1st Gup to 1st Dan
Requirements
Must be a Member of the North American Tang Soo Do Federation
Must be in class 48 Days within 6 months.
Must be able to demonstrate ALL lower belt techniques.
Breaking (Kyok Pa)
10 boards 5 hand 5 foot Techniques
Form (Hyung)
Gi Cho Hyung Il Bu
Passai
Nai Han Ji Cho Dan
Nai Han Ji E Dan
Hand Techniques:
Any combination in any stance.
Kicking Techniques
Any Combination with hand techniques.
Wrist Grabs (Ho Sin Sul)
Set 5 (Side Grabs) - Red Belt + 1 Blue Stripe & Above
1. Natural grip (thumb up):
Side kick to mid-point of thigh. Bring your left hand under attacker's hand allowing
your fingers to capture his thumb. Pull thumb in a downward motion and pull your
right hand from his grip. Using your right hand soo do across the knuckles of your
attacker's hand pushing in a downward motion. In a quick step with your right leg
step behind your attacker's left leg. With your right elbow strike your attacker
in the throat taking him to the ground.
2. Unnatural Grip (thumb down): Side kick
to mid-point of thigh. Attacker is grabbing your right hand. With your left leg start
to move backward a full 180 degrees striking your attacker in the elbow of his left
hand. This will cause him to let go of his grip. Quickly bring your left arm over
his head and across his neck as you slide your left leg behind his left leg. Hit
the attacker in the neck, this will cause him to fall to the ground.
Set 6 (Rear grabs)
1. Close grab: Step sharply back with left foot, grabbing opponent's
left hand with your right. Circle around your left foot with your right (so you are
facing your opponent), passing under opponent's arm. Apply wrist bend. Body punch.
2. Distant grab: Back kick to groin with right leg. Bring your right leg behind your
left, step forward at the same time circling arms around as you do so. End up by
trapping opponent's right arm over left. Note:
PUSH DEFENSE
1-a) Step right leg back pushing opponents arms out to side (double
inside outside reverse soo do blocks).
1-b) Left hand rakes across face (left to
right) and right hand soo do to the ribs (under opponents left arm).
1-c) Right hand
grabs tissue under opponents left arm and pulls at same time left hand does soo do
to opponents neck.
1-d) Both hands pull back then deliver "one knuckle" (index finger
knuckle) punch to opponents chest.
2-a) Step right leg back pushing opponents arms
out to side (double inside outside soo do blocks).
2-b) Grab opponents arms at biceps
(squeezing pressure points).
2-c) Pull opponent into knee kick to groin or solar
plexus.
3-a) Step right leg forward pushing opponents arms out to side (double insdie
outside block).
3-b) Hold opponents right arm with your left hand, do elbow strike
to opponents head.
3-c) Do 3 elbow strikes to opponents ribs under opponents right
arm.
3-d) Step with your right leg, landing with your right leg just behind opponents
right leg (thighs should be touching) and do an elbow to opponents face (or chest)
pushing them down over your thigh. (Do not release your hold with the left arm throughout
this defense.)
4-a) Step right leg forward pushing opponents arms out to side (double
inside outside soo do block).
4-b) Right hand hammer fist to opponents inner right
arm.
4-c) Backfist to opponents head.
4-d) Pull right arm back (on your right side)
pick up right foot. Step down and deliver punch to solar plexus at same time.
Specific knowledge of Culture and terminology.
All Lower Terminology,
