If you are 9, 10 or 11 years old, learn all 3 of these sections:
For students 12 years and older, learn the above 3 sections and become familiar with these additions:
Stances (sogi):
- attention stance – charyot sogi
- walking stance – gunnan sogi
- walking ready stance – gunnan chunbi sogi
- sitting stance – annun sogi
- parallel stance – narani sogi
- parallel ready stance – narani chunbi sogi
Heights/levels of techniques:
- high – nopundae (technique is performed at eye level)
- middle – kaundae (technique is performed at shoulder level)
- low – najundae (technique is performed at lower abdomen level, or, at about belt level)
Parts of the body:
- knifehand – sonkal
- forefist – ap joomuk
Hand techniques:
- middle obverse punch – kaundae baro jirugi
- middle reverse punch – kaundae bandae jirugi
- outer forearm low block – bakat palmok najundae makgi
- inner forearm middle block – an palmok kaundae makgi
- knifehand low block – sonkal najundae makgi
Foot techniques:
- front rising kick – ap cha oligi
Other questions:
- What does Sajo-Jirugi mean in English? – 4 directional punch
- How many movements in Sajo-Jirugi? – 7 movements
- What does Sajo-Makgi mean in English? – 4 directional block
- How many movements in Sajo-Makgi? – 8 movement
- What does white belt signify? – innocence, that the student has no previous knowledge of Taekwon-do
- What does yellow belt signify? – the earth, from which the plant sprouts and takes root as the Taekwon-do foundation is being laid.
- What are the 5 tenets of Taekwon-do? – Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self Control, Indomitable Spirit
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