| Pattern:
Chon-Ji Movements: 19 |
Diagram: |
Chon-Ji: Literally means the "Heaven and the Earth". It is in the Orient interpreted as the creation of the world, or the beginning of human history, therefore, it is the initial pattern played by the beginner. This pattern consists of two similar parts, one to represent the Heaven and the other the Earth.
End of Pattern: Left foot moves forward to right foot.
Significance of Belt: Innocence, a new
beginning.
Attention: Feet are together, hands are straight down to the sides.
Bow: From the waist only, 45 degrees with the head up.
Stances:Straddle: The legs are apart and bent with the weight evenly distributed on both feet, knee directly over the ankles, and the feet are a little more than shoulder width apart; front is the direction your face points.
Walking: The front knee is bent, the back knee is locked, and both sets of toes are straight ahead. Feet are a little more than shoulder width apart, weight is 50/50. The front foot determines the stance.
"L"-Stance: Legs are bent with the weight evenly distributed. The rear foot determines the stance.
Hands:
Straight punch
Low defense
Inner forearm block
Double knife hand block
High rising block
Elbow strikes
Feet:
Front snap kick
Side piercing kick
Soft Technique:
Breathing
Ki
Calmness
Ikyyo (theory)
Self-Defense:
Theory: Attitude / Distance / Power / Leverage / Balance
Vocabulary:
Attention ……………….... Charyot
Bow ……………..……...... Kyong Ye
Ready ……………………. Junbi
Return …………………… Paro
Relax……………………... Sho
Questions:
1. What does Tae Kwon Do mean?
2. What is the first pattern?
3. Why do we bow?
4. What does the word Hyung mean?
5. What is the significance
of a White Belt?