TENETS OF TAEKWONDO

• SELF-CONFIDENCE- WHEN HE
BELIEVES IN HIS OWN ABILITIES. IT
FOLLOWS THAT A PERSON MUST
FIRST ACQUIRE THESE ABILITIES
THROUGH CONSTANT STUDY,
TRAINING, AND PRACTICE. TRUE
SELF-CONFIDENCE IS BASED ON
TRUE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ONE’S
SELF ABILITIES.
 TENETS OF TAEKWONDO
• MODESTY HAS A HUMBLE OPINION OF
ONE’S SELF AND ACHIEVEMENTS. A
MODEST PERSON IS NOT FLASHY OR
SHOWY. THE VIRTUE OF HUMILITY HELPS
A PERSON CONTROL HIS DISORDERED
DESIRE FOR HIS OWN EXCELLENCE, AND
THEREFORE IT HELPS TO CREATE AN
ATMOSPHERE THAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE
FOR PEOPLE TO GET ALONG TOGETHER.
 TENETS OF TAEKWONDO
• INDOMITABLE SPIRIT- IS NOT EASILY
DISCOURAGED OR DEFEATED. HAVING
INDOMITABLE SPIRIT REQUIRES AN
INNER REFLECTION ON THINGS TO
DETERMINE WHETHER THEY ARE RIGHT
OR WRONG AND THEN PROCEEDING TO
DO WHAT IS RIGHT. INDOMITABLE SPIRIT,
THEREFORE, IS VERY CLOSELY RELATED
TO THE VIRTUE OF PRUDENCE
 TENETS OF TAEKWONDO
• PERSERVING PERSON- TAKES THE STEPS
NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL HE
HAS SET HIMSELF, IN SPITE OF INTERNAL
OR EXTERNAL DIFFICULTIES, AND
DESPITE ANYTHING THAT MIGHT
WEAKEN HIS RESOLVE THROUGH THE
COURSE OF TIME. THE FINAL TEST OF
PERSEVERANCE IS THE ABILITY TO FINISH
WHAT ONE HAS DECIDED AND SET OUT
TO DO.
 TENETS OF TAEKWONDO
• ETIQUETTE-IS THE FORM OF CONDUCT OR
BEHAVIOR PRESCRIBED BY THE CUSTOM OR
AUTHORITY TO BE OBSERVED IN SOCIAL,
OFFICIAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE. IT IS THE
MANNER OF ACTING CORRECTLY. ETIQUETTE
INCLUDES (BUT IS ALSO MORE THAN) THE
PRACTICE OF GOOD MANNERS AND RIGHT
CONDUCT. ETIQUETTE IS AN INDISPENSABLE
PART OF THE VIRTUES OF COURTESY,SELF-
CONTROL AND THE CARDINAL VIRTUE OF
JUSTICE.
THE TAEKWONDO TRAINING PROGRAM
• A. POOMSAE (FORMS)-IS A SERIES OF
OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE
MOVEMENTS PRACTICED AGAINST AN
IMAGINARY OPPONENT. IT IS POSSIBLE
TO LEARN TAEKWONDO WITHOUT AN
OPPONENT AND TO BECOME
PROFICIENT IN ACTUAL SPARRING USING
THE VARIOUS TECHNIQUES AND
MOVEMENTS IN THE FORM.
 BENEFITS OF POOMSAE
• IMPROVES BREATHING CONTROL,
FLEXIBILITY AND BALANCE
• BUILDS STRONGER MUSCLES,
LIGAMENTS AND TENDONS
• FAMILIARIZES THE STUDENT WITH THE
DIFFERENT
• A. FOOT, HAND, AND BODY MOVEMENTS
• B. TYPES OF POWER;STAYING POWER
AND BURST OF POWER.
• ALLOWS A FULLER RANGE
OF MOVEMENT
• DEVELOPS SELF-
CONFIDENCE AND MENTAL
COURAGE
• IS A GOOD PHYSICAL
CONDITIONER
 B. KYORUGI (SPARRING)
• IS AN ACTUAL FIGHT BETWEEN
TWO COMPETITORS USING THE
OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE
SKILLS ACQUIRED THROUGH THE
PRACTICE OF TAEKWONDO. THIS
ACTIVITY IS A REGULAR PART OF
THE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR
THOSE WHO ARE YELLOWBELTS
THREE TYPES OF KYORUGI OR SPARRING

