P A T H F IT 3 M id term s ● S illa k in g d o m 's w a rrio rs k n o w n a s

th e H w a ra n g .
In tro d u c tio n a n d H is to ry o f T a ek w o n d o ● T h e y s p rea d th e a rt to w h o le
K o re a
● T a ek w o n d o is a s p ec ific fo rm o f ● T a e k w o n d o in c lud ed in O lym p ic s
m a rtia l a rts fro m K o rea . a s o n e o f th e A s ia n m a rtial a rts
● w o rd T a e m ea n s fo o t th e o th e r o n e is J u d o o f J a p a n .
● K w o n = F is t ● T a e k w o n d o d eb u ted a t th e 1988
● D o = A rt o r W a y Seoul Olympic Games a s a
● T h ere fo re, it m e a n s to "th e a rt d em o n s tra tio n s p o rt.
(w a y) o f th e fo o t a nd th e h an d ● 2000 Sydney Olympics it b ec a m e
(fis t)"; o th e rs c a ll it th e a m ed a l s p o rts
"fo o t-fis t-w a y."” ● World Taekwondo Federation ,
● A n o th e r v ery im p o rta n t p rin c ip le in "W o rld T a e k w o n d o " g o v ern s a ll
T a ek w o n d o is th a t o f calmness, th e g a m e s a nd c o m p etitio n s
peacefulness, and in tern a tio n a lly.
preventing/stopping fights. ● It rec o g n iz es n a tio n a l
● A c c o rd in g to th e ta e k w o n d o a d m in is tering b o d ies in e ve ry
p h ilo s o p h y, a p e rs o n s h o u ld u s e n a tio n a s its m e m b e rs .
h is o r h e r b o d y ( p a rtic ula rly f ee t ● In th e ye a r 2017, th e w o rld
a n d fis ts ) to s to p fig h ts a n d ta e k w o n d o is c o n s is t o f 208
es ta b lis h p e a c e . n a tio n a l a d m in is terin g b o d ies .
● th is a rt o f s elf-d efe n s e u s es ● 1 9 7 5 w h en T a ek w o n d o c a m e to
punches, kicks, blocks, and th e P h ilip p in es b u t 1 9 8 0 b e c a m e
strikes combined using bare p o p u la r.
hands and feet. ● T a e k w o n d o G ra nd m a s te r S u n g
● T a ek w o n d o h a s o n ly b e en u s ed a s C h u n H o n g is p ro p o n en t o f
a m o d e rn n a m e s in c e April 1955 T a e k w o n d o in th e P h ilip p in es
in K o re a , w h ile
● th e a rts ' o rig in s ta rted 2,300 years K o re a n Te rm in o lo g ies
ago.
● T h e a rt w a s p ra c tic e d a s ea rly a s B A S IC C O M M A N D S
5 0 B C E d u rin g th e P e rio d o f th e
th re e k in g d o m s ● C H IE F IN S T R U C T O R – K w a n g
● Koguryo Silla and Paekche. J a n g N im
● It can be traced to the art of Tae ● T O T H E C H IE F IN S T R U C T O R -
Kyon= T a ek w o nd o o ld na m e K w a n g J a n g N im K e
● It w a s firs t p ra c tic ed in Koguryo; ● IN S T R U C T O R - S a B u m N im
● A T T E N T IO N – C h a ryeo t
 ● B O W - K yeu n g -rye
● RE AD Y – Jo onb i S M IP E (T e n ets o f T a ek w o n d o )
● T O T H E F LA G - K u k g i e d e h a ryo
S e lf C o n fid en c e – B e lie vin g in o n e s elf
B A S IC C O U N T IN G S a n d o n e's a b ilitie s is c ru c ia l. T h is te ne t
● O N E - H a -n a h e n c o u ra g es p ra c titio n ers to fa c e
● TW O – Dhul c h a lle n g e s w ith th e a s s u ra n c e th a t th e y
● T H R E E – Se h t h a v e th e s k ills a n d s tre n g th to o v erc o m e
● FOU R – Neht th e m .
● F IV E - D a -s eo t
● S IX - Y e o -s e o t M o d es ty – D es p ite d e ve lo p in g s k ills a n d
● S E V E N - Il-g o p s tren g th , T a e k w o n d o p ra c titio n e rs a re
● E IG H T - Y eo -d u l ta u g h t to re m ain h u m b le. T h is in v o lv es
● N IN E - A -h o p re s p ec tin g o th ers , a c k n o w le d g in g o n e's
● TEN – Ye ol o w n lim ita tio n s , a n d n o t b o a s tin g a b o u t
o n e's a c h ie ve m e n ts .
C O M M A N D S U SIN G IN S P A R R IN G
● B E G IN - S h i-ja k In d o m ita b le S p irit – T h is p rin c ip le re fers
