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What is Taekwondo?

Taekwondo (also, Tae Kwon Do, Taekwon-Do, or Tae Kwon-Do) is a martial art and combat sport originating in Korea. Taekwondo is the national sport of South Korea and sparring, kyeorugi, is an Olympic sporting event. In Korean, derived from hanja, tae means to destroy with the feet; kwon means to strike or smash with the hand; and do means "path", "way" or "method". Hence, taekwondo is loosely translated as "the way of the feet and fist". (From Wikipedia.org)

Belt Levels

Color Poomse One-Step Technique
White    
Yellow Poomse: Kiboom Poomse Step back into forward stance with right foot, down block with left hand/middle punch right hand/middle punch left hand/right front snap kick to center of chest or face
Orange Poomse: TaeGeuk II Jang Step back into forward stance with right foot, and out block with left hand/middle punch with right hand/right front snap kick/back fist with right hand
Green Poomse: TaeGeuk Ee Jang Step back into forward stance with left foot, middle block with right hand/punch with left hand/left front snap kick/right back kick
Blue Poomse: TaeGeuk Sam Jang Step back with right foot into a back stance at a 45 degree angle, left knife hand guarding block/step to a forward stance with left foot, left knife hand strike to neck/grab neck with left hand, middle punch with right hand/elbow strike with right elbow
Purple Poomse: TaeGeuk Sa Jang Step back with left foot into a forward stance, rising block with left arm while simultaneously striking with right knife hand strike to the neck/grab arm that was used to punch, step with right foot twards left foot while pulling opponent into your elbow/step back with left foot and backfist with right hand
Brown Poomse: TaeGeuk Oh Jang Side step with right foot, middle block with left hand/sidekick with right leg to knee/sidekick to face
Red Poomse: TaeGeuk Yuk Jang Step back with right foot, middle block with left hand/sidekick with right leg to knee/sidekick to face
Red & Black Poomse: TaeGeuk Chil Jang & TaeGeuk Pal Jang Outside to inside crescent kick with right foot/left spinhook kick to face/right back up with left round house to face
Black (1st Dan) Koryo

Side step to outside of punch double pushing block/step behind oppoent's lead foot, ridgehand to nose/take to the ground/finishing strike

Side step to outside of punch double pushing block/grab opponent's wrist with right hand (hold until throw)/strike to elbow with palm strike/step over to inside of opponent with left foot to a horse stance and elbow strike to ribs/bring opponents' arm over shoulder, pull down on arm/pivot on right foot around towards opponent/taking advantage of off balancing point throw opponent backwards/finishing strike

Black (2nd Dan) Keumgang  
Black (3rd Dan) Taebaek
Black (4th Dan) Pyeongwon
Black (5th Dan) Sipjin
Black (6th Dan) Jitae
Black (7th Dan) Cheon Kwon
Black (8th Dan) Han Soo
Black (9th Dan) II Yo

Hand Drills

1 Rising Block
2 Outer Forearm Block
3 Middle Block (from behind the ear)
4 Down Block (from high on the shoulder)
5 Center Punch
6 Back Fist
7 X Block (from the hips)
8 Knife Hand Guarding Block (from across the chest)
9 Knife Hand Strike (from behind the ear)
10 Knife Hand Strike Rising Block (from behind the ear and from the chest)

Counting

1 Hana Hear it
2 Dul Hear it
3 Set Hear it
4 Net Hear it
5 Dasot Hear it
6 Yasot Hear it
7 Elgub Hear it
8 Yo Dol Hear it
9 Ahob Hear it
10 Yol Hear it