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GREEN BELT - 6th KUP GRADING MATERIALS

1. Patterns - Won-Hyo

Number of Movements: 28

Meaning of Won-Hyo:


Won-Hyo was noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in the year of 686 A.D.

Starting position:
Closed ready stance (A)

1. Pattern
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Won-Hyo: Step-By-Step Description​

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

  1. Twin forearm block (L-stance)
    Move the left foot to B forming a right L-stance toward B while executing a twin forearm block

  2. Inward knife-hand strike (L-stance)
    Execute a high inward strike to B with the right knife-hand while bringing the left side fist in front of the right shoulder, maintaining a right L-stance toward B

  3. Middle punch (fixed stance)
    Execute a middle punch to B with the left fist while forming a left fixed stance toward B, slipping the left foot to B

  4. Twin forearm block (L-stance)
    Bring the left foot to the right footand then move the right foot to A, forming a left L-stance toward A while executing a twin forearm block

  5. Inward knife-hand strike (L-stance)
    Execute a high inward strike to A with the left knife-hand while bringing the right side fist in front of the left shoulder, maintaining a left L-stance toward A

  6. Middle punch (fixed stance)
    Execute a middle punch to A with the right fist while forming a right fixed stance toward A, slipping the right foot to A

  7. Bending stance
    Bring the right foot to the left foot and then turn the face toward D while forming a right bending ready stance A toward D

  8. Side piercing kick (land L-stance)
    Execute a middle side piercing kick to D with the left foot

  9. Knife-hand guarding block (L-stance)
    Lower the left foot to D forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with a knife-hand

  10. Knife-hand guarding block (L-stance)
    Move the right foot to D forming a left L-stance toward D while executing a guarding block to D with a knife-hand

  11. Knife-hand guarding block (L-stance)
    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

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

  13. Twin forearm block (L-stance)
    Move the left foot to E turning counter clockwise to form a right L-stance toward E, at the same time executing a twin forearm block

  14. Inward knife-hand strike (L-stance)
    Execute a high inward strike to E with the right knife-hand while bringing the left side fist in front of the right shoulder, maintaining a right L-stance toward E

  15. Middle punch (fixed stance)
    Execute a middle punch to E with the left fist while forming a left fixed stance toward E, slipping the left foot to E

  16. Twin forearm block (L-stance)
    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 twin forearm block

  17. Inward knife-hand strike (L-stance)
    Execute a high inward strike to F with the left knife-hand while bringing the right side fist in front of the left shoulder, maintaining a left L-stance toward F

  18. Middle punch (fixed stance)
    Execute a middle punch to F with the right fist while forming a right fixed stance toward F, slipping the right foot to F

  19. Circular block (walking stance)
    Bring the right foot to the left foot and then move the left foot to C forming a left walkng stance toward C while executing a circular block to CF with the right inner forearm

  20. Low section front snap kick
    Execute a low front snap kick to C with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 19

  21. Middle punch (walking stance)
    Lower the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the left fist

  22. Circular block (walking stance)
    Execute a circular block to CE with the left inner forearm while maintaining a right walking stance toward C

  23. Low section front snap kick
    Execute a low front snap kick to C with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 22

  24. Middle punch (walking stance)
    Lower the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the right fist

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

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

  27. Guarding block (L-stance)
    Lower the right foot on line CD and then move the left foot to B, turning counter clockwise to form a right L-stance toward B, at the same time executing a middle guarding block to B with the forearm

  28. Guarding block (L-stance)
    Bring the left foot to the right foot and then move the right foot to A forming a left L-stance toward A while executing a middle guarding clock to A with the forearm

END: Bring the right foot back to a ready posture

2. Linework

1. Forwards - Side kick, back kick combination, landing forearm guarding block in L-stance (x4 - after x2 switch sides)

2. Backwards - First 3 moves of pattern Won-Hyo (see pattern description for breakdown) - (x4)

3. Forwards - Turning kick, step-up, hooking kick, landing knifehand guarding block in L-stance (x4 - after x2 switch sides)

4. Backwards - Circular block in walking stance (x4)

5. Forwards - Front snap kick, step-up, axe kick, landing forearm guarding block in L-stance (x4 - after x2 switch sides)

6. Backwards - Inwards middle block in L-stance, switch to downwards backfist strike walking stance (x4)

2. Linework

3. Three-Step Sparring (Adults Only)

Numbers -  8, 9 & 10

Attack - Always three middle section front punches in walking stance, starting with right leg back, low block.

Defence - Always begins in parallel ready stance (chunbi position)

Number Eight
Step 1) Right leg back L-stance, middle knifehand block

Step 2) Left leg back L-stance, middle knifehand block

Step 3) Slide off at a 45 degree angle into a right L-stance, forearm guarding block

Counter) Execute a right side kick, landing in left L-stance knifehand strike to the neck

Number Nine

Step 1) Right leg back L-stance, middle palm pushing block

Step 2) Left leg back L-stance, middle palm pushing block

Step 3) Right leg back L-stance, middle palm pushing block 

Counter) Slide back at a 45 degree angle into a right L-stance, knifehand guarding block

Execute a right mid section turning kick, put the kicking foot behind the opponent's front foot landing in vertical stance while executing a knifehand strike to the neck.

3. Three-step Sparring

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Number Ten
Step 1) Right leg back L-stance, middle knifehand block

Step 2) Left leg back L-stance, middle knifehand block

Step 3) Slide back at a 45 degree angle into a right L-stance, knifehand guarding block.

Counter) Execute a reverse side kick, landing in right walking stance whilst executing a left hand reverse knifehand strike to the philtrum

 

4. Theory Questions

4. Theory Questions

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