4th rank : Blue Belt

 

Green I Technical program Blue I

 

Meaning of the blue belt :

The blue belt represents the sky to which the plant is reaching to become taller, as the student's knowledge kepps growing.

 

Theory on :

The kwonledge of the interrelationship between Taekwon-do and physical fitness

 

Basic technique :

1- Flying reverse hooking kick ( stting stace)

2- Rear foot stance upward block with a palm

3- Low stance pressing lock with the palm

4- Walking stance rising block with a X-fist

5- Walking stance high vertical punch with a twin fist

6- Walking stance upset punch with a twin fist

7- Walking stance upper elbow strike

8- L-stance a middle block with the reverse knife-hand

9- Fixed-stance U-shape block

 

Form :

Joong-Gun's definition :

Named afeter the patriot Ahn Joong-Gun who assassinated Hiro-Bumi Ito, the first Japenese governer-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 Anh's age when he was executed at Lui-Shung prison in 1910.

Diagram Numbers of movements Starting stance

32

Close ready stance

type B

 

Ststem of sparring :

- Free sparring (notion de contre-attaque)

- One-step sparring with a partner #2

- Semi-free sparring #2

- Suit of kicks #13 et 14

 

Self-defence techniques :

- Combined attacks

 

Breaking :

- Back piercing kick :

Man = 3 planks

Woman = 2 planks

   

- Inner high knife-hand :

Man = 2 planks

Woman = 1 plank

 

Green I Technical program Blue I

LAJEUNESSE, Richard. 1998, " Le credo du Taekwon-do" dans Taekwon-do, jour après jour, Lasalle. Taekwon-do Richard Lajeunesse, p. 104-115.

GEN. CHOI HONG HI. 1999, Taekwon-Do, Canada. Internation Taekwon-Do Federation. 765 p.