3rd Gup Testing Requirements
Stances
Rear foot stance (dwitbal sogi)
- Width: None
- Length: One (1) shoulder length (footsword of rear foot-to-toes of front foot)
- Weight Distribution (F% : R%): 90:10 (most of weight on front foot)
- Right/Left: Name for the rear foot
Notes: The practitioner stands with in the feet in the shape of a capital “L”. The rear foot is turned forward 15 degrees. The front foot is pivoted inward on the heel 25 degrees such that the ball of the foot is approximately aligned with the middle of the rear foot. The heel of the front foot is slightly off the ground.
Low stance (nachuo sogi)
- Width: One (1) shoulder width (center of front foot-to-center of rear foot)
- Length: One (1) and 1/2 shoulder length (toes of rear foot-to-back heel of front foot)
- Weight Distribution (F% : R%): 50:50
- Right/Left: Name for the front foot
Notes: The practitioner stands to form a walking stance and then shifts the front foot forward by one (1) foot length. The rear foot is turned forward 25 degrees (maximum) while the front foot is turned inward 15 degrees.
Closed ready stance type “B” (moa junbi sogi)
- Width: None
- Length: None
- Weight Distribution (F% : R%): 50:50
- Right/Left: N/A
Notes: The practitioner stands with both feet together and parallel with both knees locked. The right hand forms a fist while the fingertips of the left hand are placed upon the knuckles of the right fist.
The hands are held six (6) inches in front of the belly button (umbilicus).
Patterns
Joong-Gun
Diagram: Capital “I”
Pattern Details: Video
Beginning Ready Stance: Closed Ready Stance Type B
Number of Movements: 32
Pattern Meaning: Joong-Gun is named after the patriot Ahn Joong-Gun who assassinated Hiro-Bumi Ito who was the first Japanese governor-general of Korea. Ito was known as the man who played the leading role in the Korea-Japan merger.
The 32 movements represent Mr. Ahn’s age when we was executed in Lui Shung prison in 1910.
Step Sparring
Beginning 1-Step Sparring
No-Contact Free Sparring ( 1 opponent )
Hand Techniques
Basic Hand Techniques
- Side block with the reverse knife hand
- Upward block with the palm
- Upward strike with the front elbow
- Vertical punch with the twin fore fists
- Upset punch with the twin fore fists
- Rising block with the X-fists
- Pressing block with the X-fore fists
- Angle punch with the fore fist
- U-shape block with the arc-hands
Mid-Air Techniques
- 180 Mid-air side strike with the back fist
Demonstrate a 180 degree mid-air strike with the back fist from an L-stance spinning in the direction of the “rear” shoulder.
Foot Techniques
Basic Kicking Techniques
- Vertical kick with the footsword
- Vertical kick with the reverse footsword
- Reverse crescent kick with footsword
- Reverse turning kick to the side front
- Reverse turning kick to the front
- Sweeping kick
Skip Kicking
- Skip twisting kick
Consecutive Kicking
- Three (3) consecutive kicks
Demonstrate multiple (3) advanced kicks focused at different targets towards different directions.
Mid-Air Kicking
- Mid-air 180 back piercing kick
- Mid-air side piercing kick (lead leg)
Flying Kicking
- Flying crescent kick
Vertical Kicking
- Triple Kicking
– Lead leg; Rear leg and Stepping motions
Demonstrate vertical (triple) kicking focused at different targets using more advanced kicks.
Balance/Strength Training
Demonstrate a mid-air side front snap kick.
The practitioner shall land on the “non-kicking” leg while maintaining a side front snap kick extended and held as high as possible. Hold the “landed” kicking position for two (2) seconds and repeat using the other leg.
Ho Sin Sul
Releases
- Defend against a full nelson grab from the rear
- Defend against a bear hug from behind
- Defend against a bear hug from the front
Takedowns
- Scissor-leg takedowns
Foot Sweeps
- Demonstrate sweeping kick against an attacking opponent
Demonstrate a sweep to an opponents front leg against an attack with a front punch.
Destruction
Men (16+ years)
Hand-Breaking Techniques
- 1 Board – Mid-air front punch with fore fist;or Mid-air side strike with knife hand; or
- 2 Boards – Inward strike with knife hand; or Downward punch with fore fist; or Front elbow strike
Foot-Breaking Techniques
- 2 Boards – Reverse turning kick; or Flying side front snap kick; or Flying turning kick
- 3 Boards – Flying side piercing kick
Ladies/Juniors (16+ years/11-15 years)
Hand-Breaking Techniques
- 1 Board – Mid-air front punch with fore fist; or Mid-air side strike with knife hand; or Front elbow strike
- 2 Boards – Inward strike with knife hand; or Downward punch with fore fist
Foot-Breaking Techniques
- 1 Board – Reverse turning kick; or Flying side front snap kick; or Flying turning kick; or
- 2 Board – Flying side piercing kick
Children (5-10)
Hand-Breaking Techniques
- 3/4 Board (Orange Board) – Downward strike with knife hand
Foot-Breaking Techniques
- 1 Board (Green Board) – Side piercing kick
Competition Attendance
Tournament competition is a requirement at this level. Practitioners must compete in a minimum of one (1) event. While patterns or breaking competition is recommended, participation in sparring competition fully satisfies this requirement.
Certification
None
Ten (10) Parts of the Student’s Responsibility to the Student-Instructor Relationship
- Never tire of learning. A good student can learn anytime, anywhere. This is the secret of knowledge.
- A good student must be willing to sacrifice for his art and his instructor. Many students feel that their training is a commodity that is bought with monthly instruction fees and they are unwilling to take part in demonstrations, teaching, and working around the do-jang. An instructor can afford to lose this type of student.
- Always set a good example for lower ranking students. It is only natural that they will attempt to emulate their seniors.
- Always be loyal and never criticize the instructor, the art of Taekwon-Do or the teaching methods.
- If an instructor teaches a technique, practice it and attempt to utilize it.
- Remember that a student’s conduct outside the do-jang reflects on the art and his instructor.
- If a student adopts a technique from another gym and the instructor disapproves of it, the student must discard it immediately or train at the other gym.
- Never be disrespectful to the instructor. Though a student may disagree, the student must follow instructions first and discuss the matter later.
- A student must always be eager to learn and ask questions.
- Never betray a trust.