Blue Tag to Blue Belt

Practical
Combinations in line from Patterns
Pattern – of the students choice excluding Yul Gok
Pattern – set by the grading examiner
Pattern – Yul Gok
2 Step Sparring – Numbers 1,2,3 & 4
Semi-free Sparring (intermediate)
Free Sparring

Two Step Sparring (IBO MATSOKI)
Attacker starts right leg back, forearm guarding block.

Defense starts in parallel ready stance.

1. Attack = High punch, front kick.
Defense = Left leg back, walking stance, rising block. Right leg back, walking stance X fist pressing block.
Counter = Twin vertical punch.

2. Attack = Side punch, fixed stance, turning kick.
Defense = Right leg back, L stance, upward palm block. Left leg back, L stance, waist block.
Counter = Slide forward into right L stance, right side elbow.

3. Attack = Front kick, twin vertical punch.
Defense = Right leg back, walking stance, X fist pressing block. Left leg back, walking stance, outer forearm wedging block.
Counter = Knee kick, at the same time pull opponents shoulders.

4. Attack = Flat fingertip thrust, side kick.
Defense = Right leg back, walking stance, knife hand rising block. Left leg back, L stance, inward palm block.
Counter = Front kick to coccyx, twin upset punch to kidneys.


THREE STEP SEMI-FREE SPARRING (BAN JAYOO MATSOKI)
Attacking students start in L stance, guarding block.
Defending students start in parallel stance.
Please note: the attacker starts with either leg back every time.

Intermediate Level
Attack = Kicking with back leg first, any kick (in any order) from the following; front kick, side kick, turning kick, reverse side kick.
Defense = Any block suitable for each individual kick.
Counter = Any hand attack.

Theory

x stance                                              Kyocha Sogi

elbow                                                   Palkup

free sparring                                        Jayo Matsogi

Jumping                                              Twigi

upset punch                                        Dwijibun Jirugi

Who is the chairman of the TAGB      Mr Dave Oliver 7^th Dan

Yul-Gok (38 movements)
YUL-GOK is the pseudonym of a great philosopher and scholar Yi l (1536-1584) nicknamed the "Confucius of Korea" The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on 38 latitude and the diagram represents "scholar"