5th Kup - Blue Stripe |
Blue belt signifies heaven, toward which the plant matures into a towering tree as training in Tae Kwon-Do progresses.
1: General Terms
| Jumping | TWIGI |
2: Parts of the Body
| Elbow | PALKUP |
| Knee | MOORUP |
3: Stances
| X Stance | KYOCHA SOGI |
4: Basic Movements
| Defensive | |
| Double Forearm Block | DOO PALMOK MAKGI |
| Hooking Block | GOLCHO MAKGI |
| X Fist Pressing Block | KYOCHA NOLLO MAKGI |
| Upward Palm Block | OLLYO SONBADAK MAKGI |
| Twin Knifehand Block | SANG SONKAL MAKGI |
| Offensive | |
| Upset Punch | DWIJIBO JIRUGI |
| Hooking Kick | GOLCHO CHAGI |
| Flat Fingertip Thrust | OPUN SONKUT TULGI |
| Cresent Kick | BANDAL CHAGI |
| Twin Vertical Punch | SANG SEWO JIRUGI |
5: Pattern (Tul)
| Yul-Gok | 38 Moves |
| Yul-Gok is the pseudonym of the great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536 - 1584 AD) nicknamed the "Confucius of Korea". The movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on the 38th degree latitude and the diagram represents "scholar". | |
6: Sparring
| Two Step Sparring | IBO MATSOKI |
| Free Sparring | JAYOO MATSOKI |
Your 5th Kup grading
Identify yourself
Combinations in line from Patterns
Pattern - Student's choice excluding Yul-Gok
Pattern - Set by the grading examiner
Pattern - Yul-Gok
2 Step Sparring - Numbers 1,2,3 & 4
Semi-free sparring (intermediate level)
Free Sparring
Theory - all theory up to this point
Minimum training time before next grading - 3 months