• 1. PRE-ARRANGED SPARING- THIS IS

A TYPE OF SPARRING USING
PREDETERMINED SET OF MOVES. IT
IS USUALLY THE SELF-DEFENSE
MOVEMENTS WHICH CAN BE
GROUPED INTO THE ONE-STEP SELF-
CONFIDENCE OR THE THREE-STEP
SELF-CONFIDENCE.
 2. FREE SPARRING/STUDY SPARRING

• THE RIGHT OCCASION TO

EXPERIMENT OR TRY OUT NEW
TECHNIQUES IS DURING THIS
KIND OF SPARRING. IT IS A
CONTROLLED OR PRACTICE
SPARRING IN PREPARATION FOR
ACTUAL COMPETITION.
 3. COMPETITION SPARRING
• THIS IS A TYPE OF
SPARRING USING THE
SKILLFUL TECHNIQUES AND
STRATEGIES PRACTICED IN
THE GYM BUT GOVERNED
BY THE WT COMPETITION
RULES.
 C. KYUKPA (BREAKING)
• BREAKING OR KYUKPA IS A WAY
OF GAUGING THE PRECISION OF
KICKS AND THE POWER OF
TECHNIQUES BY BREAKING A
SOLID OBJECT SUCH AS A BOARD
OR BRICK. THIS SKILL IS LEARNED
AND PRACTICED BY MORE
ADVANCED PLAYERS.
THE REGULAR TRAINING SESSIONS
• TRAINING SESSIONS ALWAYS START
WITH WARM-UP EXERCISES
DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE
PROBABILITY OF MUSCULAR INJURY
AND TO TUNE UP THE MIND AND
BODY IN PREPARATION FOR MORE
RIGOROUS EXERCISE.
 ACTIVITIES
• WARM-UP CALISTHENICS
• STRENGTH TRAINING
• PUNCHING EXERCISES
• POOMSAE
• SELF-DENSE FORMS
• BASIC KICKING PER LEVEL
• COMBINATION KICKING
• SPARRING DRILLS WITH PARTNER
• STEPPING EXERCISES
• STUDY/FREE SPARRING OR
FULL CONTACT SPARRING
• COOL-DOWN EXERCISES
BASIC PROGRAM FOR WHITEBELTS
• A. WARM-UP/STRETCHING/
STRENGTHENING EXERCISES
• B. POOMSAE(FORMS)
• 1. FOUNDATION FORM NO.1
• 2. FOUNDATION FORM NO.2
• C. THREE-STEP SELF-DEFENSE FORMS
(5 FORMS)
 D. KICKING
• 1. STRETCH KICK
• 2. FRONT KICK
• 3. OUT-IN KICK
• 4. IN-OUT KICK
• 5. 45 DEGREE KICK
• 6. SIDE KICK
 E. BASIC STRIKES AND BLOCKS
• 1. MIDDLE PUNCH
• 2. HIGH PUNCH
• 3. LOW BLOCK
• 4. HIGH BLOCK
• 5. DOUBLE-ARMS MIDDLE BLOCK
• 6. KNIFEHAND NECK STRIKE
• 7. KNIFEHAND BLOCK
• 8. KNIFEHAND MIDDLE BLOCK
• 9. KNIFEHAND NECK STRIKE AND REVERSE
PUNCH COMBINATION
 F. BASIC STANCES
• 1. ATTENTION OR CHARYEOT
• 2. READY STANCE OR JOONBI
• 3. FORWARD STANCE
• 4. BACK STANCE
• 5. RIDING STANCE
• 6. FIGHTING OR KICKING STANCE