White Belt- Yellow Stripe

Question 0

Ready stance

Answer 0

Open parallel ready stance

Question 1

Pattern

Answer 1

Chon-Ji

Question 2

Movements

Answer 2

19

Question 3

Diagram

Answer 3

+ (plus sign)

Question 4

Chon-Ji means…

Answer 4

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 pattern played by the beginner. This pattern consists of two similar parts; one to represent the heaven and the other the earth.

Question 5

Dollyo chagi

Answer 5

Turning kick

Question 6

Dwitcha-Jirugi

Answer 6

Back piercing kick

Question 7

Twimyo-ap-chagi

Answer 7

Jump front snap kick

Question 8

Count from one to ten in Korean

Answer 8

Hana, dool, set, net, dasot, yasot, ilgop, yodul, ahop, yol.

Question 9

Tae

Answer 9

Jumping, flying to kick or smash with the foot.

Question 10

Kwon

Answer 10

Fist, to punch, or destroy with the hand or fist.

Question 11

Do

Answer 11

Art or way

Question 12

Taekwon-Do is…

Answer 12

The mental or physical training 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.

Question 13

Uniform requirements

Answer 13

Club patch on right shoulder and U.S.A. patch on left shoulder on do-bok. Please have do-boks neat and clean for testing and tournaments.

Question 14

Which country did Taekwon-do originate in?

Answer 14

Korea

Question 15

Who is the founding father of Taekwon-do?

Answer 15

General Choi Hong Hi, IX Dan, grand master

Question 16

What are the six belt colors

Answer 16

White, yellow, green, blue, red and black

Question 17

How many ‘grade levels’ are there for color belts?

Answer 17

10 (10th gup)

10th gup is the lowest (white belt) and 1st gup is the highest (red belt/black stripe)

Question 18

How many levels of black belt are there?

Answer 18

9 dans.

1st dan being the lowest and 9th dan being the highest

Question 19

New stance:

Answer 19

L-stance

Question 20

L-stance

Answer 20

Length is 1 1/2 shoulder width long. Measured from the foots word 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 foot sword of the front foot. The weight distribution is 70% on the rear leg and 30% on the front foot; therefore, the leg with the most weight (rear leg) determines right or left stance

Question 21

New techniques (name all 3)

Answer 21

L-stance middle inner forearm block
Forward step-turning
Backward step-turning

Question 22

Three steps (name the blocks and the counters)

Answer 22

1) Middle section outer forearm block
    Off the heel reverse punch
2) Middle section outer forearm knifehand block 
    Upward knee kick 
3) Middle section inner forearm block
    Middle section turning kick 
4) Middle section inner forearm knifehand block 
    Step in upward elbow strike

Question 23

White belt signifies…

Answer 23

Innocence as that of a beginning student who has no previous knowledge of Taekwon-do