Tigers block 1 2012

2012
Sauk Centre Taekwondo
Academy

Head Instructor
Mr. Josh Waltzing

BLOCK 1
TIGERS PROGRAM
[CURRICULUM GUIDE]
This packet contains several Guided Notes pages for Promotion Testing Material including
Pattern, Kicking Combinations, One Step Sparring, and Self-Defense. Some packets may also
include other materials that pertain to each belt level the student is testing for in their next test.
If you have any questions please contact your instructor.

Sauk Centre Taekwondo Academy
Promotion Testing Curriculum Guide

February 22, 2012

Dear Parent and Student,

After many years of students asking for help with organizing curriculum material and with help
writing it down for assistance in practicing, I have decided to put together a guide for you all.
The purpose of this guide is not to give you all the material but to assist you in recording the
material correctly.

Each page is designed to be “Guided Notes,” meaning I have guided you in writing the correct
notes, not given it to you. You will still need to get the material from me in order to get the
correct notes. The structure below will mean that you do not have to remember the entire
sequence of events but the techniques within them.

For parents, I hope the Guide will help you practice with your student. Many times I have heard
students say that they tried to practice with an adult but because of the lack of knowledge of the
material, the adult was not of great assistance. I do believe this guide will change that. With
this in hand, you will be able to probe your students memory of the material they have practice
and find that they do indeed know their material. This will help with their recall of the material
come Test Day.

If there are any questions about this Guide or the material within, please do not hesitate to ask.
You can contact me via telephone (320) 761-9008, e-mail: mrjosh.waltzing@gmail.com through
the many social media channels currently available including Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and
YouTube. Thank you very much. Train Hard!

Respectfully,

Mr. Josh Waltzing

Copyright 2012 Josh Waltzing Contact Information (320) 761-9008, mrjosh.waltzing@gmail.com,
Twitter.com/mrjoshwaltzing, or Facebook.com/SchutzMartialArts
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Introduction:

In the following pages, you will find all the material needed for your next Promotion Test. For
this block you will be requested to know the following sets of material.

Pattern
Beginner Kicking Combinations
Basic One Steps
Self-Defense

Each student will be required to execute a different amount of material depending on their
current belt rank.

Pattern
o Beginners – 4 Way Pattern Low Block
o White Belt – 4 Way Pattern Middle & High Block
o Orange Belt – Kibon Hyung
o Orange Trim Belt – Palgwe IL Chang
o Yellow Belt – Palgwe Yi Chang
o Beginners - #1 - #4
o White Belt - #1 - #4
o Orange Belt - #1 - #6
o Orange Trim Belt - #1 - #6
o Yellow Belt #1 - #8
Basic One Steps
o Beginners - #1 - #3
o White Belt - #1 - #3
o Orange Belt - #1 - #4
o Orange Trim - #1 - #5
o Yellow Belt - #1 - #6

As you can see from the outline above each belt rank does the same material as the rank below
but adds a technique or two in addition. While the high ranking students are doing the same
material as the lower ranking students, they technique will be evaluated differently. As students
advance in belt rank, they will be evaluated more highly on their accuracy, power, balance,
focus, and timing of each technique.

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Pattern
Each student will be required to learn and perform a series of techniques designed to mimic self-
defense situations. This series of techniques is called a pattern, form, hyung, or poomsae.

Many times students do not understand the use of patterns and only go through the obligatory
motions. Patterns are the foundation of ALL martial arts technique. Patterns are ageless, there
are pictographic examples of movements found in current patterns on tomb walls of Korean
kings from thousands of years ago. These movements teach the fundamental ways to block,
punch, kick, and evade an attacker while maintaining perfect balance, rhythm, focus, power,
control, accuracy, and breathing.

There are two primary types of patterns executed in our style of Taekwondo, Palgwe and
Taeguk. At some point, you may see both types of patterns happening in the same class.
Palgwe patterns are the elder of the pattern sets and have their origins in Shotokan Karate
patterns. They teach very traditional, powerful deep stances and the development of incredible
power in both blocks and strikes. Being the older of the set, Palgwes have unfortunately been
subject to much distortion over the years. As the years have elapsed, it is hard to determine
which version of the Palgwes are the originals. We teach the version shown to us and even that
has gone through some slight changes back and forth in the last several years.

Taeguk patterns are much newer and were developed by the World governing body for
Taekwondo called Kukkiwon. They were created as a method of teaching essential sparring
movements and utilize shorter stances quicker movements. These patterns will develop speed
and quickness of foot while also teaching combination movements of hands and feet.

As states above, there are two primary types of patterns but in our school, you will usually only
see the Palgwe series in class. Below is the breakdown of what each belt rank will be using for
patterns for their upcoming belt promotion test.