● B R E A K - K a l-yeo to th e u n yield in g d ete rm in a tio n to fa c e
● S T O P / F IN IS H - K e u -m a n c h a lle n g e s h e a d -o n , w ith o u t g iv in g in to
● T IM E - K ye-s h i f ea r o r d o u b t. It's a b o u t m a in ta in in g a
STAN CES s tro n g w ill a n d p ers ev erin g th ro u g h
● STAN CE – Se og i d iffic u ltie s .
● RE AD Y STAN CE - Jo onb i se ogi
● H O R SE B A C K R ID IN G S T A N C E P e rs e ve ra n c e – T a ek w o n d o tea c h es th e
-J u c h u m s eo g i im p o rta n c e o f p e rs is te n c e a n d
e n d u ra n c e . T h is m ea n s c o n tin u in g to
O TH ER TERM S tra in a n d im p ro v e, e ve n w h e n p ro g re s s
● U N IF O R M - D o B u k s e em s s lo w o r w h e n fa c ed w ith s e tb a c k s .
● GY M - Do Jang
● FO R M – P oo m sae E tiq u ette – R es p ec t a n d c o u rtes y a re
● S P A R R IN G – K yeo ru g i c en tra l to T a ek w o n d o . P ra c titio n ers a re
● B R E A K IN G – K yu k p a e xp ec te d to s h o w res p ec t to the ir
● F IS T – J um e o k in s tru c to rs , fello w s tu d en ts , a n d
● E L B O W – P a lk u p o p p o n e n ts , a s w ell a s to a d h ere to th e
● LE G – D a ri ru les a n d trad itio n s o f th e art.
● FOO T – Bal
● BODY – M om E xe rc is e C a lis the n ic s & Stretc h in g
● B LA C K B E L T - Y u d a n ja
W a lk in g in P la c e – A c a rd io v a s c u la r a n d d o w n to c a lve s . O ften u s e d in th e “ s it
s tre tc h in g ex erc is e th a t p rim a rily ta rg ets a n d re a c h ” tes t.
th e q u a d s a n d to a les s e r d eg re e a ls o
ta rg ets th e a b s , h a m s trin g s , a n d h ip K n e e H u g – Lyin g d o w n , b rin g k n ee s to
flex o rs . It is fo r th o s e w ith a v ery ea s y c h es t. H o ld 2 0 s ec o n d s to rela x lo w e r
lev el o f p h ys ic a l fitn es s a n d e xe rc is e b a c k a n d b o tto m m u s c le s .
ex p e rie n c e .
Q u a d ric ep s P u ll – A p u lled q u a d c a n
J o g g in g in P la c e – A n a ero b ic ex erc is e c a u s e p a in . S tre tc h in g a n d res t h elp
th a t req u ire s yo u to c o n s ta n tly m o v e a n d re c o v ery. Q ua d s s tra ig h ten th e k n ee .
c o n tra c t yo u r m u s c les , w h ic h im p ro v es
m u s c le s tre n g th , s ta b ility, a n d fle xib ility. A lte rn a tin g F o rw a rd Lu n g e s –
S tren g th e n s le g m u s c les a n d g lu tes
J u m p in g J a c k – A p h ys ic a l ju m p in g w h ile ra is in g h e a rt ra te to b u rn fa t.
ex erc is e p e rfo rm e d b y ju m p in g to a
p o s itio n w ith th e leg s s p rea d w id e a n d C a lis th en ic s S tretc h in g E xe rc is e s
th e h a n d s g o in g o v erh ea d ( s o m etim e s in
a c la p ) , th e n re tu rn in g to fee t to g eth er F ro n t S p lit – O n e le g ex ten d e d fro n tw a rd ,
a n d a rm s a t th e s id es . th e o th e r b a c k w a rd at rig h t a n g le s to
tru n k . Id e a lly 1 8 0 d eg re es fla t o n th e
N ec k Stretc h in g – S lo w ly tu rn yo u r h e a d f lo o r, h ip s s q u a re.
to th e rig h t u n til yo u fe el a s tretc h in th e
s id e o f yo u r n ec k a n d s h o u ld e r. H o ld S id e S p lits – Le g s ex ten d ed to lef t a n d
1 5 – 3 0 s ec o n d s , re p ea t o n th e left. U p to rig h t o f to rs o . A ls o c a lled s tra d d le s p lits .
1 0 s ets .
1 . D yn a m ic S tretc h in g (K ic k s )
A rm S tretc h in g – B rin g y o u r le ft a rm
a c ro s s th e fro n t o f yo u r b o d y a t c h e s t 2 . L ef t a n d R ig h t L eg S tretc h K ic k
h eig h t. H o ld f o r 3 0 s e c o n d s . R e p e a t o n
th e o p p o s ite s id e. 3 . L ef t a n d R ig h t L eg In -O u t S w in g

