Curriculum Welcome to the UConn Taekwondo team! The curriculum focuses at each stage on introducing new skills or techniques, and expanding upon skills already learned. Each student who wishes to earn belt promotions through UConn Taekwondo is expected to become proficient in the skills listed for their belt level and every lower level, in addition to regular attendance, participation, and enthusiasm. If this is the beginning of your Taekwondo career, don t panic! You will find that many techniques build on others, so as you work your way through the curriculum you will be constantly reviewing old skills even as you learn new ones. For returning students or those with previous experience in Taekwondo, it is your responsibility to know or learn all the techniques up to your level even if you do not wish to test through us. While we always respect and appreciate any training our teammates did before joining UConn Taekwondo, it is important that we have a standard set of expectations for those who train with us in order to fairly accommodate students of all backgrounds. Regardless of where you come from, it is very important that all students be familiar with the curriculum because as a team, we are all responsible for teaching and learning from each other. As you learn Taekwondo, much of your growth will come from watching and training with others. More advanced students are expected to know these techniques because newer students expect to learn from them. The purpose of this curriculum is at its core to make learning Taekwondo as straightforward as possible. While at times you may work on techniques that don t appear until a more advanced level, the curriculum specifies exactly what you are expected to know at your rank the minimum set of skills we expect from a student your level. As such, the curriculum is cumulative: with each promotion you earn, the more skills you are responsible for knowing. This curriculum only represents a small part of your journey in this martial art the road map for your time with UConn Taekwondo. How far you actually travel on that path is entirely up to you, but with hard work and dedication, Taekwondo can be an incredibly rewarding experience. For the more information, visit http://www.kukkiwon.or.kr/front/pageview.action?cmd=/eng/information/taekwondoskill Curriculum 1
WHITE BELT Testing up to Yellow Belt Attention ( 차렷, charyeot) Ready ( 기본준비, gibon-junbi) Relax/At Ease ( 편히서기, pyeoni-seogi) Walking Stance ( 앞서기, ap-seogi) Front Stance ( 앞굽이, apgubi) Horseback Riding Stance ( 주춤서기, juchum-seogi) Fighting/Sparring Stance ( 겨루기준비, gyeorugi-junbi) Stretch Kick Front Kick ( 앞차기, ap-chagi) Roundhouse Kick ( 돌려차기, dollyeo-chagi) Skipping Roundhouse Kick (Fast Kick) ( 발붙여돌려차기, balbucheodollyeo-chagi) Side Kick ( 옆차기, yeop-chagi) Axe Kick ( 내려차기, naeryeo-chagi) Any of the kicking techniques listed. Meanig of Taekwondo All of commands 1-10 Grandmaster Master Instructor School Uniform Punch/Jab ( 지르기, jireugi) Low Block ( 내려막기, naeryeo-makgi) Inside Middle Block ( 안막기, an-makgi) Outside Middle Block ( 바깥막기, bakkat-makgi) High Block ( 올려막기, ollyeo-makgi) Knife Hand Strike ( 비트러치기, biteureo-chigi) or ( 손날등치기, sonnaldeung-chigi) Taegeuk Il Jang ( 태극일장 ) WHITE BELT 1
