Test Questions Flashcards
Who was the founder or Taekwondo?
General Choi Hung Hi
How do you say Taekwon Do in English?
The way of kicking and punching
What country does Taekwondo come from?
South Korea
What year was TKD created?
1955
Our style of TKD is based on the original form of?
ITF - International Taekwondo Federation
Who is the Master of NW TKD?
Master Gary A Muma
What is Master Muma’s rank?
7 Dan or Degree
Who is Master Muma’s Master?
Great grandmaster Hong Sik Kim
What martial art from China influenced TKD?
Kung fu
What martial art from Japan influenced TKD?
Karate
What 2 ancient Korean martial arts influenced TKD?
Sub also and Taekkyon
What style of martial art is Taekkyon?
Kicking
What style of fighting form is Subakdo?
Grappling and hand striking
What style of martial art is Kung fu?
Soft or deflecting
What do the practitioners of the soft style like Kung fu do with energy?
They deflect it
What style of martial art is Karate?
Hard style or jamming
What do practitioners of the hard style do in relation to energy?
The jam it
What are the 2 styles of blocks in TKD?
Jamming and deflecting
How many Kup ranks in NW TKD?
10
How many color belts?
9
How many fighting forms all together?
24
How many moves in all the color belt forms?
259
The Korean word for form is:
Hung
The longest color belt form is:
Yup- Golk with 38 moves
How many moves are in the longest fighting form?
38
Kup means what in English?
Grade
The shortest color belt form?
Ching Ji
The first form that includes a kick
Won- Hyo
The Korean word for uniform
Do Bok
The Korean word for studio or gym
Do Jang
How do you say Instructor in Korean
Sabum-nim mean
Charyut means?
attention
Chin-bi means?
Ready
How do you say “Thank You for the class” in Korean
Gam da hap nida, means?
What does “student” in Korean mean?
Jena
What does Soo Bak Do mean?
The way of Hand striking
Kyung Yet means?
Bow
How do you say Hello in Korean?
Ya Boe Say Yo
Another word for Degree?
Dan
How do you say Director of School?
Kwan Jung Nim
How do you say School in Korean?
Kwan
How do you say Grand master in Korean?
Lil Sa Nim
Another word for fighting “Form”
Hung
How do you say “No” in Korean
Ahmed Nee Yoe
How do you say “Yes” in Korean
Nah
How many standing stances do we have?
9
How many basic kicks do we have?
6
What is another name for a Front stance?
Walking stance
Where should your weight be in a proper front stance
Middle
What is the best direction to fight in a front stance
Forward and backward
How many knees are bent in a front stance
1
Why should your knee be bent in a front stance
A bent knee is a strong knee
Why is your back leg straight in a front stance
To direct the energy and force of a strike down into the ground
How wide should a proper front stance be?
Shoulders width apart
What is another name for a back stance
L stance
How many knees are bent in a proper Back stance
2
What is the best direction to fight in a Back stance
All directions
A Cat stance is used to fight some one who is?
Close
In a Crane stance your lead foot is used to protect your?
Base knee
Another name for Horse stance
Side stance
In a Horse stance where is your weight
Middle
The best direction to fight in a horse stance
Side to side
In a horse stance which is your lead foot?
The one closest to your most aggressive appointment
How many ground stances are there?
3
What are the names of the ground stances?
Prone
Figure 4
Kneeling
What is the Kihap used for
Scare your opponent
And tighten your muscles
The ITF was founded in what year
1966
The WTF (world taekwondo federation) was founded in?
1973
Since 2000 there have only been 2 Asian martial arts in the Olympics
TKD
Judo
TKD was created to?
For the unification of Korea
List 3 ancient Korean martial arts
Subakdo
Taekkyon
Ssireum
Another martial art from Korea?
Hapkido
Martial art created by Bruce Lee
Jewet Kun Do
A combat sport from Thailand
Must Thai
4 martial arts from Japan
Judo
jujitsu
Karate
Kendo
Brazilian Jui Jitsu is an adaptation of
Pre World War II judo
Brazilian Jui Jitsu was developed by
Helios and Carlos Gracie
Hwa-Rang means
The way of flowering manhood
Which warriors became known as the Hwa Rang
Silla
The Silla warriors were given training in
Sobak do
Who was the driving force for the unification of the 3 Kingdoms if Korea
The Hwa Rang warriors
What is the name of the hand sign at the beginning of won-Hyo
What does it mean
The Moon sign
Tiger the hand covering fist -power
Dragon the fist- wisdom