White Belt Course Outline: (Reviewer)

Taekwondo: Korean martial art of self-defense.

Tae: to kick, strike, and jump with the foot or feet.
Kwon: to punch, block and strike with the hands or fist.
Do: the art or the way

Terminologies:

Charyeot : Attention Joonbi : Ready

Chungye : Bow Sabumnin : Teacher
Shijak : Start Keuman : Stop
Kalyeo : Break Dojang : Gym

Tenets of Taekwondo :1.Discipline 2.Respect 3.Self-Confidence 4.Perseverance

5.Etiquette 6.Indomitable spirit.

Blocks

1.Fist Block: 1.downwardblock 2.double arms middle block 3.upper block.

2.Knife Block: 1.knife hand block 2. knife hand middle block.

Neck Chop: Basic / Reverse

Striking areas of the Foot: 1. instep 2.ball foot 3.heel 4.sole.

Striking areas of the Fist: 1.forefist 2.backfist 3.hammer fist.
Striking areas of the Open Hand: 1.blade 2.fingers 3.ridge 4.palm

Stances: 1.ready or joonbi 2.horseriding 3.forward

4. backward 5.fighting or kicking.

Kicks: 1. Stretch 2.in-out 3.out-in 4.front kick 5. 45 degree

6. Side kick

Levels in Taekwondo:
1. White: Beginner
2. Yellow & Blue: Novice/Intermediate
3. Red & Brown: Advance
4. Black: Expert or Master
 The highest level of blackbelt or “DAN” a practitioner of Taekwondo can
attain is 9.

Poomse(Forms)

Foundation Form #1(8 downward blocks, 12 middle punches)

1. left forward stance downward block

2. right forward stance right middle punch
3. right forward stance right downward block
4. left forward stance left middle punch
5. left forward stance left downward block
6. right forward stance right middle punch
7. left forward stance left middle punch
8. right forward stance right middle punch(Shout)
9. left forward stance left downward block
10. right forward stance right middle punch
11 right forward stance right downward block
12. left forward stance left middle punch
13. left forward stance left downward block
14. right forward stance right middle punch
15. left forward stance left middle punch
16. right forward stance right middle punch(Shout)
17. left forward stance left downward block
18. right forward stance right middle punch
19. right forward stance right downward block
20. left forward stance left middle punch

Foundation Form #2 (2downward blocks, 6 upper blocks,6 front kicks,6 upper

punches, 6 middle punches)

1. left forward stance left upper block

2. right front kick/right forward stance right middle punch
3. right forward stance right upper block
4. left front kick/left forward stance left middle punch
5. left forward stance left downward block
6. right forward stance right upward punch
7. left forward stance left upward punch
8. right forward stance right upward punch (Shout)
9. left forward stance left upward block
10. right front kick/right forward stance right middle punch
11. right forward stance right upward block
12. left front kick/left forward stance left middle punch
13. left forward stance left downward block
14. right forward stance right upward punch
15. left forward stance left upward punch
16. right forward stance right upward punch(Shout)
17. left forward stance left upward bock
18. right front kick/right forward stance right middle punch
19. right forward stance right upward block
20. left front kick/left forward stance left middle punch

Three Step Self – Defense

1. side step to the right, knife hand block/reverse neck chop, and basic neck chop
strike.
2. side step to the right, knife hand block/upward punch, double punch to the
body.
3. left forward stance upper block, right upward punch.
4. side step to the left left hand parry, double punch to the body.
5. fighting stance,left side kick to the body.

Basic Combination Kicks

1. 45 – 45 3. 45 – out in - 45
2. 45 - front kick – 45 4. Front kick -side kick - 45
3. 45 - 45 – side kick

 The continued development and propagation of Taekwondo in the country is

being supervised under the Philippine Taekwondo Association(PTA) with
Grandmaster Sung Chon Hong being its Chief-Instructor and Vice-President.
The sport is considered an Olympic event with it being held in the Olympiad
of 1988 in Seoul, Korea and 1992 in Barcelona, Spain as a Demonstration
Sport. It has been an official Olympic Sport for the 2000 Sydney, 2004
Athens, and 2008 Beijing Olympics.

*Headquarters of Taekwondo in the Philippines (Philippine Taekwondo Association)