JiHoChoi Taekwondo Belt Study Guide to Obtaining A Junior Blue Belt

Blue symbolizes the sky, representing ambition, youthful energy and a new growth that stretches toward.

Red stripe symbolizes danger, as the student must learn to control his/her newfound power.

This article is for a current blue belt student who is studying to obtain a junior blue belt.

Obtaining A Jr. Blue Belt

Topics you are required to demonstrate are:

BASICS

Formation Stances – ChahRyut (attention), Gyung-Nyet (bow), JoonBee (ready)
Stances – Horse Stance, Front High Stance, Front Long Stance, Fighting Stance, L-stance and Back Stance
Blocks – Low, High, Inner, Single Forearm Block, Outside Forearm Block and Single Knife Hand Block, Double Knife Hand Block
Attacks – Middle Punch, High Punch, Hammer Punch, Knife Hand, Neck Chop, Spear Hand, Elbow Strike, Knife Hand Strike and Double Hand Supported Spear Hand, Back Fist.
Variation – Swallow Neck Chop

POOMSE

gahm-sah-hyung, combination hands technique and “taekwondo” poomse;
WTF Poomse – Taeguk Il-Jung, Taeguk Ee-Jung, Taeguk Sahm-Jung and Taeguk Sah-Jung

KICKS

Dynamic Stretch Kicks – Front Raising Kick, Outside Round Kick, Inside Round Kick, Side Raising Kick, Side Round Kick, Back Raising Kick and Side Cut Kick
Snap Kicks – Front Snap Kick, Axe Kick, Round House Kick, Side Kick, Back kick and Side Hook Kick
Hopping Kicks – Front, Round House, Side and Axe
Fast Kicks – Front, Round
Jump Kicks – Front
Flying Kicks – Flying Side Kick
Switch Kicks – Front Snap Kick, Axe Kick, Round House Kick, Side Kick
Combination Kicks – (a) Hopping Front Kick and Round House Kick; (b) Hopping Round House Kick and Axe Kick and (c) Hopping Side Kick, Back Kick, Hopping Axe Kick, High Round House Kick and Front Kick Series

SPARRING FOOT WORK

Footworks # 1 – 6 and 7
Two Kick Exchange Sparring (2 minutes)
Fast Single Kick Exchange Sparring (two, 2 minute Rounds – total of 4 minutes)
Attend Sparring Classes

THEORY