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DEWITT KOREAN MARTIAL ARTS
FOURTH GUP PURPLE BELT BASIC
CURRICULUM
Basic
Testing Requirements
*School age student must demonstrate acceptable
school grades and NOT have any in school
suspensions/detentions nor any N/C
class grades.
1)
Students must know and demonstrate all previous belt testing requirements from
White Belt through the Fourth Gup belt rank. Curriculum changes will be made at
Sr. Master DeWitt's discrestion.
2) WTF Pattern - White Belt
WTF Tae Geuk Hyungs up through Tae Geuk Oh Jang
(meaning and number of steps).
3) ITF Pattern - Joong
Gun - meaning and number of steps. *Why is it named this?
Grandmaster,
Dr. Eugene A. Humesky Ph.D. has an extensive Korean martial arts website. Since
he is officially our Tae Kwon Do Grandmaster, ALL students should be reviewing
this site and retaining this information as it is listed.
All of our International
TaeKwon Do Federation Tuls (patterns) are executed with the "old school"
traditional Korean martial arts standards, NOT the sine wave movements
or motions.
4)All
WTF / ITF White Belt rank through Fourth Purple Belt rank must be
completed
successfully. Students must be able to successfully complete their
highest
ranking forms
to their lowest ranking forms and than again in
reverse order. Students must
also complete the WTF and ITF Forms, doing
each in all four directions
of the dojang.
5) Fourth Purple Belt One Steps - 4th Purple/Pon Gwan
Sul steps.
6) Must attend two or more classes per week. Should attend
the middle class.
7) Nine self defense techniques against wrist and five
techniques against clothing grabs. 8)
Bong Hyungs - Jung Bong Hyung.
*Demonstration of proper bong twirling. Chung
Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do
Bong twirling, Stretching and Hyungs training, multiple
physical / cognitive
martial arts skills/abilities. 9)
Chuk IL Hyung Juhl Bong Hyung. 10)
*Attendance and completion of Friday night fitness/pre-test prior
to Saturday
promotional test. This martial arts training workout consists
of approximately
eight to nine hours of Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do,
Bong twirling, Stretching
and Hyung training, Juhl Bong Hyungs demonstrations
and Chuk IL Hyung along
with completion of at least five times the
*Basic Physical Requirement
Criteria for this rank. 11)
Knowledge and demonstration of all basic, double, triple, swing and
jumping
kicks. All blocking, arm, fist, hand techniques taught within
our dojang.
Knowledge and demonstration of all stances and exact
knowledge of distances
with stance and other techniques are mandatory
requirements at this rank. 12)
Complete knowledge of the United States of America flag. 13)
Complete knowledge of the South Korean flag.
14) *Obtain Master Keppers,
Mr. Mertes and Dr. Taylor's permission
to test for higher martial arts rank
15) Any other martial arts information which is given during classes. 16)
Basic Physical Requirement Criteria:
Jumping Jacks 150
Push Ups 5 sets
of 30
Crunches/Sit Ups 5 sets of 40
Mountain Climbers 5 sets of 30
Leg Raises 5 sets of 25
Burpees 5 sets of 15
Jogging 2 to 5 miles
17) Students NEED to review rank requirements found in their
portfolios.
More information is listed there.
18)
Basic Heavy
Bag/Kicking Target Warm Up Criteria:
-Single Kicks and Number Of Kicks
For Each Leg:
Front
Kicks 30
Short
Round Kicks 30
Side Kicks 30
Round Kicks 30
Hook Kicks 30
Back
Kicks 30
- Jumping Single Leg Kicks
Jumping Front Kicks 30
Jumping
Short Round Kicks 30
Jumping Side Kicks 30
Jumping Hook Kicks 30
Jumping
Round Kicks 30
Jumping Out To In Kressent Kick 30
Jumping Into Out Kressent
Kicks 30
Jumping Back Kicks 20
- Swing Kicks and Number Of Kicks
For Each Leg:
Swing Front Kicks 30
Swing Short Round Kicks 30
Swing
Side Kicks 30
Swing Round Kicks 30
Swing Hook Kicks 30
Swing Back
Kicks 30
- Double Kicks and Number Of Kicks For Each Leg:
Double
Front Kicks 30
Double Front Kick/Side Kick 30
Double Side Kick, High/Low
30
Double Round Kick, Low/High 30
Double Side Kick, Low/High 30
Double
Round Kick, High/Low 30
Round Kick, Side Kick 30
Short Round Kick, Side
Kick 30
Hook Kick, Side Kick 30
Hook Kick, Round Kick 30
Out To In
Kressent Kick, Side Kick 30
Out To In Kressent Kick, Hook Kick 30
Into
Out Kressent Kick, Side Kick 30
Into Out Kressent Kick, Round Kick 30
Into Out Kressent Kick, Hook Kick 30
Back Hook Kick, Round Kick 30
Back
Hook Kick, Side Kick 30
- Tornado Kicks and Number Of Kicks For Each
Leg:
Front Tornado Kick 30
Tornado Short Round Kick 30
Tornado Hook
Kick 30
Tornado Kressent Kick 30
Tornado Full Round Kick 30
19)
Time in grade/rank for Fourth Purple is approximately six months.
Some students
learn this Gup rank curriculumn quite well within three
months and upon successful
completion of the *Basic Physical
Requirement criteria and
a verbal/oral examination, they are
allowed to test for their Third Purple
rank. 20)
Korean
Names for Belts and Titles:
Purple Belt rank (Blue
Belt) - Chuhng Di
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