Grading Requirement for 10th Kup

(White Belts doing Yellow Tag Grading)

Sajo Jirugi No. 1 is the first choreographed sequence of offensive and defensive movements taught to Taekwondo students. It develops coordination, direction-changing skills, and breath control. The exercise consists of a combination of low outer-forearm blocks and middle obverse punches performed in walking stance. Sajo Jirugi contains 15 movements and is considered a basic exercise rather than a formal pattern.

Sajo Jirugi (Four Directional Punch)
Instructions:

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

Start position: Parallel Ready Stance

  1. Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist.
  2. Move the right foot to A forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a low block to B with the left outer forearm.
  3. Move the right foot to B forming a right walking stance toward B while executing a middle punch to B with the right fist.
  4. Move the right foot to D forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the left outer forearm.
  5. Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the right fist.
  6. Move the right foot to B forming a left walking stance toward A while executing a low block to A with the left outer forearm.
  7. Move the right foot to A forming a right walking stance toward A while executing a middle punch to A with the right fist.
  8. Move the right foot to X forming Parallel Ready Stance to D.
  9. Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the left fist.
  10. Move the left foot to B forming a right walking stance toward A while executing a low block to A with the right outer forearm.
  11. Move the left foot to A forming a left walking stance toward A while executing a middle punch to A with the left fist.
  12. Move the left foot to D forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the right outer forearm.
  13. Move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the left fist.
  14. Move the left foot to A forming a right walking stance toward B while executing a low block to B with the right outer forearm.
  15. Move the left foot to B forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a middle punch to B with the left fist.

End: Bring the left foot back to the starting ready position.

Requirements:
  • Perform 10 Single Middle Front Punches (In Parallel Stance)
  • Perform 10 Front Rising Kicks (From Walking Stance)
  • Perform 10 Push–Ups
  • Forward stepping Walking Stance, Middle Front Punch
  • Backward stepping Walking Stance, Inner Forearm Middle Block
  • Forward stepping and backward stepping, Inner Forearm Middle Block followed by a
    Middle Reverse Punch
  • Four Direction Punch exercise
  • General Theory Questions
Theory:
01

Understand the meaning and interpretation of the words Tae, Kwon and Do
– Translated literally ‘Tae’ stands for jumping or flying, to kick or smash with the foot. ‘Kwon’
denotes the fist – chiefly to punch or destroy with the hand or fist. ‘Do’ means an art or way.

02
Have a brief understanding of the origins of Taekwon–Do
– Taekwon–Do is an art of self defence founded by a Korean General named Choi Hong Hi.
Taekwon–Do was officially recognized on 11th April 1955 as a unique martial art having a
basic Korean origin.
03
Know the name of your association
– A.C.E. (Authentic Centres for Excellence of Taekwon–do)
04
Know the Tenets of Taekwon–Do
– C.I.P.S.I. (Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self–Control, Indomitable–spirit)
05
Know the name and grade of your instructor
– Mr Harris (5th Degree)
06
Count up to 10 in terminology
– hana (one)
– dool (two
– set (three)
– net (four)
– tasot (five)
– yosot (six)
– ilgop (seven)
– yodol (eight)
– ahop (nine)
– yol (ten)
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