YELLOW BELT Testing up to Green Belt. Back Stance ( 뒷굽이, dwitgubi) Any of the kicking techniques listed. (review all techniques up to this rank) Back Kick ( 뒤차기, dwi-chagi) Turning Roundhouse Kick ( 뒤돌아돌려차기, dwi-dora dollyeo-chagi) Front Leg Front Kick ( 앞발앞차기, apbal ap-chagi) Front Leg Roundhouse Kick ( 앞발돌려차기, apbal-dollyeo-chagi) Front Leg Side Kick ( 앞발옆차기, apbal yeop-chagi) Front Leg Axe Kick (straight) ( 앞발내려차기 apbal naeryeo-chagi) Crescent Kick (In-to-Out & Out-to-In) ( 안차기, 바깥차기 respectively an-chagi, bakkat-chagi) Front Push Kick ( 밀어차기, mireo-chagi) Ridge Hand Inward Strike ( 손날등안치기, sonnaldeung-an-chigi) Knife Hand Block ( 손날바깥막기, sonnal-bakkat-makgi) Taegeuk Ee Jang ( 태극이장 ) Taegeuk Sahm Jang ( 태극삼장 ) YELLOW BELT 1
GREEN BELT Testing up to Blue Belt. Double Roundhouse Kick ( 나래차기, narae-chagi) Front Leg Hook Kick ( 앞발낚아차기, apbal nakka-chagi) Jump Turning Roundhouse Kick ( 돌개차기, dolgaechagi) Spinning Hook Kick ( 뒤후려차기, dwi-huryeo-chagi) Jumping Roundhouse Kick ( 뛰어돌려차기, ttwieo-dollyeo-chagi) Jumping Front Kick ( 뛰어앞차기, ttwieo-ap-chagi) Back Kick Spinning Hook Kick Sparring terminology Double Knife-hand Block, Low ( 손날거들어내려막기, sonnalgeodeureo-naeryeo-makgi) Double Knife-hand Block, Middle ( 손날거들어몸통막기 sonnalgeodeureo-momtong-makgi Double Knife-hand Block, High (Swallow Strike) ( 제비품치기, jebipum-chigi) Outside Forearm Block ( 바깥막기, bakkat-makgi) Backfist ( 등주먹바깥치기 deung-jumeok-bakkat-chigi) Spear Hand Strike ( 거들어세워찌르기, geodeureo-sewo-jjireugi) Upper Cut ( 치지르기, chi-jireugi) Hook Punch ( 돌려지르기, dollyeo-jireugi) Taegeuk Sah Jang ( 태극사장 ) GREEN BELT 1
BLUE BELT Testing up to Red Belt. Cross Stance ( 꼬아서기, kkoa-seogi) Side Stance ( 옆서기, yeop-seogi) 1 kicking technique 1 hand technique and hand blocks/strikes (review all techniques up to this point) Body parts Jumping Back Kick ( 뛰어뒤차기, ttwieo-dwi-chagi) Flying Side Kick ( 뛰어옆차기, ttwieo yeop-chagi) Inside Elbow Strike ( 팔굽안돌려치기, palgup-an-dollyeo-chigi) Outside Elbow Strike ( 팔굽바깥돌려치기, palgup-bakkat-dollyeochigi) Vertical Elbow Strike ( 팔굽올려치기, palgup-ollyeo-chigi) Elbow Target Strike ( 팔굽표적치기, palgup-pyojeok-chigi) Back Knuckle Forward Strike ( 등주먹앞치기, deung-jumeok-apchigi) U-shape Punch ( ㄷ 자지르기, digeutja-jireugi) Palm Heel Inward Block ( 바탕손안막기, batangson-an-makgi) Palm Heel Strike ( 바탕손앞치기, batangson-ap-chigi) Taegeuk Oh Jang ( 태극오장 ) Taegeuk Yook Jang ( 태극육장 ) BLUE BELT 1
RED BELT Testing up to Red Belt. Tiger Stance ( 범서기, beom-seogi) 2 kicking techniques 1 hand technique All terminology Reverse Front Stance Spinning Crescent Kick ( 뛰어반달차기, ddwiuh-bandal-chagi) Jump Spinning Hook Kick ( 뛰어뒤후려차기, ddwiuh-dwi-hooryuhchagi) 가위막기, gawi-makgi) Arc Hand ( 반달손, bandal-son) Double Fist Block (lower section) ( 거들어내려막기, geodeureonaeryeo-makgi) Double Fist Block (midsection) ( 거들어몸통막기, geodeureomomtong-makgi) Taegeuk Chil Jang ( 태극칠장 ) Taegeuk Pal Jang ( 태극팔장 ) RED BELT 1