Adult Grading Syllabus (18yrs & above)
Blue Stripe Belt to Blue Belt
(5th to 4th)
STUDENTS ARE RECOMMENDED TO TRAIN IN AT LEAST 2 CLASSES PER WEEK
TECHNIQUES
Walking Stance, High Double Forearm Block – Stepping forward 4 times
Walking Stance, High Hooking Block & Reverse Punch – Stepping forward 4 times
PATTERNS
Yul-Gok Tul in own time
Double Side Kick from step over Sitting Stance – forward 4 times and backwards 4 times
SPARRING
One Step Sparring – Number 5 & Number 6
Two Step Sparring – Number 1 & Number 2
(headguard, Boots & Gloves recommended at this grade – Sparring – (xstaekwondo.com))
Free Sparring
DESTRUCTION
Turning Kick – both legs – 1 board
APPLICATION OF TECHNIQUE
Explain what the following techniques are used for –
Double High Palm Hooking Block & Middle Punch
Double Forearm Block
THEORY
Answer the following questions in Korean
(click on the English word to reveal the answer)
Golcho Makgi
Doo Palmok Makgi
Ap Palkup
Dollyo Chagi
Heaven
Yul-Gok is the pseudonym of a great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536-1584) nicknamed the “Confucius of Korea”. The 38 movements of the pattern refer to his birthplace on the 38th degree latitude and the diagram represents “scholar”.
“the Scholar”
