Yellow Belt

Yellow Belt (9^th Gup)

Requirements

Kicks

• • Side Kick

  • Front Snap Kick, Jump Front Snap Kick

  • Roundhouse, Back-pivot

Sparring Footwork Drills

• • Forward, Back, Switch, Forward, Back, Switch

  • Roundhouse, Switch roundhouse

  • Roundhouse, Step-Over Roundhouse

  • Roundhouse, skip roundhouse

Forms

Taeguek Il Jang (1^st) - Heaven - represents the symbol of “Keon”, one of the 8 Kwaes (divination signs), which means the heaven and “yang”. As the “Keon” symbolizes the beginning of the creation of all things in the universe, so does the Taegeuk 1 jang in the training of Taekwondo. This poomsae is characterized by its easiness in practicing, largely consisting of walking and basic actions, such as low block, inward middle block, middle punch, and front snap kick. 16 moves.

• Joon Bi

• Look Left - Turn Left 90° - Left walking stance - Left low block.

• Step forward - Right walking stance - Right middle punch.

• Look Right - Turn Right 180° degrees - Right walking stance - Right low block.

• Step forward - Left walking stance - Left middle punch.

• Look Left - Turn Left 90° degrees - Left front stance - Left low block

• From the same position - Right reverse middle punch.

• Look Right - Turn Right 90° degrees - * Right foot steps up into* Right walking stance - Left middle in block

• Step forward - Left walking stance - Right reverse middle punch.

• Look Left - Turn Left 180° degrees - Left walking stance - Right middle in block.

• Step forward - Right walking stance - Left reverse middle punch.

• Look Right - Turn Right 90° degrees - Right front stance - Right low block.

• From the same position - Left reverse middle punch .

• Look Left - Turn Left 90° degrees - *Left foot steps up into* Left walking stance - Left upper block

• Right foot front snap kick

• Right walking stance - Right middle punch.

• Look Right - Turn Right 180° degrees - Right walking stance - Right upper block.

• Left foot front snap kick

• Left walking stance - Left middle punch.

• Look Right - Turn Right 90° degrees - * Left foot steps into* Left front stance - Left low block.

• Step forward - Right front stance - Right middle punch - !!KIAP!!

• Joon Bi

One Step Sparring

There are five Yellow Belt One Steps. All one steps begin with attacker stepping back into a left front stance + low block and signaling their readiness with a Kiap. Defender starts from Joon Be and signals their readiness with a Kiap. The Attacker steps forward with a single middle section punch...

• 1. Step right, inward angle, into a riding horse stance, executing a left hand block, open hand. Right hand middle punch. Left hand upper punch + Ki-ap.

Free Sparring

One opponent

Demonstrate basic sparring techniques

Board Breaking

One board with Roundhouse (or 45^o) Kick, breaking the board with ball of foot.