S id e T ru n k S tretc h – B en d yo u r to rs o 4 . L ef t a n d R ig h t L eg O u t-In S w in g
s id e w a ys w h ile o n e a rm o ve rh e a d is h eld
b y th e o p p o s ite h an d . S tre tc h alo n g yo u r B lo c k in g T ec h n iq u es L o w B lo c k
s id e . ( A ra em a k k i / 아래막기)
T o e T o u c h in g – A c la s s ic d em o n s tra tio n B lo c k in g a rm p la c e d o n th e s h o u ld er fo r
o f f le xib ility in m u s c les fro m lo w e r b a c k th e rea d y p o s itio n w h ile th e o th e r h a n d
s tretc h e d fo rw a rd a s a g u id e.
M o tio n b e g in s ex p lo s ive ly a n d A tte n tio n S ta n c e (차렷c h a ryeo t ) u s es
s im u lta n eo u s ly. th e
S o le o f th e F o o t ( 발바닥b a lb a d a k ) d u rin g
B lo c k in g h a n d g o e s d o w n , o th e r h a n d th e s ta n c e p o s tu re. A tten tio n is a s ta n c e
p la c ed o n w a is t f o r a tta c k in g p u rp o s e w h e re yo u r b o d y is in an u p rig h t s ta nd in g
a fter th e b lo c k . p o s itio n w ith th e le g s s id e b y s id e, h e els
to uc h in g , to e s fa c in g s tra ig h t fo rw a rd .
M id d le B lo c k (M o m to n g m a k k i / 몸통막기) Y o u r h a n d s s h o u ld b e p a ra lle l w ith yo u r
b o d y, to th e s id e. P a tte rn m o v em e n ts .
● B lo c k in g a rm w ith th e c lo s ed fis t
o n th e rea d y p o s itio n , s lig h tly b en t ● R E A D Y S T A N C E “ JOON-BI”
o n th e s id e f a c in g o u tw a rd ; T h e le ft le g o p en s fro m C h a ryu tS o g i.
a n o th er a rm in f ro n t a s lev era g e . 1 . S h o u ld er-w id th a p a rt.
2 . H a n d s c lo s ed fis t in th e f ro n t b elt
● B lo c k in g a rm s w in g s in w a rd le ve l.
s h o u ld er le ve l to fo rm a b lo c k , 3 . s to m a c h -in b a c k s tra ig h t fee t
o th e r h a n d p la c ed o n w a is t, re a d y re a d y to m o ve
fo r a tta c k .
● W A LK IN G S T A N C E “ APSOGI”
● W ith fu ll p o w e r, b lo c k in g h a nd S a m e a s if yo u a re w a lk in g fo rw a rd .
en d s in fro n t o f c h in , e lb o w d o w n
b u t n o t to o c lo s e to b o d y. 1 . L ef t/ rig h t fo o t s te p s fo rw a rd .
2 . F e et s h o u ld e r-w id th a p a rt.
A rm s m o ve s im u lta n eo u s ly, fo rm in g a 3 . B a c k f o o t a n g le d 3 0 d eg re es .
c ro s s . 4 . W eig h t ev en ly d is trib u ted
5 . T h e y w e re u s ed f o r o ffe n s iv e
B lo c k in g a rm ra is es u p in fro n t o f p rac tic e.
fo re h ea d , ro ta te d o u tw a rd s lig h tly a b o v e
elb o w a s b lo c k c o m p lete s .
● F O R W A R D S T A N C E “ AP
F IG H T IN G S T A N C E S KOOBISOGI”

● BOW T a k e a b ig s te p fo rw a rd , 1 .5 s h o u ld er-
T a ek w o n d o p ra c tic es s ta rts a n d en d w ith w id th a p a rt.
a b o w a s a s ig n o f c o u rte s y o r res p ec t
“ kyeong-rye” 1 . F ro n t leg in lu ng e p o s itio n f o o t
f a c in g fo rw a rd w ith 7 0 p erc e n t o f
● “ C H A R Y E O T (CHARI-YOT)” yo u r w e ig h t o n it.
 2 . B a c k leg s tra ig h t a n d fo o t 4 5
d e g re es o p en .
3 . A n o ffen s iv e s ta n c e c o m m o n ly
u s es fo r a tta c k p rep a ra tio n s .

