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MASTER KIMÂ’S

TAEKWONDO INSTITUTE

ADVANCED RED BELT

CURRICULUM The material in this guide is designed to supplement classroom training.

Students should warm up properly before practicing. Techniques that require a partner should be executed with no contact unless supervised by a black belt.

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Six requirements to reach 1st Degree Black Belt

I-Poomse (5) IV-Board Breaking (4)

II-One Step Sparring (20-25) III-Self Defense (18 total) V-Free Sparring (two rounds) VI-Written Exam (essay & questions)

SECTION I - POOMSE: KI-BON PAL-JANG

(Must also know Tae-geuk Il-jang, Tae-geuk Sam-jang, Tae-geuk Oh-jang and Tae-geuk Chil-jang) On certain motions when changing directions your feet must first come together. This will happen by sliding your left foot to your right foot (* denotes this motion) or by sliding your right foot to your left foot (** denotes this motion).

Ready Stance

1)Left foot steps out horse stance palm heel strike

7)**Knifehand strike down

13)Land in back stance knifehand strike

2)Right hand body punch

8)Pivot on both feet step into front stance body punch

14)Step forward front stance body punch

18)180o turn right pivot on left foot back stance knifehand block

3)Left hand body punch

9)*90o turn left pivot on right foot front stance down block

4)90o turn right 5)Left hand keep left foot still inside hammer hit back stance double face block

10)Step forward front stance right hand body punch

16)270o turn left pivot on right foot back stance knifehand block

15)Step forward front stance body punch Ki-hap

19)Left leg roundhouse kick

11)Slide left foot up into side cat stance ready position

20)Right leg roundhouse kick

21)Land in back stance knifehand block

6)**Return to back stance body punch

12)Right leg side kick

17)Step forward front stance body thrust

22)**90o turn left front stance down block

23)Slide left leg in back stance right hand body punch

28)180o turn left pivot on right foot right scissors block

24)Step forward back stance left hand body punch

29)Left scissors block

25)Step forward back stance right hand body punch

30)Step forward front stance double knifehand body block

26)Left leg steps out into front stance kick block

31)*180o turn right back stance double knifehand body block

27)Turn left pivot on left foot cat stance elbow hit, Ki-hap

Right foot up Finish Position

SECTION II - ONE STEP SPARRING 20-25 #20 - Spinning arm bar take down #21 - Scissors take down #22 - Shoulder grab take down #23 - Forearm hit take down #24 - SPINNING ARM LOCK TAKE DOWN

Right arm inside body block

Turn left by pivoting on right foot. Step your left foot on the outside of attacker

Right hand on top of shoulder and left arm applying pressure up on elbow

Step behind with right leg

Take down

#25 - SPINNING CRESCENT ROUND HOUSE KICK

Step back with the left leg

Spin left by pivoting on right foot

Outside crescent block

Right leg jumping round house kick Ki-hap

Punch to face Ki-hap

SECTION III - SELF DEFENSE - SELF DEFENSE LEVEL 1 Double wrist grab 1 Two hand wrist grab 1 Cross wrist grab 1 Top belt grab 1 Bottom belt grab 1 Double shoulder grab 1 Straight shoulder grab 1 Cross shoulder grab 1

Back double wrist grab 1

Back arm bar 1

Back arm bar

Back double shoulder grab 1 Back straight shoulder grab 1 Back cross shoulder grab 1 Back collar grab 1 (center) Front over arm bear hug 1 Front under arm bear hug 1 Back over arm bear hug 1 Back under arm bear hug 1

Step back, elbow hit & Ki-hap

Back double wrist grab

Twist, step back & Release body & hand Stand up elbow hit lift elbow to right quickly downward Ki-hap

SECTION IV - BOARD BREAKING: Students must demonstrate the following 1.

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BACK SPINNING KICK - standing or jumping UPPER BODY TECHNIQUE - knifehand, elbow or fist JUMPING KICK - front, axe, round house or back CREATIVE KICK - your choice of any technique

SECTION V - FREE SPARRING: Students must demonstrate two rounds of Olympic style free sparring with all gear

SECTION VI - WRITTEN EXAM: Students must pick up the written exam form at Dojang Part I - Essay: will consist of 50-250 words about your taekwondo experiences Part II - Questions: each of the five questions will be answered in a paragraph

Once a student knows all of the material in this guide, they should pick up a test form to prepare for the philosophical (written) portion of the belt exam.

Students may only test with the instructors permission.