CHON-JI Flashcards
READY STANCE
OPEN PARALLEL READY STANCE
MOVEMENTS
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DIAGRAM
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CHON-JI
MEANS LITERALLY “THE HEAVEN 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 PATTER PLAYED BY THE BEGINNER. THIS PATTERN CONSISTS OF TWO SIMILAR PARTS; ONE TO REPRESENT THE HEAVEN AND THE OTHER THE EARTH.
SAMBO
3-STEP SPARRING WITH A PARTNER
DOLLYO CHAGI
TURNING KICK
DWITCHA-JIRUGI
BACK PIERCING KICK
TWIMYO-CHAGI
JUMP FRONT SNAP KICK
HANA
ONE
DOOL
TWO
SET
THREE
NET
FOUR
DASOT
FIVE
YASOT
SIX
ILGOP
SEVEN
YODUL
EIGHT
AHOP
NINE
YOL
TEN
THE LITERAL TRANSLATION OF TAE KWON DO
TAE - JUMPING, FLYING TO KICK OR SMASH WITH THE FOOT
KWON - FIST, TO PUNCH, OR TO DESTROY WITH THE HAND OR FIST
DO - ART OR WAY
TAEKWON DO
THE MENTAL TRAINING AND TECHNIQUES OF UNARMED COMBAT FOR SELF-DEFENSE AS WELL AS HEALTH. IT INVOLVES THE SKILLED APPLICATION OF PUNCHES, KICKS, BLOCKS, AND DODGES WITH BARE HANDS AND FEET FOR THE RAPID DESTRUCTION OF A MOVING OPPONENT OR OPPONENTS.
UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS
CLUB PATCH ON RIGHT SHOULDER AND USA PATCH ON LEFT SHOULDER ON DO-BOK. PLEASE HAVE DO-BOKS NEAT AND CLEAN FOR TESTING AND TOURNAMENTS
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE
KOREA IS THE COUNTRY IN WHICH TAEKWON DO ORIGINATED
FOUNDING FATHER: GENERAL CHOI HONG HI, IX DAN, GRAND MASTER
THE BELT GUP AND DAN RANK SYSTEM
THERE ARE SIX COLORS OF BELTS; WHITE, YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE, RED AND BLACK. THEY ARE DIVIDED INTO 10 GRADE LEVELS OR COLORED BELTS CALLED GUPS, WITH 10TH GUP (WHITE BELT) BEING THE LOWEST AND 1ST GUP (RED BELT/BLACK STRIPE) BEING THE HIGHEST. THERE ARE 9 LEVELS OF BLACK WITH 1ST DAN BEING THE LOWEST AND 9TH DAN BEING THE HIGHEST.
NEW STANCE
L-STANCE; LENGTH IS 1 1/2 SHOULDER WIDTH LONG, MEASURED FROM THE FOOTSWORD OF THE REAR FOOT TO THE TOES OF THE FRONT FOOT. WIDTH IS 1 INCH MEASURED FROM THE HEEL OF THE REAR FOOT TO THE REVERSE FOOTSWORD OF THE FRONT FOOT. THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION IS 70% ON THE REAR LEG AND 30% ON THE FRONT LEG; THEREFORE, THE LEG WITH THE MOST WEIGHT (REAR LEG) DETERMINES RIGHT OR LEFT STANCE.
NEW TECHNIQUES
- L-STANCE, MIDDLE INNER FOREARM BLOCK
- FORWARD STEP-TURNING
- BACKWARD STEP-TURNING
WHITE BELT
SIGNIFIES INNOCENCE AS THAT OF A BEGINNING STUDENT WHO HAS NO PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF TAEKWON DO.