● B A C K S T A N C E “ DWITKOOBI
SOGI” ● M ID D LE P U N C H
T h e B a c k S ta n c e o r K o k u ts u D a c h i is “ MOMTONGBANDAE JIREUGI”
p rim arily a d efe n s iv e s ta n c e th a t is u s e d M id d le P u nc h is a fis t s trik e c o m m o n ly
to ev a d e a ro u n d h o u s e tec h n iq u e o r a n y o rig in a tin g fro m a c h a m b ere d p o s itio n
o th e r tec h n iq u e th a t ta rg ets th e u p p e r a im ed a t the m id -s ec tio n id ea lly th e
p a rt o f th e b o d y. S im ila r to th e fro n t c h es t, s tern u m a b d o m e n , a n d / o r rib s
s ta n c e , th e b a c k s ta n c e m a in ta in s a a re a. S trik es s h o u ld g en era lly b e th ro w n
p o s itio n w h ere th e w eig h t is 6 0 % to 7 0 % w ith s o m e m e a s u re o f s h iftin g b o d y
o n th e b a c k le g . w e ig h t s u p p o rtin g th e b lo w , a s o p p o s ed
to ju s t th e s trik in g w ith th e fis t.
● H O R SE R ID IN G S T A N C E
T h e H o rs e S ta n c e is a ls o c a lled H o rs e- ● H IG H P U N C H “ OLGULBANDAE
R id in g Sta n c e, juchumseogi, or JIREUGI”
annunseogi. A s th e n a m e im p lie s , th is H ig h S e c tio n Pu n c h (a ls o c a lled H ig h
s ta n c e is rem in is c en t o f the s h a p e o f P u n c h o r o lg u ljire u g i) - th is is a im ed a t
o n e 's le g s w h ile rid in g a h o rs e. B o th fe et th e o p p o n en t's fa c e (es p ec ia lly th e
a re p o inte d fo rw a rd . K n ee s are n o rm a lly h e ig h t o f th e u p p er lip ) .
d e ep ly b en t, o u tw a rd fro m th e b o d y, ● L O W P U N C H “ NAERYOJIREUGI”
th o u g h s o m e s c h o o ls re q u ire le s s b e nd . L o w p u n c h L o w P u n c h is a fis t s trik e
c o m m o n ly o rig in a tin g fro m a c h a m b e re d
● T A E K W O N D O F IG H T IN G S TA N C E p o s itio n a im ed a t th e lo w -s e c tio n s u c h
O R ( G Y O R O O G IS E O G I) as
In K o rea n , th is s ta n c e is k n o w n a s th e g ro in o r th ig h a re a . A fis t is a n ac tio n
G yo ro o g iSe o g i. T he T a ek w o n d o fig h tin g w h e re a h a n d h a s th e fin g e rs c u rled in to
s ta n c e is o fte n u s e d in T a e k w o n d o th e p a lm a n d th e thu m b retra c ted ,
s p a rring . d is p la yin g th e k n u c k les . T h e w ris t m u s t
a ls o b e k ep t in p ro p er a lig n m e n t d u rin g
th e fis t s trik e. “ N a eryo jire u g i”

B L O C K IN G T E C H N IQ U E S

1 . LO W B LO C K “ ARAEMAKKI”
A . B lo c k in g a rm p la c ed o n th e s h o u ld er th e fo reh ea d ,
fo r
th e rea d y p o s itio n w h ile th e o th er h a n d D . T h e b lo c k in g a rm w ill b e ro ta ted
s tre tc h ed fo rw a rd as a g u id e f a c in g
o u tw a rd s lig h tly h ig h e r th a n th e e lb o w a s
B . m o tio n w ill b eg in e xp lo s ive ly a n d th e u p p e r b lo c k c o m p leted
s im u lta n eo u s ly

C . a s th e b lo c k in g h a n d g o es d o w n , a n d
th e o th er h a n d w ill b e p la c e d o n th e
w a is t
a rea fo r a tta c k in g p u rp o s e rig h t a fter th e
b lo c k

2 . M ID D L E B L O C K “ MOMTONGMAKKI”

A . B lo c k in g a rm w ith th e c lo s e fis t o n th e
rea d y p o s itio n s lig h tly b e n t o n th e s id e
fa c in g o u tw a rd . A n o th er a rm in fro n t a s
lev era g e
B . A s th e b lo c k in g a rm s w in g s in w a rd
s h o u ld er le ve l to fo rm a b lo c k ,
s im u lta n eo u s ly, th e o th e r h a n d w ill b e
p la c ed o n th e w a is t, re a d y fo r a tta c k

C . W ith fu ll p o w er, th e b lo c k in g h a n d w ill

A . T h e b lo c k in g arm p la c e d w a is t lev el
d ia g o n a lly w h ile th e o th er fo r le ve ra g e
p la c ed o n th e s h o u ld er

B . S im u lta n eo u s m o v em en t o f b o th a rm s
w ill m e et in th e m id d le f o rm in g a c ro s s

C . T h e b lo c k in g arm ra is es u p in fro n t o f