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STUDENT AREA

Blue Tag - 5th KUP GRADING MATERIALS

Theory Questions

English Translation

Techniques
Double forearm block
Hooking kick
Reverse knifehand guarding block
Upset punch

Stances
(X) Stance

Directions
Jumping

Body parts
Elbow

Meaning of Blue Belt
Blue signifies heaven, towards which the plant matures into a towering tree as Tae Kwon-Do progresses.

Two Step Sparring
Designed for the intermediate student to learn more advances techniques.

This uses the same timing and distance as in three step sparring, but with much more varied attacks, thus allowing the attacking student to develop various combinations.

Korean Term

Techniques
Doo palmok makgi
Golcho chagi
Sonkal dung daebi makgi
Dwijibo jirugi

Stances
Kyocha sogi

Directions
Twigi

Body parts
Palkup
 

Diagram

Yul-Gok Guide

Number of Movements: 38

Meaning of Won-Hyo:

Yul-Gok is the pseudonym of a great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536-1584), who was nicknamed the "Confucius of Korea."

The 38 movements in this pattern refer to his birthplace on 38 latitude and the diagram represent "scholar."

Starting position:
Parallel ready stance

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Yul-Gok: Step-By-Step Description​

The illustrations for this pattern assume that the student is standing on line AB and facing D

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  1. Focus punch (sitting stance)
    Move the left foot to B forming a sitting stance toward D while extending the left fist to D horizontally

  2. Double punch (sitting stance)
    Execute a middle punch to D with the right fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward D

  3. Double punch (continued)
    Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward D. Perform 2 and 3 in a fast motion

  4. Focus punch (sitting stance)
    Bring the left foot to the right foot and then move the right foot to A forming a sitting stance toward D while extending the right fist to D horizontally

  5. Double punch (sitting stance)
    Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward D

  6. Double punch (continued)
    Execute a middle punch to D with the right fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward D. Perform 5 and 6 in a fast motion

  7. Middle inner forearm block (walking stance)
    Move the right foot to AD forming a right walking stance toward AD while executing a middle side block to AD with the right inner forearm

  8. Low front snap kick
    Execute a low front snap kick to AD with the left foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 7

  9. Double punch (walking stance)
    Lower the left foot to AD forming a left walking stance toward AD while executing a middle punch to AD with the left fist

  10. Double punch (continued)
    Execute a middle punch to AD with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward AD. Perform 9 and 10 in a fast motion

  11. Middle inner forearm block (walking stance)
    Move the left foot to BD forming a left walking stance toward BD at the same time executing a middle side block to BD with the left inner forearm

  12. Low front snap kick
    Execute a low front snap kick to BD with the right foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 11

  13. Double punch (walking stance)
    Lower the right foot to BD forming a right walking stance toward BD while executing a middle punch to BD with the right fist

  14. Double punch (continued)
    Execute a middle punch to BD with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward BD. Perform 13 and 14 in a fast motion

  15. Hooking block combination (walking stance)
    Execute a middle hooking block to D with the right palm while forming a right walking stance toward D, pivoting with the left foot

  16. Hooking block combination (continued)
    Execute a middle hooking block to D with the left palm while maintaining a right walking stance toward D

  17. Hooking block combination (continued)
    Execute a middle punch to D with the right fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward D. Execute 16 and 17 in a connecting motion

  18. Hooking block combination (walking stance)
    Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a middle hooking block to D with the left palm

  19. Hooking block combination (continued)
    Execute a middle hooking block to D with the right palm while maintaining a left walking stance toward D

  20. Hooking block combination (continued)
    Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward D. Execute 19 and 20 in a connecting motion

  21. Middle punch (walking stance)
    Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D at the same time executing a middle punch to D with the right fist

  22. Bending stance
    Turn the face toward D forming a right bending ready stance A toward D

  23. Side kick
    Execute a middle side piercing kick to D with the left foot

  24. Land front elbow strike (walking stance)
    Lower the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while striking the left palm with the right front elbow

  25. Bending stance
    Turn the face toward C forming a left bending ready stance A toward C

  26. Side kick
    Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the right foot

  27. Land front elbow strike (walking stance)
    Lower the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while striking the right palm with the left front elbow

  28. Twin knife-hand block (L-stance)
    Move the left foot to E forming a right L-stance toward E while executing a twin knife-hand block

  29. Sun Sonkut Tulgi (walking stance)
    Move the right foot to E forming a right walking stance toward E while executing a middle thrust to E with the right straight finger tip

  30. Twin knife-hand block (L-stance)
    Move the right foot to F turning clockwise to form a left L-stance toward F while executing a twin knife-hand block

  31. Sun Sonkut Tulgi (walking stance)
    Move the left foot to F forming a left walking stance toward F while executing a middle thrust to F with the left straight finger tip

  32. High outer forearm block (walking stance)
    Move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a high side block to C with the left outer forearm

  33. Middle punch (maintain walking stance)
    Execute a middle punch to C with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward C

  34. High outer forearm block (walking stance)
    Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a high side block to C with the right outer forearm

  35. Middle punch (maintain walking stance)
    Execute a middle punch to C with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward C

  36. Jump into high back fist strike (X-stance)
    Jump to C forming a left X-stance toward B while executing a high side strike to C with the left back fist

  37. High section double forearm block (walking stance)
    Move the right foot to A forming a right walking stance toward A at the same time executing a high block to A with the right double forearm

  38. High section double forearm block (walking stance)
    Bring the right foot to the left foot and then move the left foot to B forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a high block to B with the left double forearm

  39. END: Bring the left foot back to a ready posture

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