Student Syllabus

Step Sparring

The examiner will chose either 3 step sparring, or 2 step sparring at this grade, so you must know all of these techniques.

One Step Sparring (Ilbo Matsoki)

On the grading, there is usually time to perform around 6 techniques. Make sure you have two or three good hand techniques, and two or three good leg techniques.

In one step sparring, both partners are in ready stance. The attacker shouts, then steps forward with the left leg into walking stance executing a mid section punch with the left hand. The defender takes the appropriate blocks and counters.
Both partners then come back to ready stance. The attacker steps forward with the right leg into walking stance, executing a mid section punch with the right hand. The defender must counter with exactly the same techniques but reversed.

Both partners come to ready stance, and the opposite partner attacks.

Why do we do 1-step sparring?
1-step sparring is the most realistic type of controlled sparring, other than advance self defence. This is because the defender needs to be ready, and have fast reflexes and decision making in order to stop the attack, and perform a counter. 1-step is good way to focus and practice your self defence techniques, which will improve further improve you skills in many ways as your Tae Kwon-Do training progresses.

Free Sparring

Free sparring will be part of your grading. You will spar approximaltey 5 times
At this level you should be showing carefully controlled techniques, demonstrating the ability to spot openings or weaknesses in your opponents guard, and exploit these through your attack techniques. In addition you should be guarding, countering and blocking and attacks with your defence and dummy techniques.
Remember that on your grading, you shold be showing off both yours and your opponents skills, you would loose marks for being overly aggressive against an opponent who might not be as strong as you in a free-sparring arena

Korean Terms

On the grading, you will be asked three questions by the grading examiner. The can be simple questions ( eg "What does TAGB stand for"), or 'loaded' questions such as "Name all the hand parts". Both of these count as one question. Ensure you know all of your korean terminology!!!