White Belt

White Belt

Taekwondo = Way of the Hand and Foot 

Hapkido= Way of Coordination and Power 

Jiu-Jitsu = Gentle Art

Kicks Strikes

  1. Front Kick 1. Reverse Punch
  2. Roundhouse Kick 2. Knifehand Strike (standard and upset)
  3. Axe Kick 3. Chain Punching
  4. Outer Crescent Kick 4. Combo: straight vertical , hook, uppercut.
  5. Side Kick

Blocks

  1. Low Block
  2. High Block
  3. Middle Block (outer or inner)
  4. Double Knifehand block
  5. Middle Knife Block (outer or inner)

Stances

  1. Closed Stance
  2. Attention Stance
  3. Ready Stance
  4. Horse Stance also called Middle Stance
  5. Front Stance
  6. Tiger Stance
  7. Back Stance also called L Stance
  8. Cross Stance
  9. Crane Stance
  10. Combat or Fighting Stance

Falls (Hapkido)

  1. Forward Roll, and backward Roll
  2. Front Fall
  3. Back Fall
  4. Side Fall

Self-Defense (Hapkido & Jiu-Jitsu)

  1. Opponent grabs defender’s left wrist with their right hand. Defender steps between legs with the left foot as they point their elbow directly under the attacking hand without moving their elbow to the right or the left releasing their wrist from attacker and yelling EIGHT!
  2. Same as number one but attacker grabs with both hands and defender reaches between attackers arms and grabs their own hand to help break free and yell EIGHT!
  3. Opponent grabs defender’s throat or shoulders with both hands. Defender puts either arm over opponent’s arm and under the other and pushes their palm with the free hand to use as a lever to break free and yell EIGHT!
  4. Opponent grabs defender’s throat or shoulders with both hands. Defender steps backward with left foot and circles his right arm over both attackers arms and then elbows attacker in the face yelling EIGHT!

Palgwe Il Jang

Number of moves: 20

Gi-yups: 8, 16 Trigram: Keon (Heavens)

Start in ready position.

1. Turn 90° to the left into left front stance, low block with left hand.

2. Step forward into right front stance, inward middle block with right hand.*

3. Turn 180° to the right into right front stance, low block with right hand.

4. Step forward into left front stance, inward middle block with left hand.*

5. Turn 90° to the left into left front stance, low block with left hand.

6. Step forward into left back stance (right foot forward), inward middle block with right hand.*

7. Step forward into right back stance (left foot forward), inward middle block with left hand.*

8. Step forward into right front stance, middle punch with right hand. Gi-yup!

9. Turn 270° to the left into right back stance (left foot forward), double high knife hand block to the left.

10. Step forward into left back stance (right foot forward), inward middle block with right hand.*

11. Turn 180° to the right into left back stance (right foot forward), double high knife hand block to the right.

12. Step forward into right back stance (left foot forward), inward middle block with left hand.*

13. Turn 90° to the left into left front stance, low block with left hand.

14. Step forward into right front stance, inward knife hand strike with right hand.*

15. Step forward into left front stance, inward knife hand strike with left hand.*

16. Step forward into right front stance, middle punch with right hand. Gi-yup!

17. Turn 270° to the left into left front stance, low block with left hand.

18. Step forward into right front stance, inward middle block with right hand.*

19. Turn 180° to the right into right front stance, low block with right hand.

20. Step forward into left front stance, inward middle block with left hand.*


Return to ready position.

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