Agenda: June 14th, 2001

• Back Stance
• Single Knife-Hand Block
• Double Knife-Hand Block
• Palm Sweep Down Block

Back Stance

• Feet are angled at 90-degrees to each other
• Heels of feet stay in a straight line in the direction of movement
• Forward foot points straight ahead in the direction of movement
• Both knees are bent in sitting positions
• Weight distribution is 60% on the back leg and 40% on the front leg
• Spine is straight
• Posture is square and facing 45-degrees from both front foot and back foot
• Attention is forward, not at 45-degrees

Single Knife-Hand Block

• Wrist is straight
• Arms are crossed in front of body at the start of the block
• Blocking hand is opened with fingers together and slightly curled
• Blocking hand has open palm facing body and knuckles facing away from body
• Non-blocking hand is clenched in a fist
• Non-blocking hand has knuckles facing body
• Non-blocking hand moves to rest on waist with knuckles facing down
• Blocking hand moves across the body and stops to one side
• Blocking hand ends with knuckle-side facing body
• Wrist twists hand into final position at the end
• Ending position of blocking arm is in a 45-degree angle from horizontal
• Angle between forearm and upper arm is 90-degrees

Double Knife-Hand Block

• Wrist is straight
• Arms are held out straight to the non-blocking side
• Both hands are opened with fingers together and slightly curled
• Blocking hand has open palm facing upwards
• Non-blocking hand has open palm facing upwards
• Both hands move across the body and stops to one side
• Wrist twists hand into final position at the end
• Blocking hand ends with knuckle-side facing body and open palm facing away
• Ending position of blocking arm is in a 45-degree angle from horizontal
• Angle between forearm and upper arm is 90-degrees.
• Ending position of non-blocking hand is just below the solarplexus with palm facing up

Palm Sweep Down Block

• Wrist is straight
• Block begins with knuckles of open palm facing body
• Block moves in a large circle across the front of the body
• Block ends with knuckles of open palm facing body

Korean Terms

 

Hello (Formal)	Anyoung Ha shamnika
Hello (Informal)	Anyoung Ha say-oh
Red	Hong
Blue	Chong
Slide Forward	Chunjin
Slide Backward	Whojin
Step Forward	Ilbo Chunjin
Step Backward	Ilbo Whojin
Palm Sweep Down Block	Batangson Arae Anmakki
Single Knife-Hand Block	Hansonnal Momtong Bakat Makki
Double Knife-Hand Block	Sonnal Momtong Makki
Back Stance	Dwitkoobi

Office Hours and Planned Absences

• Saturdays from 9AM to 10:30AM in the matted room (145RSF - next to normal room). Anyone needing extra practice or who needs a make-up session after missing a class should make all efforts to attend the Saturday class.

• The office hours will take place during the kid’s class. We will warm up with the rest of the class and work on specific items you need after that or continue working out with the class as appropriate.

• I will be in Korea from June 30^th through July 11^th. Mr. Bernard Hwang will be instructing the white-belt class in my absence.

• There will be no office hours on the following Saturdays: June 30^th and July 7^th.

Web References

• White Belt Class Notes and Agenda may be accessed at the following URL:

http://www.funfolks.net/taekwondo/white_belt_class.html

• The UCMAP TKD Promotional Requirements may be accessed at the following URL:

http://www.funfolks.net/taekwondo/UCMAP_Promotional_Requirements.html

• The Taekwondo forms may be accessed at the following URL:

http://www.funfolks.net/taekwondo/forms.html