
TRAINING PERIOD
Minimum 3 months from 8th kup (Instructor’s discretion)
STANDARD
Students should perform the majority of techniques correctly. Power is not essential
but blocks and attacks should be fairly accurate. There should be few errors in the
patterns.
POOMSAE
Tae Geuk 2 (Ee Jang): Joyfulness
Tae Geuk 1 (Il Jang): Heaven and Light
BASICS
Stances - Attention; ready; walking; back; long; horse riding and as
previous
Blocks - Cross low, cross high, twin knife hand middle and low and
as previous
Strikes - Spear finger thrust, knife hand strike (inside and outside) and
as previous
Kicking - Step through turning kick and side kick, skipping half turning kick, and as previous
SPARRING
One-for-One Kicking - Combination of all previous kicks; no contact
Three-Step Sparring - Instructor’s choice
Free Sparring - No contact, light (‘touch’) contact or full contact, at
instructor’s discretion
SELF-DEFENCE
Locks, releases & throws; close-quarter techniques; attacks and counterattacks to vital
or sensitive points
BREAKING
16 years and above, elbow, sidekick, front kick and palm heel (½–1 inch; plastic or
timber) dependent on size and age. Instructor’s discretion.
TERMINOLOGY
Block |
Makki |
Low Block |
Arae Makki |
Middle Block |
Momtong Makki |
Head Block |
Eolgool Makki |
Front Punch |
Ap Jireugi |
Reverse Punch |
Bandae Jireugi |
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Our club is a member of the British Taekwondo Control Board (B.T.C.B.) which is
part of the World Taekwondo Federation (W.T.F.).
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The President of the W.T.F. is Dr Choue Chong-Won.
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The W.T.F. headquarters are situated in Seoul, Korea.
These are the recommendations for 7th Kup by the
B.T.C.B. Technical Committee.