WHITE BELT 10th KUP
WHITE SIGNIFIES - INNOCENCE THE BEGINNER WHO HAS NO PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF TAEKWON-DO.
- TAEKWON-DO IS - A KOREAN ART OF SELF DEFENCE.
- PUMA STANDS FOR - THE PROFESSIONAL UNIFICATION OF MARTIAL ARTS NEW CENTURY TAEKWON-DO ARE MEMBERS
- TAE MEANS TO - JUMP , KICK OR SMASH WITH THE FOOT
- KWON MEANS - A FIST TO PUNCH OR DESTROY WITH THE HAND.
- DO MEANS - THE ART, WAY OR METHOD.
- UNIFORM IS CALLED A - DOBOK
- YOUR BELT IS CALLED - TI
- YOUR TRAINING HALL IS A - DOJANG
THERE ARE 5 TENETS OF TAEKWON-DO -
- COURTESY
- INTEGRITY
- PERSEVERANCE
- SELF
- CONTROL
- INDOMITABLE SPIRIT
BASIC STANCES YOU NEED FOR THE FIRST GRADING -
- ATTENTION STANCE CHARYOT SOGI
- FEET TOGETHER TOES POINTING OUTWARD.
- PARALLEL READY STANCE NARANI JUMBI SOGI
- SHOULDER WIDTH FROM LITTLE TOES WEIGHT 50/50
- SITTING STANCE ANNUN SOGI, ONE AND A HALF SHOULDER WIDTHS FROM BIG TOES WEIGHT 50/50
- WALKING STANCE GUNNUN SOGI, ONE SHOULDER WIDTH, ONE AND A HALF SHOULDER WIDTHS LONG FROM BIG TOE'S WEIGHT 50/50
- L STANCE NIUNJA SOGI, ONE SHOULDER WIDTH ONE AND A HALF SHOULDER WIDTHS LONG WEIGHT 70/30 BACK LEG
- LOW - NAJUNDE
- MIDDLE - Kaunde
- HIGH - Nopunde
- PUNCH - Jirugi
- OBVERSE - Baro
- REVERSE - Bandae
- FORE FIST - Ap Joomuk
- BLOCK - Makgi
- INNER FOREARM - An Palmok
- OUTER FOREARM - Bakat Palmok
- FOUR DIRECTIONAL PUNCH - Saju Jirugi
- FOUR DIRECTIONAL BLOCK - Saju Makgi