BROWN BELT STUDY SHEET
TERMINOLOGY:
All terminology from white to purple belt, plus the following:
- Low Spear Finger……..………………………………..Hardan Kwansu
- High Low Combination Block.………Sangdan Hardan Moasoso Marki
- Low X-Block……..……………………..Hardan Kyocha Joomok Marki
- Closed Stance.….………………………………………………Moa Sagi
- Mountain Block (W-Shaped Stamping Block)……….……..Sans Marki
- Low Double Forearm Block………..….….…Hardan Do Palmok Marki
- Head Grabbing………………………………………………………Mori Jarpki
- Knee Kick……..…………………………………………..Murup Chagi
- High Spear Finger……………………………………..Sangdan Kwansu
- Low Knife Hand Block…………………………..…Hardan Sudo Marki
TECHNIQUES:
Candidates for Brown Belt must know all techniques from white to purple belt, plus the following:
- Low Spear Finger
- High Low Combination Block
- Low X-Block
- Mountain Block (W-Shaped Stamping Block)
- Low Double Forearm Block
- High Spear Finger
- Low Knife Hand Block
Candidate must:
- Know all facts and techniques from Yellow through Purple Belt Study Sheet
- Be able to execute techniques in sets of four as requested by the test board (e.g., attack – block – attack – block)
- Be able to walk through and recite the techniques of hyung Chon-Ji through Toi-Gye
Candidate must recite the meaning of and perform the patterns:
- Chon-Ji: (19 movements, 2 kihaps) – Heaven and Earth
- Tan-Gun: (21 movements, 3 kihaps) – The legendary founder of Korea in 2333 B.C.
- To-San: (24 movements, 3 kihaps) – Named after Master Ahn Chung Ho, a great patriot and educator of Korea.
- Won-Hyo: (28 movements, 3 kihaps) – Named for the monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in 686 A.D.
- Yul-Kok: (38 movements, 3 kihaps) – Pseudonym of Yi, known as the “Confucius of Korea.” The 38 movements of this pattern represent the 38th degree latitude of his birthplace. The diagram of this pattern represents scholar.
- Chung-Gun: (32 movements, 3 kihaps) – Named after Master Ahn Chung Gun who assassinated the first Japanese overlord of Korea. The 32 movements represent the age he was executed in prison.
- Toi-Gye: (37 movements, 3 kihaps) – was an authority on Neo-Confucianism. The 37 movements represent the 37th degree latitude of his birthplace.
PRINTABLE VERSION: Brown Belt Study Sheet-STKD