5th Kup

Question 1

What is the 5th Kup pattern

Answer 1

Yul Gok

Question 2

How many movements in Yul Gok

Answer 2

38

Question 3

What is the meaning of Yul Gok

Answer 3

Yul Gok is the pseudonym of the great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536 - 1584), nicknamed the ‘Confucius of Korea’. The 38 movements represent his birthplace on the 38th degree latitude and the diagram represents ‘scholar’.

Question 4

What does Blue mean

Answer 4

Signifies the heaven towards which the plant matures into a towering tree as training in Taekwon-Do progresses

Question 5

X Stance

Answer 5

Kyocha Sogi

Question 6

Double

Answer 6

Doo

Question 7

Hooking

Answer 7

Golcho

Question 8

Elbow

Answer 8

Palkup

Question 9

Doo

Answer 9

Double

Question 10

Golcho

Answer 10

Hooking

Question 11

Palkup

Answer 11

Elbow

Question 12

Walking Stance

Answer 12

Gunnun Sogi (1.5 shoulder widths, front knee over the heel, no more the 25 degrees on the back foot)

Question 13

L Stance

Answer 13

Niunja Sogi (70% weight on the back foot, 1.5 shoulder widths between front and back foot, toes of both feet 15 degrees inwards, front heel and rear heel 2.5 cm gap)

Question 14

High Outer Forearm Side Block

Answer 14

Napunde Bakat Palmok Yop Makgi

Question 15

Middle Inner Forearm Block

Answer 15

Kaunde An Palmok Makgi

Question 16

Twin Knifehand Block

Answer 16

Sang Sonkal Makgi

Question 17

High Double Forearm Block

Answer 17

Napunde Doo Palmok Makgi

Question 18

High Hooking Block

Answer 18

Napunde Golcho Makgi

Question 19

Middle Punch

Answer 19

Kaunde Jirugi

Question 20

Back Fist Side/Back Strike

Answer 20

Dung Joomuk Yop/Dwi Taerigi

Question 21

Middle Straight Fingertip Thrust

Answer 21

Kaunde Sun Sunkut Tulgi

Question 22

Front Elbow Strike

Answer 22

Ap Palkup Taerigi

Question 23

Middle Side Piercing Kick

Answer 23

Kaunde Yop Cha Jirugi

Question 24

Low Front Snap Kick

Answer 24

Najunde Ap Cha Busigi

Question 25

Gunnun Sogi

Answer 25

Walking Stance

Question 26

Niunja Sogi

Answer 26

L Stance

Question 27

Napunde Bakat Palmok Yop Makgi

Answer 27

High Outer Foreman Side Block

Question 28

Kaunde An Palmok Makgi

Answer 28

Middle Inner Forearm Block

Question 29

Sang Sonkal Makgi

Answer 29

Twin Knifehand Block

Question 30

Napunde Doo Palmok Makgi

Answer 30

High Double Forearm Block

Question 31

Napunde Golcho Makgi

Answer 31

High Elbow Block

Question 32

Dung Joomuk Yop/Dwi Taerigi

Answer 32

Back Fist Side/Back Strike

Question 33

An Palkup Taerigi

Answer 33

Front Elbow Strike

Question 34

Najunde Ap Cha Busigi

Answer 34

LOW Front Snap Kick (5th kup)

Question 35

Kaunde Yop Cha Jirugi

Answer 35

MIDDLE Side Piercing Kick (5th Kup)