White Belt - 10th Kup

Stances

1. Attention

2. Ready

3. Horse Riding

4. Walking

5. Sparring

Kicking Techniques

1. Shin/Jamming Kick (like passing soccer ball)

2. Front Knee

3. Front kick

4. Back kick

5. Low Turning Kick (Focus on pivoting support foot)

Self Defence

Release principles

Working against thumb, large circle and small circle

Use of 90° and 180° step.

Release/Strike from a static grab – single hand

1. Release twist down > elbow strike to solar-plexus

2. Strike wrist (LU7) > knife hand strike to neck

Against Front Choke

3. Throat pressure point (jugular notch)

Release from two shoulder grab from behind

4. Spin, head under, keep spinning until released. Start with a step to unbalance attacker.

Weak Points

1. Jugular Notch – push in and downwards

2. Armpit – caution due to superficial nerves & blood vessels

3. Solar Plexus

Key Principles and Skills

• Balance: Keeping your balance by lowering your centre and affecting opponent’s balance by pulling, pushing or striking.

• Feint: Using opposite movement to generate a reaction from your opponent to help your technique

• Awareness: Watching for punches and kicks from opponent during technique – ready to block if required.

• Safety: Always taking care of your partner.

• Respect: Following dojang etiquette in a respectful and sincere manner.

Sparring Drills

Concepts

1. Jab – Front Hand

2. Cross – Rear Hand

3. Zones

• • • - Inner attack zone (for technique execution)

    • - impact zone (danger zone within reach)

    • - safe zone (just out of impact zone)

    • - useless zone (too far away)

Movement Drill

1. In and out : Guard Up

2. In and out: Jab (Front Hand)

3. In and Out: Jab/Cross

Falling

1. Cat roll – from kneeling

2. Back fall– start from sitting, without rolling over. Focus on hand position for slap, teach head position and knee action in preparation for rolling over. Keep spine flexed in a ball.

Hand Techniques

These hand techniques are done in both horse-riding stance and walking stance, demonstrating good use of the hips to generate power.

1. Basic punch 

2. Lower block 

3. Upper block

4. Inner block

5. Outer block

Patterns

You should be proficient with both left & right sides.

Pattern 1 – this is the right hand version

1. Mid-section punch (R)[horse-riding stance]

2. Outer block (R)

3. Lower block (R)

4. Mid-section punch (L) (R lower block remains in position)

5. Outer block (L)

6. Lower block (L)

7. Pull both hands back then upper X-block (R on top)

8. Double elbow strike to the rear (look back over R shoulder)[kyup]

9. Double punch to solar plexus [kyup]

Footwork Drill

Walking Stance forwards and backwards

1. No hands , holding belt

2. With punches

3. With all 4 Blocking options

Boxing Stance forwards and backwards

Poong Ryu Bub – Part 1

1. Both hands in front, palms up on inspiration and down on expiration, 6 repetitions (don’t raise arms higher than shoulders)