9TH KUP
YELLOW STRIPE
GRADING REQUIREMENTS
Everything you need to learn and practise in preparation for your 9th Kup grading. Make sure you understand the theory and can demonstrate each practical requirement when asked.
YOUR CURRENT GRADE
9TH KUP
Yellow Stripe
THEORY
13 Questions
Learn the key facts, terminology and pattern knowledge.
PRACTICAL
4 Requirements
Demonstrate each requirement correctly.
ROUTINE
Chon-Ji
Four Direction Exercises & 19 movement pattern.
THEORY QUESTIONS
Learn and understand the following questions and answers in preparation for your grading.
1
Describe a ‘pattern’?
A pattern is a series of offensive and defensive movements against an imaginary opponent or opponents. Starting and finishing on the same spot.
2
How many patterns do you know?
At 9th Kup you know only one pattern. Four Direction Punch and Four Direction Block are known as exercises; Chon-Ji is the first Taekwon-Do pattern.
3
Name the pattern you have learnt and how many moves does it have?
Chon-Ji and it has 19 moves.
4
What is the meaning of the pattern you have learnt?
Chon-Ji means literally, the Heaven and the Earth. It is, in the Orient interpreted as the creation of the world and the beginning of human history, therefore it is the initial pattern learned by the beginner. The pattern consists of two similar parts, one representing the Heaven and the other the Earth.
5
What does the colour ‘yellow’ mean in Taekwon-do?
Yellow signifies the earth from which the plant sprouts and takes root as the Taekwon-Do foundation is laid.
6
What are the different instructor classifications?
Boosabum or National Instructor – 1st to 3rd Dan
Sabum or International Instructor – 4th to 6th Dan
Sahyung or Master – 7th to 8th Dan
Saseung or Grand Master – 9th Dan
Sabum or International Instructor – 4th to 6th Dan
Sahyung or Master – 7th to 8th Dan
Saseung or Grand Master – 9th Dan
7
Can you count from 1 to 20 in Korean?
Hanna • Dool • Set • Net • Tasot • Yasot • Ilgop • Yodul • Ahop • Yol
Yul Hanna • Yul Dool • Yul Set • Yul Net • Yul Tasot • Yul Yasot • Yul Ilgop • Yul Yodul • Yul Ahop • Sumul
Yul Hanna • Yul Dool • Yul Set • Yul Net • Yul Tasot • Yul Yasot • Yul Ilgop • Yul Yodul • Yul Ahop • Sumul
8
Using Korean terminology can you name and show all the stances you know?
Charyot sogi – Attention stance
Narani sogi – Parallel stance
Annun sogi – Sitting stance
Gunnun sogi – Walking stance
Niunja sogi – L-stance
Narani sogi – Parallel stance
Annun sogi – Sitting stance
Gunnun sogi – Walking stance
Niunja sogi – L-stance
9
How much weight is on the front and back leg in L-stance?
30% on the front leg and 70% on the rear leg.
10
How wide is a sitting stance?
One and a half shoulder widths between the big toes.
11
What is the meaning of Charyot Sogi?
Attention stance.
12
What is the meaning of Kyong Ye?
Bow.
13
What is the meaning of Joonbi?
Ready.
PRACTICAL REQUIREMENTS
You should be able to demonstrate each of the following correctly when asked.
01
Sitting stance fore fist punch
02
L-stance middle section guarding block
03
Walking stance low section outer forearm block
04
All previous grading requirements
ROUTINE
You will need to perform both Four Direction Exercises and Chon-Ji.