the left fist.
- Execute a circular block to CE with the left inner forearm while maintaining a right walking stance toward C.
- Execute a low front snap kick to C with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 22.
- Lower the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the right fist.
- Turn the face toward C forming a left bending ready stance A toward C.
- Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the right foot.
- Lower the right foot on line CD and then move the left foot to B, turning counter clockwise to form a right L-stance toward B, at the same time executing a middle forearm guarding block to B.
- Bring the left foot to the right foot and then move the right foot to A forming a left L-stance toward A while executing a middle forearm guarding block to A.
Bring the right foot back to the ready position.
Won Hyo with audio walkthrough
Won Hyo – improving for gradings
At each grade, students should be able to perform all of the previous grade patterns up to their current grade.
Set Sparring
3 Step Sparring
Numbers 7 – 10
Attackers start in left walking stance, obverse low section outer forearm block. Attack = three middle section obverse punches in walking stance to the opponents solar plexus (bottom of the V of the suit!).
Defenders start in parallel ready stance.
Advanced Level
- First move right leg back) L stance, middle forearm guarding block to the inside two times. Counter Attack = On the third punch slide back and to the right at an angle into a right L stance with a forearm guarding block, execute a right front snap kick landing in a right walking stance and follow with a double punch (obverse then reverse) to the solar plexus.
- (First move right leg back) L stance, middle knifehand guarding block to the inside two times. Counter Attack = On the third punch slide back and to the right at an angle into a right L stance whilst performing a knifehand guarding block. Execute a right side kick landing in left L stance, right knifehand strike to the neck.
Please note: on numbers 7 & 8 you can use a front leg kick instead, at appropriate distance; however you will land in an opposite stance to that shown in the photo, and will use the opposite hand for the hand counter technique. Like all 3 step, you must still utilise correct distancing and targeting to the opponent.
- (First move right leg back) L stance, middle knifehand guarding block to the inside two times. Counter Attack = On the third punch slide back and to the right at an angle into a right L stance with a knifehand guarding block. Execute a reverse side kick with right leg, land in a right walking stance whilst executing a left hand reverse knifehand strike to the side of the opponent’s neck.
- (First move right leg back) L stance, middle palm block to the outside three times. Counter Attack = Step to the left forward diagonal with the left foot to the outside of your opponent, execute a right mid section turning kick, landing in a left vertical stance facing your opponent whilst executing a right knifehand strike to the neck. (Parents please note, we often don’t expect younger children to learn or perform number 10).
Theory
You may be asked any of the following:
- What is the meaning of pattern Won-Hyo and how many moves does it have?
Won-Hyo was the monk who taught Buddhism in Korea during the Silla period who died in 686 AD. The pattern has 28 moves. - What is the meaning of Green Belt?
Green signifies the plant’s growth as Tae Kwon-Do skills begin to develop. - What is the meaning of Blue Belt?
Blue signifies the heaven towards which the plant matures into a towering tree as training in Tae Kwon-Do progresses. - Identify or demonstrate closed ready stance A.
- Identify or demonstrate fixed stance side punch.
- Identify or demonstrate bending ready stance.
- Identify or demonstrate walking stance circular block and identify the blocking tool?
- Identify or demonstrate vertical stance.
- What is the weight distribution for vertical stance?
- Identify or demonstrate inward palm block?