Yellow Tag to Yellow Belt (9^th Kup to 8^th Kup)

Techniques

§         Sitting stance double punch – middle & high (10)

§         Walking stance – front snap kick / double punch

§         L stance – forearm guarding block (forwards/backwards)

§         L stance – middle inner forearm reverse block (forwards/backwards)

Kick

§         Side Piercing kick with punch over from step over sitting stance

Pattern

Sparring

Destruction

No destruction required

Theory

Application of Technique

Releases from double front wrist grab

Chon-Ji Tul

Meaning

Heaven & Earth. In the Orient it is interpreted as the creation of the world or the beginning of human history, therefore it is the initial pattern played by the beginner.  It consists of two similar parts, one to represent heaven and the other the Earth.

Pattern Pointers

As the body moves forward, keep the body at the same height by bending the supporting leg, upon reaching the middle of a walking stance / L stance, raise the body by locking the supporting leg in the last half of the motion.

Raise blocking hand to shoulder level from chamber position (naval)

Chamber made on chest line, slide hand to elbow.

Techniques in Korean

Putting the techniques together:

Three Step Sparring

In all cases the attacker lines up and steps back into left walking stance while performing low section outforearm block. 

  Number 1 – Punch / Outer Forearm block

1.       A: Step towards B into right walking stance whist performing mid-section obverse punch (gunnun so kaunde baro jiruji).
D: Step back into left walking stance whilst performing mid-section outward, outer forearm block with left arm (gunnun so kaunde bakuro bakat palmok magki).

2.       A: Step towards B into left walking stance whist performing mid-section obverse punch
D: Step back into right walking stance whilst performing mid-section outward, outer forearm block with right arm.

3.       A: Step towards B into right walking stance whist performing mid-section obverse punch.
D: Step back into left walking stance whilst performing mid-section outward, outer forearm block with left arm.
Counter attack with reverse mid-section punch with right fist (gunnun so kaunde bandae ap chumook jirugi)

Number 2 – Front snap kick / Low section knifehand block

1.       A: Perform mid-section front snap kick toward B with right foot landing in righ walking stance (ap chagi).
D: Step back into left walking stance whilst performing low-section knife-hand block with left hand (gunnun so najunde sonkal magki).

2.       A: Perform mid-section front snap kick with left foot landing in walking stance.
D: Step back into right walking stance whilst performing low-section knife-hand block with right hand

3.       A: Perform mid-section front snap kick with right foot landing in walking stance.
D: Step back into left walking stance whilst performing low-section knife-hand block with left hand.  Counter attack with front snap kick with right leg, bring right foot back to left foot at the end of the kick and stepping back with left foot into left L stance guarding block (niunja so palmok dabae magki).