8th Kup Theory

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Belt colour

Green belt signifies a plant’s growth as the skills in Taekwon-Do begin to develop.

Kicks

Front snap kick - Ap cha busigi

Striking tool: Ball of the foot - Ap kumchi

Side piercing kick - Yop cha jirugi

Striking tool: Footsword - Balkal

Turning kick - Dollyo chagi

Striking tool: Ball of the foot - Ap kumchi

Reverse turning kick - Bandae dollyo chagi

Striking tool: Back heel - Dwit chook

Back piercing kick - Dwit cha jirugi

Striking tool: Footsword - Balkal

Downward kick - Naero chagi

Striking tool: Back heel - Dwit chook

For jumping kicks prefix the above terminology with Twimyo.

Parts of the foot

Instep - Baldung
Footsword - Balkal
Back heel - Dwit chook
Ball of the foot - Ap kumpchi
Side instep - Yop baldung
Back sole - Dwit kumchi

Patterns

Dan Gun

Dan Gun is named after the holy Dan Gun legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 BC.

The pattern has 21 movements, and when performed forms the shape of a capital I (⌶).

New movements introduced in the pattern:

Knifehand guarding block - Sonkal daebi makgi
Twin forearm block - Sang palmok makgi
Rising block - Chookyo makgi
Knifehand side strike - Sonkal yop taerigi
High section obverse punch - Nopunde baro jirugi

Hand techniques

Knifehand strike - Sonkal taerigi
Reverse knifehand strike - Sonkal dung taerigi
Backfist - Dung joomuk
Reverse punch - Bandae jirugi
Elbow strike - Palkup taerigi
Straight fingertip thrust - Sun sonkut tulgi

Blocks

Rising block - Chookyo makgi
Forearm guarding block - Palmok daebi makgi
Knifehand guarding block - Sonkal daebi makgi
Twin forearm block - Sang palmok makgi
Inward outer forearm - Anaero bakat palmok makgi
Downward block - Naeryo makgi

Directions

Inwards - Anaero
Outwards - Bakaero
Upwards - Ollyo
Downwards - Naeryo

Parts of the hand & foot

Fingertips - Sonkut
Arc hand - Bandalson
Knifehand - Sonkal
Palm heel - Son badak
Forefirst - Ap joomuk
Reverse knifehand - Sonkal dung

3-step sparring - Sambo matsogi

Attacker steps back into a right walking stance, and executes a low section outer forearm block.
Attacker kihaps (shout) and waits for defender to kihap.
Attacker then executes a walking stance middle section obverse punch three times while moving forwards.
Defender stands in parallel ready stance, then executes three blocks against the attacker's techniques while moving backwards.
Immediately after the third block, defender executes a single counter-attack.

Grading syllabus

The following techniques form part of your grading requirements, and the examiner may ask you to demonstrate some of all of these, as well as anything from previous gradings:

Pattern Dan Gun.
Three step sparring. Sambo matsogi.
Walking stance, front snap kick, obverse/reverse punch. Gunnun so, ap cha busigi, baro, bandae jirugi.
Low section outer forearm block, rising block. Najunde bakat palmok makgi, chookyo makgi.

At this stage, you should be able to perform the following three basic kicks correctly:

Font snap kick. Ap cha busigi.
Side piercing kick. Yop cha jirugi.
Turning kick. Dollyo chagi.

Make sure your kicks start from the correct place, and that the shape of the kick is correct. Make sure that the proper part of the foot is utilised and that the kick is aimed at the proper target area of the body. Finally, always maintain your balance and posture during the kick, and make sure the kick recovers correctly.