Grading Requirement for 6th Kup

(Green Belts doing Blue Tag Grading)

Won-Hyo was a respected monk who brought Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in 686 AD.
Won Hyo Tul
Instructions:

The instructions below assume that the student is standing on the X, facing D.

Start position: Closed Ready Stance A

  1. Move the left foot to B forming a right L-stance toward B while executing a twin forearm block.
  2. 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. 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. 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 twin forearm block.
  5. 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. 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. 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. Execute a middle side piercing kick to D with the left foot.
  9. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Bring the right foot to the left foot and then move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a circular block to CF with the right inner forearm.
  20. Execute a low front snap kick to C with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 19.
  21. 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. Execute a circular block to CE with the left inner forearm while maintaining a right walking stance toward C.
  23. Execute a low front snap kick to C with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 22.
  24. 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. Turn the face toward C forming a left bending ready stance A toward C.
  26. Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the right foot.
  27. 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. 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 block to A with the forearm.

End: Bring the right foot back to the starting ready stance

Requirements:
  • Understand and correctly perform all 10th to 7th Kup techniques
  • Name and demonstrate the following stances:
    . Close Ready Stance ‘A’, Bending Ready Stance ‘A’ and Fixed Stance
  • Understand and correctly perform the following defensive techniques:
    . Circular Block
    . Additional defensive techniques for use in 2–step sparring examples
  • Understand and correctly perform the following offensive techniques:
    . Knifehand High Inward Strike, Side Punch
    . Additional offensive techniques for use in 2–step sparring examples
  • Correctly perform 2–step and free sparring
Theory:
01

Understand 10th, 9th, 8th & 7th Kup Grading Requirements.

02
Know the meaning of the pattern Won Hyo.
Won Hyo was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla dynasty of Korea in the year 686AD.
03
Know the meaning of the ‘Blue’ belt colour
Blue signifies the Heaven, towards which the plant matures into a towering tree as training in
Taekwon–Do progresses.
04

Know the purpose of each technique in pattern Won Hyo and those in Two–Step Sparring

Close Ready Stance ‘A’ (moa chunbi sogi ‘A’)
Twin Forearm Block (sang palmok makgi)
Knifehand High Inward Strike (sonkal nopunde anuro taerigi)
Forefist Middle Punch (ap joomuk kaunde jirugi)
Bending Ready Stance ‘A’ (guburyo chunbi sogi ‘A’)
Middle Side Piercing Kick (kaunde yop cha jirugi)
Knifehand Guarding Block (sonkal daebi makgi)
Straight Fingertip Thrust (sun sonkut tulgi)
Forearm Circular Block (palmok dollimyo makgi)
Low Front Snap Kick (najunde ap cha busigi)
Forearm Middle Guarding Block (kaunde palmok daebi makgi)

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