Beginners – 4 Way Pattern Low Block
White Belt – 4 Way Pattern Middle and High Block
Orange Belt – Kibon Hyung
Orange Trim Belt – Palgwe IL Chang
Yellow Belt – Palgwe Yi Change

In this guide, the first three patterns have been included for students Beginner through White
belt. The other patterns can be found in other guides. There are many resources of patterns
available online and you are encouraged to use the resources you find. Grandmaster Richard
Chun has the best demonstrations of the Palgwe series. Although difficult to find online, they
are excellent and follow the same movement sequence as our patterns.

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Four Way Pattern Low Block

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Four Way Pattern Middle Block

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Four Way Pattern High Block

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All actions start from Right Sparring Stance.

1. Right front kick, Left roundhouse

2. Left ____________ kick, Right roundhouse

3. Right _____________ kick, Left straight side kick

4. Left front kick, Right straight ______________ kick

5. _____________ front kick, Left ax kick

6. Left front kick, __________ ax kick

7. Right front kick, Left circulating kick

8. Left ___________ kick, Right ______________ kick

9. Right front kick, Left back spin

10. Left __________ kick, Right ___________

_____________

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Basic One Steps
Unless otherwise noted, the Attacker starts every technique from Right Ap koobi (Front
stance), Left Arae Makki (Low Block).
1. Attacker: Step with right foot, Right middle punch
Defender: Slide to Right 45 degrees
Right knife-hand block to wrist
Right _______-hand strike to neck
Grab attacker’s wrist with left hand and shoulder with _____________ hand
____________ with Right leg, retaining hold on their wrist
Right punch to ____________
2. Attacker: Step with Right foot, Right middle punch
Defender: Slide to Right 45 degrees
Right ________ -hand block to wrist
Step Right foot slightly toward attacker, turn to the left side
Left ______________ to mid-section, continue turning left to face attacker
Right _________________ strike to head
3. Attacker: From Right Sparring Stance, Right front kick, Left punch
Defender: From Right Sparring Stance
Left #7 __________, (Open hand downward right to left sweeping block)
Right #4 __________ (Open hand right to left pushing block),
Left ___________ to ribs
___________ punch to head
Defender: Step toward attacker and slightly to right with __________ foot
As you advance wrap your Right ___________ around your attackers arm
from the top with your arm near shoulder
Bring Left foot together with Right, turn slightly to left so your back is facing
the attacker
Left __________ to mid-section
Left ____________ to head
Turn to Right
Grab attacker’s wrist with __________ hand
Grab attacker’s shoulder with _____________ hand,
Sweep with Right leg
Left ax kick to _____________
Right straight _____________ ________________ to head

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Defender: From Right sparring stance
Right ____________________ kick to attacker’s punch
Turn to Left into Kimasae (Horseback) stance so your Left shoulder is near
attacker
Left _________________ strike to neck
Shift Left foot slightly to left into Ap Koobi (Front Stance)
Right _______________ to mid-section
Defender: Step to right 45 degrees with Right foot into Kimasae (Horseback)
stance
Left ________________ block to wrist and __________ knife-hand strike to
neck (both at same time)
STEP with Left foot behind the attacker
Turn to the Right, Right _______________ strike to attacker’s head
Step behind the attacker with ____________ foot into ____________
(Horseback) stance
Place Right fist near attacker’s lower __________
Left ________________ to attacker’s lower back
Defender: From Right sparring stance
Turn to right with Right foot into Left Front stance
Right hand elbow up knife-hand block to the attacker’s wrist
Left _________ strike to head
Right _____________ strike to face

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Self-Defense
Each belt rank will be asked to perform some grab break-aways as part of the Promotion
Test. Each belt rank will perform a different number of escaping techniques and each
belt’s requirements are listed below.

Beginners – 1 Orange – 2 Yellow – 4

White – 1 Orange Trim – 3

In this guide, each of the following techniques will be explained from only the position of
the attacker grabbing your RIGHT ARM or WRIST with their LEFT hand, if there are
techniques in which another grab is used, it will be specifically explained.

Basic Wrist Releases
1. Pull Right elbow close to ribs, bend right elbow more to point fingers of Right hand
up toward ceiling, while keeping Right elbow under Right hand push hand straight
up toward the ceiling.

2. Step forward with Right foot into T-stance, bend Right elbow slightly, rotate Right
palm down toward floor, turn shoulders slightly to Left, quickly pull Right hand to
Left shoulder.

3. Step forward with Right foot into T-stance, keep Right elbow slightly bent, slightly
turn shoulders to Left, pull Right hand down toward Left hip and rotate Right palm
down.

4. Push Right hand away from your body, then pull it back quickly toward your
center, step back with Right foot, bend Right elbow, quickly pull Right hand past
Right ear while keeping your Right elbow close to your Center Line.

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