Questions
1) Describe a ‘pattern’? Show answer
2) How many patterns do you know? Show answer
3) Name the pattern you have learnt and how many moves does it have? Show answer
4) What is the meaning of the pattern you have learnt? Show answer
5) What does the colour ‘yellow’ mean in Taekwon-do? Show answer
6) What are the different instructor classifications? Show answer
- Boosabum or National Instructor (1st to 3rd Dan)
- Sabum or International Instructor (4th to 6th Dan)
- Sahyung or Master (7th and 8th Dan)
- Saseung Grandmaster (9th Dan)
7) What class is your instructor? Show answer
- Master Steven Millis 7th Dan Master Instructor
- Mr Shaun Parkin 4th Dan International Instructor
8) Can you count to 20 in Korean? Show answer
9) Your pattern has two blocking techniques, name the techniques and the stances they are performed in? Show answer
- L Stance, Inner forearm, Middle block – Niunja So An palmok, Kaunde makgi
- Walking stance, Outer forearm, Low block – Gunnun So, Bakkat palmok, Najunde makgi
10) Can you name and show all the stances you know? Show answer
- Charyot sogi (Attention stance)
- Feet form a 45° angle
- Narani sogi (Parallel stance)
- 1 Shoulder width measured Outside to outside
- Annun sogi (Sitting stance)
- 1½ Shoulder width measured Inside to inside
- Gunnun sogi (Walking stance)
- 1 Shoulder width centre of feet, 1½ Shoulder width long measured Toe to Toe
- Front foot points forward, rear foot pointing outward by 25°
- Weight distributed 50% front leg and 50% rear leg
- Niunja sogi (L stance)
- 1½ Shoulder width measured Toes to outside rear foot
- Toes of both feet point in by 15°
- Weight distributed 30% front leg and 70% rear leg
11) What percentage weight is on each leg when stood in ‘L’ stance? Show answer
12) Can you show the difference between a left and right ‘L’ stance? Show answer
13) How many shoulder width wide should your sitting stance be? Show answer
Practical
1) 10 sitting stance punches
2) 20 push ups
3) Walking stance front snap kick, obverse punch, reverse punch
4) Walking stance inner forearm middle block, reverse punch
Routine
1) Saju makgi (Four direction block)
2) Saju jirugi (Four direction punch)
3) Chon-Ji