Taekwon-Do            Home Results Ely TKD About TKD Fun stuff Quiz Gallery Links Guest Book Technical Understand and correctly perform all 10th to 5th Kup techniques Identify the following parts of the body:           Reverse knifehand, Upper elbow and Arc hand Name and demonstrate the following stances:           Close ready stance 'B', Rearfoot stance and Low stance Understand and correctly perform the following defensive techniques:           Reverse knifehand outward block, X-fist rising block, U-shape block Understand and correctly perform the following offensive techniques:           Side-front snap kick, Upper elbow strike and Angle punch Theory Understand all 10th to 5th Kup requirements Know the meaning of the pattern Joong Gun Understand the purpose of each technique in pattern Joong gun Grading Requirements Perform pattern Joong Gun One step sparring Free sparring Power test using standard focus board:           Minimum 4 breaks - choice techniques - identifying the techniques and attacking tools used (left and right count as 2 techniques) General theory appropriate to a 4th Kup student Theory Questions 1) Name and identify three elbow parts 2) Name and identify the four hand parts (exclude arm parts) used in the pattern Joong Gun 3) Using Forefist (ap joomuk), name and demonstrate four punching (jirugi) techniques 4) What is the significance of 32 movements in pattern Joong gun? 5) To break a focus board you need to have several important factors correct, what are they?  6) Give an example of a stance and an offensive or defensive technique for the following body facing positions:           a) Full facing           b) Half facing           c) Side facing    4th Kup      Joong-Gun           4 months      32 movements Grading Material for 4th Kup Requirements: Joong-Gun Tul (click for description) One Step Sparring (ILBO MATSOGI) Free Sparring (JAYU MATSOGI) Power: Reverse Turning Kick English - Korean Hand Parts Reverse Knifehand Sonkaldung Attacking Techniques Side Front Smashing Kick Yop Apcha Busigi Upper Elbow Strike Wi Palkup Taerigi Angle Punch Giokja Jirugi Defending Techniques Reverse Knifehand Middle Block Sonkaldung Kaunde Makgi Palm Upward Block Sonbadak Ollyo Makgi X-Fist Rising Block Kyocha Joomuk Chookyo Makgi Palm Pressing Block Sonbadak Noollo Makgi Stances Close Ready Stance 'B' Moa Junbi Sogi 'B' Rear Foot Stance Dwit Bal Sogi Low Stance Nachuo Sogi Joong-Gun Tul (32 Movements): Joong-Gun is named after the patriot Ahn Joong Gun who assassinated Hiro Bumi Ito, the first Japanese Governor General of Korea, known as the man who played the leading part in the Korea-Japan merger. There are 32 movements in this pattern to represent Mr. Ahn's age when he was executed at Lui Shung prison (1910).