Green Belt
“The pine tree is beginning to develop and grow in strength.” The student’s technique is developing power. The components of the basic techniques are beginning to work in unison.
The green belt represents growth. In living for the future, growth is necessary and essential for living. Since growth is normally associated with change, we must accept changes although they may cause feelings of insecurity. Memories of our achievements in Taekwondo serve many functions.
Fundamentals
The following are the required basic fundamentals necessary to test and pass the next belt exam.
Suto Blocks
Ridge Hand
Spear Hand
Yuk Jin
Transition
Pop Kicks
Shuffle Kicks
Cheat Kicks
Swing Kicks
One Step Sparring
11 - 15
11. Suto Outside Block (left hand), Front Kick (right foot), High Punch (right hand)
12. Suto Outside Block (left hand), Front Kick (right foot), Inside Chop (right hand)
13. Suto Outside Block (left hand), Front Kick (right foot), Palm Strike (right hand)
14. Suto Outside Block (left hand), Front Kick (right foot), Upward Elbow Strike (right hand)
15. Suto Outside Block (left hand), Front Kick (right foot), Spear Hand (right hand)
Self Defense
5 & 6
- Double Arm Grab -
5. Catch opponent’s wrist in one hand, pull them forward and backfist their ribs.
6. Twist opponent’s arms outward and grab their wrists, continue to twist, front kick their rib cage.
Poomsae
Taegeuk Sam Jang represents Fire and the Sun. Alternately, you might hear that it represents ‘hot and bright’. This is to encourage the trainees to harbor a sense of justice and ardor for training.
Taegeuk Sam Jang
Taegeuk
Sam Jang
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Sonal Anchigi = Inside Chop
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Chamber on the outside of the body peripheral with the palm facing away from you. About in line with your ear.
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Once the arm enters the front of your body, twist and stop/strike the neck of your opponent.
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The arm should be mostly straight with only a slight bend in the elbow.
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Sonal Bakkanmakgi = Outside open-handed (suto) block
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The blocking hand should be shoulder height
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The angle of the elbow should be between 90°-120°
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Chamber in front of the elbow & rotate past the opposite-side shoulder and centerline of the body, stopping in front of the same-side shoulder.
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Keep your wrist straight.
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Key Movements
Keibon 3
From Horse Stance
1. Outside Single Knife Hand Block (Left)
2. Outside Single Knife Hand Block
(Right)
3. Circle Around, Low Knife Hand (Left)
4. Circle Around, Low Knife Hand (Right)
5. High Knife Hand (Left)
6. High Knife Hand (Right)
7. Check (Left), Spear (Right) (Repeat Step 7)
Board Breaking
Front Kick
Sparring
1. Demonstrate your ability to execute a spin kick whilst sparring.
2. Demonstrate your ability to blitz your opponent during sparring.
3. One 2-Minute Round
Stamina/Endurance
40 Push Ups
40 Sit Ups
100 Jumping Jacks
60 Middle Punches
30 Alternating Round Kicks
One 3-Minute Run
Knowledge
1. VTCDKA was Founded by Grandmaster Sosa at the request of Sr. Grandmaster Hae Man Park on October 6th, 2007.
2. Our school is part of the Victory Taekwondo Chung Do Kwan Association, the World Chung Do Kwan Association, and World Taekwondo (the Kukkiwon).
3. The president of the World Chung Do Kwan Association is Sung Jae Park
4. The president of the Kukkiwon is Choi Young-Ryul
5. We have 9 student ranks:
9th Gup - White
8th Gup - Yellow
7th Gup - Orange
6th Gup - Green
5th Gup - Blue
4th Gup - Purple
3rd Gup - Red
2nd Gup - Brown
1st Gup - Advanced Brown
6. We have 9 black belt ranks: 1st Dan - 9th Dan (Dan is pronounced "Don")
7. There are 5 Tenets of Taekwondo:
Courtesy
Integrity
Perseverance
Self-Control
Indomintable Spirit
Bible Verse
Choose One
1 Peter 1:7
Isaiah 43:2