Tigers TKD Curriculum
Tigers No Belt to Tigers Green-Striped Belt.
Focus & Listening Skills:
•Attention stance: stance straight with feet together and hands kept along the sides of the thighs.
•Kneeling: both hands on folded on raised knee.
•Ready stance: from attention stance, make fists, breath in as fists are raised, left foot steps out to shoulder width, punch both fists down while breathing out hard.
•Sparring stance: one leg in front with hands up in fists, students will show the stance while bouncing and will show switching feet.
Physical Fitness Skills:
•Body Plank: up on the ball of the feet with both forearms (bent arms style) OR hands (straight arms style) on the floor below the shoulders while keeping the body straight.
Blocking Skills:
•High Block: one arm raises up to defend the head using the forearm.
Striking Skills:
(all starts from the sparring stance, a yell should be performed as strike extends)
•Punch: front or rear hand punches and returns using the knuckles.
•Axe Kick: rear leg raises straight up as high as possible and strikes downwards with power using the bottom or back of the heel.
•Combo -- perform both the kick and hand strike consecutively.
Terminology and Question Skills (Korean words):
(all responses should be followed with “sir” or “maam” to show respect)
•Uniform –– Dobog
•Mr. or Miss or the Korean word is Sa Bum Neem
•Count 1-5 in Korean Hana, Dool, Set, Net, Dasut
Video Training Modules:
•Click here for Training Video Training Module #1:https://youtu.be/6pvLP8XWask
•Click here for Training Video Training Module #2:https://youtu.be/LKqyf1Gj7o4
•Click here for Training Video Training Module #3:https://youtu.be/kM075GtpQfM
Tigers Green-Striped Belt to Blue-Striped Belt.
Focus & Listening Skills:
•Walking Stance: one leg in front with toes pointing forward. Feet are shoulder width and shoulder length in distance. Shoulders and hips are pointing forward
•Horse stance: feet out wide with both knees bent, 50% on each leg, hands in fists on rib sides with palms facing up.
Physical Fitness Skills:
•Shoulder Tag: pushup position, right hand tags left shoulder while body remains still and vice versa for left and repeat.
•Leg Raises: lying on the back, both legs are kept straight and raised up and down without touching the floor.
Blocking Skills:
•In-to-Out Block: from the sparring stance position, front arm is brought back to the rear shoulder then draw out across the chest. The fist is closed with the palm facing away from the body.
Striking Skills:
(all starts from the sparring stance, a yell should be performed as strike extends)
•Hammer Fist: making a fist while bring the hand back, then up, then down striking with the bottom part of the fist.
•In-to-Out Axe Kick: rear leg raises straight up as high as possible toward the opposite shoulder before swinging it across the body and then back down with power using the bottom or back of the heel.
•Combo: perform both the kick and hand strike consecutively.
Terminology & Question Skills (Korean words):
(all responses should be followed with “sir” or “maam” to show respect)
•Training Area: Dojang
•Attention Stance: Chariut
•Count 6-10 in Korean: Yauset, Ilgop, Yadull, Ahop, Yaul
Video Training Modules:
•Click here for Training Video Training Module #1:https://youtu.be/ROLBKVsbouU
•Click here for Training Video Training Module #2: https://youtu.be/MaJi-NCQV4U
•Click here for Training Video Training Module #3: https://youtu.be/wyIEkmq3g2M
Tigers Blue-Striped Belt to Red-Striped Belt.
Focus & Stances:
•Front Stance: from the ready position (Joonbi), step forward and slightly out to the side, bending the knee of the front leg while keeping the back leg straight and both feet flat on the ground.
Physical Fitness Skills:
•Double Mountain Climbers: in a push up position, both legs are brought up towards the chest so that the knees go in between the arms and then extend the legs back to the starting position.
•Crunches: laying on back, hands behind the head, knees bent, bring elbows up to the knees while keeping hands behind the head.
Blocking Skills:
•Low Block: from the guard/sparring stance position, front arm with hand in fist is brought to the opposite shoulder. The arm then straightens to block the mid-section area along the side of the body using the forearm.
Striking Skills:
(all starts from the guard/sparring stance, a yell should be performed as strike extends)
•Palm Strike: the back hand is snapped out in the same motion as a punch, but the hand is open and the palm heel makes contact.
