Taekwon-Do            Home Results Ely TKD About TKD Fun stuff Quiz Gallery Links Guest Book Technical Understand and correctly perform all 10th and 9th Kup techniques Understand and correctly perform the following defensive techniques:     Forearm guarding block, Knifehand guarding block, Twin forearm block and Rising block Understand and correctly perform the following offensive techniques:     Knifehand side strike Correctly perform 3-step sparring Theory Understand all 10th and 9th Kup requirements Know the meaning of the pattern Dan Gun Know the purpose of each technique in pattern Dan Gun Grading Requirements Stepping front snap kick into walking stance followed by obverse and reverse forefist middle punches Stepping forward walking stance, outer forearm low block followed by a rising block. Perform in a consecutive motion 3-step sparring Perform pattern Dan Gun General theory appropriate to an 8th Kup student Theory Questions  1) What is the pattern you have just learnt?  2) How many movements does the pattern have?  3) What is the meaning of the pattern you have learnt?  4) This pattern ahs four blocking techniques. Name, in the order they are performed, these techniques and the stances they are performed in.  5) In movement 11 of pattern Dan Gun, describe which of the two outer forearm techniques is classified as the "primary block" and why  6) Does the "primary block" described above begin on the "inside" (closest to the body) or "outside" (furthest from the body)?  7) What is the blocking tool used in a Chookyo Makgi?   8) What are the four Instructor Classifications and Grades?  9) Name two type of "guarding" block    8th Kup      Dan Gun            2 months      21 movements Requirements: Dan-Gun Tul (click for description) Front Kick / Obverse & Reverse Punch (4) Walking Stance Low Block / Rising Block (4) Three Step Sparring (5 - 9) (SAMBO MATSOGI) (click for description) English - Korean Dictionary Defending Techniques Knifehand Guarding Block Sonkal Daebi Makgi Twin Forearm Block Sang Palmok Makgi Attacking Techniques Backfist Strike Dung Joomuk Taerigi Inward Knifehand Strike Anuro Sonkal Taerigi Side Piercing Kick Yop Cha Jirugi Turning Kick Dollyo Chagi Dan-Gun Tul (21 Movements) Dan-Gun is named after the Holy Dan-Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 B.C.