Text Box: 8th Kup Yellow Belt          Pattern Dan-Gun  

Text Box: Terminology   53.  GREEN SIGNIFIES  the plant’s growth as Taekwon-Do skills begin to develop.  54.  DAN-GUN TUL  has 21 movements. 55.  DAN-GUN  is named after the Holy Dan-Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 B.C.  56.  THREE STEP SPARRING  Sambo Matsoki, improves Focus-Distance-Timing. 57.  OUTER FOREARM MIDDLE BLOCK  Bakat Palmok Kaunde Makgi. 58.  OUTER FOREARM HIGH BLOCK  Bakat Palmok Nopunde Makgi. 59.  STRAIGHT FINGERTIP THRUST  Sun Sonkut Tulgi. 60.  BACKFIST HIGH SIDE STRIKE  Dung Joomuk Nopunde Yop Taerigi. 61.  OUTER FOREARM HIGH WEDGING BLOCK  Bakat Palmok Nopunde Hechyo Makgi. 62.  FRONT SNAP KICK  Ap Cha Busigi. 63. DOUBLE PUNCH  Doo Jirugi. 64.  TWIN FOREARM BLOCK  Sang Palmok Makgi               65.  KNIFEHAND MIDDLE BLOCK  Sonkal Kaunde Makgi. 66.  KNIFEHAND INWARD HIGH STRIKE  Sonkal Anuro Nopunde Taerigi. 67.  FREE SPARRING  Jayoo Matsoki.   The aim in free sparring is to score points. You are using Taekwon-Do as a sport. The scoring system awards 1 point for a hand technique to middle or high section,  2 points for a middle kick and 3 points for a high kick.  The objective is only to touch you partner without causing any pain or injury.  No techniques are allowed below the belt.  As well as developing Focus, Distance and Timing, free sparring improves awareness and encourages spontaneous reaction.                       68.  COUNTING IN KOREAN   As in English, the word for the double figure is placed in front of the single figure        word  e.g.  Twenty One, Sumul Hana; Twenty Two, Sumul Dool.  Unlike our own decimal system, Korean counting is based on the number 9.          1 Hanna, 2 Dool, 3 Set, 4 Net, 5 Tasut, 6 Yosot, 7 Ilgup, 8 Yudul, 9 Ahop, 10 Yul  20 Sumul, 30 Surhun, 40 Mahun 50 Swin 60 Yesun 70 Irhun, 80 Yudun, 90 Ahun.   DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PUNCHES, STRIKES AND THRUSTS   69.  Punches and Strikes  can be used against hard or soft targets, the aim is to smash, pierce or penetrate, this is achieved by focusing the breathing and the  other elements of power to the end of the technique.  Both techniques accelerate in a relaxed manner throughout there execution in a dynamic twist with tension. 70.  Thrusts are only used against soft targets.  This technique reaches the target under tension and at a constant speed after its initial acceleration, exhaling throughout.  This means they are effective anywhere on the line of attack.  

Text Box: Syllabus   Basic Self Defence   3 Step Sparring 1-2   Sim Sparring 3   CHON-JI   DAN-GUN   Forwards:   Right W.S. Straight fingertip thrust.     Backwards:    W.S. Middle side backfist.     Forwards:   W.S. Outer forearm wedging block, front kick, double punch.   Backwards: W.S. Outer forearm high block, reverse middle punch