Grading Requirement for 7th Kup

(Green Tag doing Green Belt Grading)

Do-San is named after the pen name of the patriot Ahn Ch’ang Ho (1876–1938). The 24 movements symbolize his lifetime dedication to improving education in Korea and supporting the country’s independence movement.

Do San Tul
Instructions:

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

Start position: Parallel Ready Stance

  1. Move the left foot to B, forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a high side block to B with the left outer forearm.
  2. Execute a middle punch to B with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward B.
  3. Move the left foot on line AB, and then turn clockwise to form a right walking stance toward A while executing a high side block to A with the right outer forearm.
  4. Execute a middle punch to A with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward A.
  5. 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.
  6. Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle thrust to D with the right straight fingertip.
  7. Twist the right knife-hand together with the body counter clockwise until its palm faces downward and then move the left foot to D, turning counter clockwise to form a left walking stance toward D while executing a high side strike to D with the left back fist.
  8. Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a high side strike to D with the right back fist.
  9. Move the left foot to E, turning counter clockwise to form a left walking stance toward E while executing a high side block to E with the left outer forearm.
  10. Execute a middle punch to E with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward E.
  11. Move the left foot on line EF, and then turn clockwise to form a right walking stance toward F while executing a high side block to F with the right outer forearm.
  12. Execute a middle punch to F with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward F.
  13. Move the left foot to CE forming a left walking stance toward CE, at the same time executing a high wedging block to CE with the outer forearm.
  14. Execute a middle front snap kick to CE with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 13.
  15. Lower the right foot to CE forming a right walking stance toward CE while executing a middle punch to CE with the right fist.
  16. Execute a middle punch to CE with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward CE. Perform 15 and 16 in a fast motion.
  17. Move the right foot to CF forming a right walking stance toward CF while executing a high wedging block to CF with the outer forearm.
  18. Execute a middle front snap kick to CF with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 17.
  19. Lower the left foot to CF forming a left walking stance toward CF while executing a middle punch to CF with the left fist.
  20. Execute a middle punch to CF with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward CF. Perform 19 and 20 in a fast motion.
  21. Move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C, at the same time executing a rising block with the left forearm.
  22. Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a rising block with the right forearm.
  23. Move the left foot to B, turning counter clockwise to form a sitting stance toward D while executing a middle side strike to B with the left knife-hand.
  24. Bring the left foot to the right foot and then move the right foot to A forming a sitting stance toward D while executing a middle side strike to A with the right knife-hand.

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

Requirements:
  • Understand and correctly perform all 10th to 8th Kup techniques
  • Identify the following parts of the body:
    Backfist, Footsword and Fingertips (including Korean names)
  • Understand and correctly perform the following defensive techniques:
    Outer Forearm High Block, Outer Forearm Wedging Block and Release from a
    grab
  • Understand and correctly perform the following offensive techniques:
    Straight Fingertip Thrust, Backfist High Side Strike, Turning Kick and Side Piercing
    Kick.
  • Correctly perform 3–step and Semi–free sparring
Theory:
01

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

02
Know the meaning of the pattern Do San Do San is the pseudonym for the patriot Ahn Chang–Ho (1876 to 1938). The 24 movements
in this pattern represent his entire life, which he devoted to furthering the education of Korea
and its independence movement.
03
Know the meaning of the ‘Green’ belt colour Green signifies the plant’s growth as the Taekwon–Do skill begins to develop.
04

Know the purpose of each technique in pattern Do San.

Back Fist (dung joomuk)
Straight Fingertip (sun sonkut)
Footsword (balkal)
Outer Forearm High Block (bakat palmok nopunde makgi)
Reverse Punch (bandae jirugi)
Knifehand Guarding Block (sonkal daebi makgi)
Straight Fingertip Thrust (sun sonkut tulgi)
Release from a grasp (japki pulgi)
Backfist High Side Strike (dung joomuk nopunde yop taerigi)
Outer Forearm Wedging Block (bakat palmok hechyo makgi)
Middle Front Snap Kick (kaunde apcha busigi) Middle Front Punch (kaunde ap jirugi)
Fast Motion (barun dongjak)
Forearm Rising Block (palmok chookyo makgi)
Knifehand Middle Side Strike (sonkal kaunde yop taerigi)

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