•Snap Kick: rear leg raises straight up with the knee bent, ankle straight with toes pointing down, the leg is extended up in a snapping motion.
•Combo: perform both the kick and hand strike consecutively.
Terminology & Question Skills (Korean words):
(all responses should be followed with “sir” or “maam” to show respect)
•Ready Stance: Joonbi
•Why do we bow? To show respect. We should bow to the flag and to the Instructor.
•When do we bow? When we come in and go out of the dojang.
Video Training Modules:
•Click here for Training Video Training Module #1: https://youtu.be/0MZlX9AKF_U
•Click here for Training Video Training Module #2: https://youtu.be/uKqrkpqlrXU
•Click here for Training Video Training Module #3: https://youtu.be/zavVmgj198M
Tigers Red-Striped Belt to Tigers Black-Striped Belt.
Focus & Stances:
•Stepping Forward (Zig Zag) Front Stance: step forward and slightly out to the side, bending the knee of the front leg while keeping the back leg straight and both feet flat on the ground. Repeat stepping forward with other leg in a zig zag fashion.
Physical Fitness Skills:
•Push Ups (knee style): push ups are performed with students putting weight on knees, not on the feet.
•Sit Ups: perform a sit up with the hands across the shoulder or behind the head.
Blocking Skills:
•Out-to-In Block: from the sparring stance position, front arm is brought back to the ear then draw out across the chest. The fist is closed with the palm facing toward the body.
Striking Skills:
(all starts from the guard/sparring stance, a yell should be performed as strike extends)
•Elbow Strike: grasp the back fist with the front hand, and hold it to guide the back elbow forward.
•Ball of Foot Snap Kick / Thrust Kick: rear leg raises straight up with the knee bent, bottom of the foot is facing forward with toes curled up, the leg is extended up in a snapping motion.
•Combo: perform both the kick and hand strike consecutively.
Terminology & Question Skills (Korean words):
(all responses should be followed with “sir” or “maam” to show respect)
•Bow: Kyungye
•Begin / Starts: Seejag
•What does Taekwondo means? A practice using feet, hands and mind.
Video Training Modules:
•Click here for Training Video Training Module #1:https://youtu.be/ECEW0GXgQ8Q
•Click here for Training Video Training Module #2:https://youtu.be/u5piZ0X0LmI
•Click here for Training Video Training Module #3:https://youtu.be/jRdPZOf_suw
For Tigers Black-Striped Belt.
Focus & Stances:
•Back Stance: from the ready position (Joonbi), bring your feet together so that the heels are touching. Step one foot forward and land about one and a half shoulder in front of the other foot with that knee slightly bent. Turn the back foot 90 degrees to the side so that it is pointing perpendicular to the front foot. Put most of the body weight on the back leg and bend that knee even more than the front knee.
Physical Fitness Skills:
•Push Ups: push ups are performed with students putting weight on feet. Knees and stomach are off the floor.
Blocking Skills:
•Stepping Forward (Zig Zag) Front Stance & Low Block: step forward and perform a low block with the same hand. Repeat stepping forward with the other leg and blocking with the other arm
•Stepping Forward (Zig Zag) Front Stance & High Block: step forward and perform a high block with the same hand. Repeat stepping forward with the other leg and blocking with the other arm.
Striking Skills:
(all starts from the sparring stance, a yell should be performed as strike extends)
•Jab & Reverse Punch: front hand punch then follows by rear hand.
•Roundhouse Kick: rear leg raises to the waist height or higher. The foot on the floor pivots, and the bent leg extends so that the leg is brought towards the target from the side and the instep/top of foot makes contact.
•Combo: perform both the kick and hand strike consecutively.
Terminology & Question Skills (Korean words):
(all responses should be followed with “sir” or “maam” to show respect)
•Belt: Dee
•Come Back / End: Goman
•What is the name of our dojang? Elite MA Center, or EMA.
Video Training Modules:
•Click here for Training Video Training Module #1:https://youtu.be/ZVsetv9hX0I
•Click here for Training Video Training Module #2: https://youtu.be/MOsZO64QWys
•Click here for Training Video Training Module #3: https://youtu.be/OH3OLUpli_I
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