Kel-West Taekwon-Do and Hapkido
(5th Grade) Blue-Stripe Belt Exam
Study-Guide ©


1) (Kicking/Hand Combinations):

Kicking Techniques (Left and Right):

Shuffle Front-Kick
Hooking Kick
Consecutive Turning-Kick (Low, Middle Sections)
Reverse Turning-Kick

Hand Techniques (Left and Right):
Back-Fist
Reverse Back-Fist
Reverse Knife-Hand

2) Patterns:

Won-Hyo Tul (28 moves) and Dosan Tul (24 moves) (Adults and Children -10 years and older).
Do-San Tul (24 moves) and Dan-Gun Tul (21 moves) (Children 9 years and under).

3) Honsinsul (Hapkido): (five techniques for adults, 12 years and older).

1) Defence against right-hand handshake (attacker won't let go of hand).
2) Defence against double-hand lapel grab.
3) Defence against l. arm (bicep) grab.
4) Defence against hair-grab from rear.
5) Knife-attack defence (lunge/stab).

4) Three-Step Sparring:

(Sets one through 7) (Adults)
(Sets 1 to 4) (Children under 10).

5) Free-Sparring:

(1) 1.5 minute round - (able to demonstrate intermediate combinations (spinning hands and/or feet techniques), defence, good sportsmanship and self-control with a sparring partner).

6) Knowledge of Art: (answer any 3 questions)

1. What does BLUE signify in Taekwon-Do ? (signifies the heaven, from which a young plant towers into the sky, as the training in Taekwon-Do progresses).
2. What is the Korean name for Instructor ? (Sa bu nim).
3. What does the pattern WON-HYO-Tul mean, how many moves ? (named after the monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in the year 686 A.D).
4. What does DOSAN-Tul mean, how many moves ? (named after the Korean patriot, ANG CHANG HO).
5. What is the Korean word for breakfalling in Hapkido ? (NAK-BUP).

7. Destruction: (Breaking)(compulsory for students, age 12 and over)

1 - R. Side-Piercing Kick (break (1) - 1" plank) (½ inch plank for women and children).

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