Junior Grading Syllabus (under 18yrs)
Blue/Double Red Stripe to Red Belt
(3rd A to 2nd Junior)
STUDENTS ARE RECOMMENDED TO TRAIN IN AT LEAST 2 CLASSES PER WEEK
TECHNIQUES
L-Stance, Upward Punch – Stepping forward 4 times
L-Stance, Middle Obverse Punch – Stepping forward 4 times
L-Stance, High Turning Kick landing in L-Stance, Forearm Guarding Block – Stepping forward 4 times
Sitting Stance, Middle Palm Pushing Block, Double Punch – Stepping forward 4 times
PATTERNS
BEST ATTACKING TOOL –
Ball of the Foot – Front Kick
Footsword – Side Kick
Ball of the Foot – Turning Kick
4 Directional 360 Mid-Air Kicks – both legs
All of Toi-Gye Tul in Own Time
1st half of Hwa-Rang Tul with Instructor
SPARRING
(headguard, Boots & Gloves recommended at this grade – Sparring – (xstaekwondo.com)
One point free sparring – Semi Contact
THEORY
Answer the following questions in Korean
(click on the English word to reveal the answer)
Dwijibun Sonkut Tulgi
Kyocha Joomuk Noollo Makgi
Taerigi
Danger
Toi-Gye is the pen name of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16th century), an authority on neo-confucianism. The 37 movements of the pattern refer to his birthplace on the 37th degree latitude and the diagram represents scholar.
PADWORK
Double Side Kick, Axe Kick, both legs
Double Turning Kick, High Side Kick, both legs
Twisting Kick, both legs
BEST STANCE
Demonstrate a Rear Foot Stance