Taekwon-Do           Home Results Ely TKD About TKD Fun stuff Quiz Gallery Links Guest Book Technical Understand and correctly perform all 10th to 6th Kup techniques Identify the following parts of the body:           Front elbow Name and demonstrate the following stances:           X-stance Understand and correctly perform the following defensive techniques:           Twin knifehand block, Palm hooking block and double forearm high block Understand and correctly perform the following offensive techniques:           Front elbow strike Theory Understand all 10th to 6th Kup requirements Know the meaning of the pattern Yul Gok Understand the purpose of each technique in pattern Yul Gok Know the meaning of the Blue belt colour Grading Requirements Perform pattern Yul Gok Two step sparring Free sparring Power test using standard focus board:           Minimum 3 breaks - choice techniques - identifying the techniques and attacking tools used (left and right count as 2 techniques) General theory appropriate to a 5th Kup student Theory Questions 1) Name and identify six parts of the hand and arm you have learnt so far 2) Who was Yul Gok? 3) How many movements does this pattern have? 4) What is the purpose of movements 1 and 4? 5) Where is the 38° latitude? 6) Name four 'sang' (twin) techniques you know. (Two defensive and two offensive) 7) What does the colour 'Blue' signify in Taekwon-Do? 8) What techniques could you use the following tools for:           a) balkal           b) ap kumchi           c) dwitchook    5th Kup      Yul-Gok           3 months      38 movements Grading Material for 5th Kup Requirements: Yul-Gok Tul (click for description) One Step Sparring (ILBO MATSOGI) Free Sparring (JAYU MATSOGI) Power: Side Piercing Kick Reverse Turning Kick English - Korean Attacking Techniques Front Elbow Strike Ap Palkup Taerigi Defending Techniques Palm Hooking Block Son Badak Golcho Makgi Twin Knifehand Block Sang Sonkal Makgi Double Inner Forearm Block Doo An Palmok Makgi Stances X-Stance Kyocha Sogi Yul-Gok Tul (38 Movements): Yul-Gok is the pseudonym of the great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536-1584) nicknamed the 'Confucius of Korea'. The 38 movements of this pattern represent his birthplace on 38 degrees latitude and the diagram represents the word 'scholar'. Meaning of Blue Belt: Blue signifies the Heaven towards which the plant matures into a towering tree as training in Taekwon-Do progresses.