TRAINING PERIOD
Minimum 3 months from 9th kup (Instructor’s discretion)

STANDARD
Students should perform the majority of techniques correctly. Power and accuracy are not essential although there should be evidence that students are learning to develop correct methods for generation of power. There should be few errors in the pattern.

POOMSAE
Tae Geuk 1 (Il Jang): Heaven and Light

BASICS
Stances - Attention; ready; walking; back; long; horse riding
Blocks - Head block; low block; inside to outside chest block; outside to inside chest block
Strikes - Moving in long stance, head section, middle section and low section, double punch, triple punch, single knife hand & elbow
Kicking - Side kick, turning kick, pushing kick, and as previous (single and double technique); front and back leg

SPARRING
One-for-One Kicking - Using all seven 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 and side kick (½–1 inch; plastic or timber) dependent on size and age. Instructor’s discretion.

TERMINOLOGY