9th Gup - Yellow Stripe

Question 1

What are the tenants of Taekwon-do?

Answer 1

Courtesy
Integrity 
Perseverance 
Self Control 
Indomitable Spirit

Question 2

What does Courtesy mean?

Answer 2

(Ye Ui) To be polite to one another.

Question 3

What does Integrity mean?

Answer 3

(Yom Chi) The students whose actions do not live up to his/her words.

Question 4

What does Perseverance mean?

Answer 4

(In Nae) One of the most important secrets in becoming a leader of Taekwon-do is to overcome every difficulty by perseverance.
There is an old Oriental saying, “Patience leads to virtue or merit.”

Question 5

What does Self Control mean?

Answer 5

(Guk Gi) This tenet is extremely important inside and outside the dojang. An inability to live and work within one’s capability or sphere is also a lack of self-control. According to Lao-Tzu “the term of stronger is the person who wins over oneself rather than someone else.”

Question 6

What does Indomitable Spirit mean?

Answer 6

(Baekjool Boolgool) Those who have pursued their dreams earnestly and strenuously with indomitable spirit have never failed to achieve their goals.

Question 7

What is the meaning of Chon-Ji and how many movements does it have?

Answer 7

Means literally “the Heaven and the Earth.” It is, in the Orient, interpreted as the creation of the world or the beginning of human history, therefore, it is the initial pattern played by the beginner. This pattern consists of two similar parts; one to represent the Heaven and the other the Earth.
This pattern has 19 movements.