United Kingdom Tae Kwon-Do
Blue Belt Grading Information
LINE WORK FOR 4TH KUPS
FWD – FRONT KICK TURNING KICK COMBINATION LAND IN L-STANCE KNIFE HAND STRIKE REVERSE PUNCH KIAP PULL BACK TO GUARD
BWD – COMBINATION FROM JOON-GUN KNIFE HAND GUARDING BLOCK UPPER ELBOW STRIKE
FWD – FRONT KICK LAND IN WALKING STANCE WITH TWIN VERTICAL PUNCH
BWD – L-STANCE DOWNWARDS BLOCK REVERSE PUNCH KIAP PULL BACK TO GUARD
FWD – CRESCENT KICK BACK KICK COMBINATION LAND IN L-STANCE WITH GUARDING BLOCK
BWD – JOON-GUN COMBINATION BACK FIST/RELEASE/REVERSE PUNCH
PATTERN – STUDENTS CHOICE
PATTERN – EXAMINERS CHOICE
PATTERN – EXAMINERS CHOICE
PATTERN – JOON-GUN
2 STEP SPARING No 5-8, JUNIORS No 3-4
1 STEP SPARING – BASIC - 2 SIMPLE EFFECTIVE COMBINATIONS
PAD WORK – TURNING KICK USING INSTEP BOTH LEGS, STEP THROUGH SIDE KICK USING FOOT SWORD BOTH LEGS
FREE SPARING – HANDS ONLY
FREE SPARING – LEGS ONLY
FREE SPARING – NORMAL
THEORY
TYPICAL THEORY FOR 4TH KUPS
Theory for your 4th Kup grading typically consists of 3 more questions relating to the training that you have done so far
THE MOST COMMON QUESTIONS ARE:-
What is the meaning of your pattern and how many movements does it have?
Explain what is happening on the first 3 movements of your pattern?
What is the difference between 3 step and 2 step and 1 step sparing?
Give a brief history of Tae Kwon-Do
Name 3 different knife hand strikes
What is the pupose of a pressing block?
Why perform movements in slow motion?
Why are there 24 patterns?
What is the korean for cresent kick and what part of the foot does it use?
What does the colour blue signify?
What is the Korean for 1 step sparing?
Why bring your fist close to the elbow on a double forearm block?
Remember that these are just examples of questions you might be asked at a grading, a student should have a good knowledge of their theory before going to grade.
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