WHITE BELT

 •  Front Snap Kick

 •  Round House Kick

 •  Side Kick

 •  Ax Kick

 •  Front Hook Kick

From Sitting Stance:

1.  Left Hand Down Block

2.  Right Hand Down Block

3.  Left Hand High Block

4.  Right Hand High Block

5.  Left Hand In-to-Out Middle Block

6.  Right Hand In-to-Out Middle Block

7.  Left Hand Out-to-In Middle Block

8.  Right Hand Out-to-In Middle Block

9.  Cross Down Block

10.  Cross High Block and Yell!

From Sitting Stance:

1.  Left Hand Middle Punch

2.  Right Hand Middle Punch

3.  Left Hand Face Punch

4.  Right Hand Face Punch

5.  Left Hand Knife Hand Neck Chop

6.  Right Hand Knife Hand Neck Chop

7.  Left Hand Palm Strike

8.  Right Hand Palm Strike

9.  Double Fist Middle Punch

10.  Double Fist Hammer Strike and Yell!

Poomse, or "Form" in English, is the crux of traditional Taekwondo.  The Tae Geuk Poomses are practiced internationally by all Olympic Style Taekwondo Schools.  As such, they are the most important part of our curriculum.  Tae Geuk Il Jang consists of 18-steps.  Please see the video below.

From Ready Stance:

1.  High Block

2.  Low Block

3.  Tiger Stance and Block to the Left

4.  Tiger Stance and Block to the Right

5.  High Block and Yelling!

6.  Step forward with the Right Leg and Fighting Stance

7.  Slide forward 3-times and do 3-Natural Swings with the Right Hand

8.  Step back with the Right Leg and Fighting Stance

9.  Slide back 3-times and do 3-Natural Swings with the Left Hand

10.  Return to Ready Stance and YELL!

See it Here! https://youtu.be/31t69wfXoAY

From Fighting Stance:

Attacker:

Steps Forward with Right Foot and Punches with Right Hand:

Defender:

Step out and forward with the left leg.

Palm block with the left hand.

Punch to the floating ribs with the right hand and YELL!

See it Here! https://youtu.be/31t69wfXoAY?t=32

From Fighting Stance:

Attacker:

Steps Forward with Right Foot and Lunges with the Knife in the right hand towards the defenders belly:

Defender:

Slide back, keeping the right foot in front.

Block and grab with both hands, thumbs on top.

Right leg step forward and across turning under the attacker's arm.

Left leg step back pulling the knife into the attacker's belly and YELL!

See it Here! https://youtu.be/31t69wfXoAY?t=51

From a Natural Stance (hands at side):

Attacker:

Steps Forward with Left Foot and Grabs the Defenders Right hand with their Left Hand:

Defender:

Step forward and across with the right foot, pronating the right hand and taking out from the attacker's grip.

Readjusting the right foot, step back to the right, but keep the right foot forward, squaring up with the opponent.  As you do this, reverse neck chop with the right hand.

Left hand punch to the solar plexus and YELL!

See it Here! https://youtu.be/31t69wfXoAY?t=72

Student must break a board with Hammer Fist.

See it Here! https://youtu.be/31t69wfXoAY?t=179