4th kup (Blue Belt)
Blue signifies the Heaven towards which the plant matures into a towering tree as training in TaekwonDo progresses.
Grading Requirements
(at the discretion of the examiner; not in any particular order)
Please remember that anything from previous gradings may also be required by the Examiner
Patterns (Tul)
- Joon-Gun. 32 movements.
- All previous Tul
Linework
- As requested by Examiner - techniques from previous gradings
Pre-Arranged Sparring
- 2 Step Sparring (Ibo Matsoki) No.1
Attack: Right front snap kick landing in a right walking ready stance, step forwards forming a
left walking stance ~ twin vertical punch.Defence: Right leg back forming a left walking stance ~ X fist pressing block, step left leg back
forming a right walking stance ~ wedging block.Counter Attack: Left upward knee kick holding the opponent’s shoulders, land in a right walking ready
stance. - 3 Step Sparring (Sambo Matsoki) No.1-5
- Semi-Free Sparring (Ban Jayo Matsoki)
- 1 step Sparring (Ilbo Matsoki)
- Free Sparring (Jayo Matsoki)
- Self Defence
Destruction
Designated by Examiner - usually one hand technique and one foot technique both sides
Theory
See below
Question | Answer |
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Pattern Meaning & Number of Moves | |
Meaning of Red Belt | |
Korean 1 step sparring | Ilbo matsoki |
Korean for Rear foot stance. Be able to describe and demonstrate the stance correctly. | Dwit bal sogi |
Korean for Low stance. Be able to describe and demonstrate the stance correctly. | Nachuo sogi |
Korean for Reverse knife-hand side block | Sonkal dung yop makgi |
Korean for Palm upwards block | Sonbadak ollyo makgi |
Korean for upwards elbow strike | Wi palkup taerigi |
Korean for Twin vertical punch | Sang sewo jirugi |
Korean for Twin upset punch | Sang dwijibo jirugi |
Korean for X-fist rising block | Kyocha joomuk chookyo makgi |
Korean for Palm pressing block | Sonbadak noollo makgi |
Korean for Angle punch | Giokja jirugi |
Korean for U-Shaped punch | Digutja makgi |
Explain Slow Motion. Why do we use it? | 1 movement, 1 knee-spring, 1 breath. Everything finishes at the same moment. Used to develop balance, timing and muscle control. |
Joon-Gun - 32 moves
JOONG-GUN is named after the patriot Ahn Joong-Gun who assassinated Hiro-Bumi Ito, the first Japanese governor-general of Korea, known as the man who played the leading part in the Korea-Japan merger. There are 32 movements in this pattern to represent Mr. Ahn’s age when he was executed in a Lui-Shung prison (1910)
Ready Posture – CLOSED READY STANCE B
1. Move the left foot to B forming a right L-stance toward B while executing a middle block to B with the left reverse knife-hand.
2. Execute a low side front snap kick to B with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 1.
3. Lower the left foot to B and then move the right foot to B forming a left rear foot stance toward B while executing an upward block with a right palm.
4. Move the right foot to A forming a left L-stance toward A, at the same time executing a middle block to A with a right reverse knife-hand.
5. Execute a low side front snap kick to A with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 4.
6. Lower the right foot to A and then move the left foot to A forming a right rear foot stance toward A while executing an upward block with a left palm.
7. 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.
8. Execute a right upper elbow strike while forming a left walking stance toward D, slipping the left foot to D.
9. Move the right foot to D forming a left L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with a knife-hand.
10. Execute a left upper elbow strike while forming a right walking stance toward D, slipping the right foot to D.
11. Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a high vertical punch to D with a twin fist.
12. Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing an upset punch to D with a twin fist.
13. Move the right foot on line CD and then turn counter clockwise to form a left walking stance toward C while executing a rising block with an X-fist.
14. Move the left foot to E forming a right L-stance toward E while executing a high side strike to E with the left back fist.
15. Twist the left fist counter clockwise until the back fist faces downward, at the same time forming a left walking stance toward E, slipping the left foot to E.
16. Execute a high punch to E with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward E. Perform 15 and 16 in a fast motion.
17. 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 high side strike to F with a right back fist.
18. Twist the right fist clockwise until the back fist faces downward, at the same time forming a right walking stance toward F, slipping the right foot to F.
19. Execute a high punch to F with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward F. Perform 18 and 19 in a fast motion.
20. 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 high block to C with a left double forearm.
21. Execute a middle punch to C with the left fist while forming a right L-stance toward C, pulling the left foot.
22. Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the right foot.
23. Lower the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a high block to C with the right double forearm.
24. Execute a middle punch to C with the right fist while forming a left L-stance toward C, pulling the right foot.
25. Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the left foot.
26. Lower the left foot to C forming a right L-stance toward C while executing amiddle guarding block to C with the forearm.
27. Execute a pressing block with the right palm while forming a left low stance toward C, slipping the left foot to C. Perform in slow motion.
28. Move the right foot to C forming a left L-stance toward C while executing a middle guarding block to C with the forearm.
29. Execute a pressing block with the left palm while forming a right low stance toward C, slipping the right foot to C. Perform in a slow motion.
30. Bring the left foot to the right foot forming a closed stance toward A while executing an angle punch with the right fist. Perform in slow motion.
31. Move the right foot to A forming a right fixed stance toward A while executing a U-shape block to A.
32. Bring the right foot to the left foot and then move the left foot to B forming a left fixed stance toward B, at the same time executing a U-shape block to B.
END: Bring the left foot back to a ready posture.
Reproduced from Taekwon-Do (The Korean Art of Self Defense)
also known as “The Condensed Encyclopedia.
Fifth Edition 1999, All rights reserved
Copyright 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1999 General Choi, Hong Hi.