TRAINING PRINCIPLES – 10TH Gup to Cho Dan Bo

1. Stage 1 of the first 3 basic stages of defense
2. Block first, then strike or kick

1. Stage 2 of the first 3 basic stages of defense
2. Block and strike or kick connects simultaneously

1. Stage 3 of the first 3 basic stages of defense
2. Your strike or kick connects before opponent reaches you

1. Block, strike (usually a reverse punch), and chamber leg.
2. From this position you can transition into a leg block, reaping throw, kick, or close the gap to the opponent.

1. Use a flowing spinning movement
2. Can be combined with any attack or block

1. Based on the spirit or power forms such as Chulgi or ChipSoo
2. Move your body in a solid, unified, powerful block

1. Used when unable to move and avoid
2. An excellent development for the reflexes

1. A variation of #7
2. Hold the belt and block your midsection only by using the surface area of the arm

1. Smooth flowing block using a circular deflection action to produce a soft style block.
2. Derived from the circular movements of the Korean martial art called "Tae Kyon".

1. Use the foot as well as the shin area to block kicks.
2. To use this principle effectively may require some conditioning to toughen the shin and lower leg areas.

TRAINING PRINCIPLES – 1st DAN

When possible open the opponent’s back side for advantage.

1. This is an offensive principle.
2. You keep the opponent disoriented by following him closely keeping him off balance and staying within striking range.
3. Keep your guard up and stay close to nullify his ability to strike.

1. This is a defensive principle found in all of the soft and circular arts.
2. With linear attacks yield to the opponent’s force by flowing with his power direction and/or stepping out of the line of power.
3. With circular attacks move in toward the opponent’s center and attack or redirect the opponent’s force.

1. Very relaxed flowing circular blocking used for muliple attacks.
2. Useful for redirecting the opponent to off balance them and set up for a take down.

1. Pivot on stationary back foot by moving front foot as opponent circles you.
2. A good principle for maintaining a nonaggressive but assertive postion.

1. Useful for changing angles and directions to set up for an attack
2. Draw an imaginaary line with one foot and cross that line with the other by either stepping or moving into a kick or hand strike.
3. Excellent for dealing with one or more opponents.

TRAINING PRINCIPLES – 2nd DAN

1. This principle helps one learn to avide telegraphing
2. Wait until the best moment to attack or block
3. To avoid unnecessary aggression
4. And to convey an image of calm confidence in the face of threat or danger

1. This enables one to be in a position to takedown or restrain the opponent
2. Clinch the oppoenent taking away his ablity to attack

1. Double kicks with the same foot
2. 2 strikes with the same hand
3. 2 blocks with the same hand
4. Combination block and attack 2 times in a row with the same limb

1. This is a truly hard style principle of defense. Matching force against force.
2. However, the block is used to attack perssure points to disable the limb

1. A quick focused reverse of direction
2. Requires an ability to make a quick recovery to move or attack in the opposite direction.

TRAINING PRINCIPLES – 3rd DAN

1. Requires a quick recovery to prepare to block on one leg
2. Enables a person to defend more quickly after the kick
3. Highly develops one’s balance.

1. This is the follow-up to principle #23.
2. Power must still be generated from the hip region with little obvious movement

1. Developed through "tangun" breathing exercises
2. Reduced movement of the hip while maintianing power

1. Triple kicks with the same foot
2. 3 strikes with the same hand
3. 3 blocks with the same hand
4. Combination block and attack 3 times in a row with the same limb

1. Strike the opponent’s support leg
2. Take out the opponent’s support leg with a reap or sweep

1. Use advanced blocking technique
2. Apply black belt principles
3. Include blocking with the leg

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2. Feet only dialogue
3. Hand and foot dialogue

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2. Feet only dialogue
3. Hand and foot dialogue

TRAINING PRINCIPLES – 4th DAN

The 4th Dan black principles are a result of a highly developed sense of the "tan gun" area for generation of power. There should be no obvious movement of the hip. The martial artist’s ability to generate power at this level should be so highly developed that:

• there is virtually no telegraphing of movement
• power can be generated from very short distances
• little effort is used to generate power in comparison to the lower levels of black belt
• high levels of speed result from developing these principles

1. Loose, supple, relaxed hands
2. The hand should respond to the movement generated by contact with the opponent
3. Movement generated by this contact automatically carries your hand into a strike or block

1. "Wave" principle: reducing hip movement while maintaining power
2. eliminate twisting of the hip
3. start power from "tangun" area and transfer it with a "wave" motion

1. One motion, two attacks, same direction

1. One motion, two attacks, 90º direction

1. One motion, two attacks, 180º direction

1. One motion, three attacks, 180º and 90º direction

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