Brown Belt

Brown Belt (4th Gup)

Requirements

Sparring Footwork Drills

  • Roundhouse, Back, Switch roundhouse, Back, Step-Over Roundhouse, Back, skip roundhouse, Back, Jump-Spinning Roundhouse

    • Roundhouse, Back & Block, Roundhouse, Step-Over Ax, Back, Wing-block Back Pivot, Skip Side Kick (opposite direction)

Forms

Taegeuk Yuk Jang (6th) - Water, symbolizes the "Kam", one of the 8 divination signs, which represents water, meaning incessant flow and softness. New movements are Single Knifehand High Section Block, Roundhouse Kick, High Section Outward Block, Low Section Opening Block, and Palm Heel Pressing Block. One should be careful to make the kicking foot land on the ground correctly after Roundhouse Kick.

Chung Gun - Famous patriot An Chang Gun. 32 movements represent age at which he was executed for assassination of Japanese governor over Korea.

Self-Defense

Seven knife self-defense techniques

Free Sparring

One opponent

Legal contact area and point area.

Advanced sparring techniques

Combination kicks and use punches

Counter attacks

More advanced kicks (i.e. Axe Kick)

Board Breaking

Hook Kick

Meditation

1 Hour, in class

Minimum Class Attendance

Six months of training

Conditioning

    • 40 Pushups

    • 40 Crunches/Sit-ups

Stances

  • Parallel (Meditation) Stance

Blocks

  • Single Knifehand High Section Block

  • High Section Outward Block

  • Palm Heel Pressing Block

  • Low Section Opening Block

Kicks

    • Hook

    • High Section Round House

Punches/Attacks

    • All previous punches and hand attacks

General Knowledge

  • Club Rules

    • Student Creeds

    • Count to 10 in Korean

    • Advanced sparring techniques

    • Sparring Rules

      • Legal contact area and point area

    • 5 Tenets of Tae Kwon Do

      • Courtesy

      • Integrity

      • Perseverance

      • Self Control

      • Indomitable Spirit

    • Meaning of Korean Flag

Philosophical Goal

Confidence

Examples of verbal questions judges at promotion test might ask

    • What is the meaning of Confidence?

    • What is the meaning of Taegeuk Yuk Jang

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