Centerline Martial Arts

Required Physical:

Pattern/Exercise:
Do-San

Kicks:
High Kick (lead leg/rear leg/stepping)
Side Pushing Kick (lead leg/rear leg/stepping)
Side Thrusting Kick (lead leg/rear leg/stepping)
Skip Side Piercing Kick
Skip Turning Kick
Skip Side Turning Kick
Skip Side Front Snap Kick
Flying Front Snap Kick

Hand Technique:
Side block with the outer forearm
Thrust with the straight fingertip
Side strike with the back fist
Wedging block with the outer forearms

 

Step Sparring:
Advanced 3-step Sparring (Three counters)

Ho Sin Sul:
Fall to the front
Fall to the back
Fall to the right side
Fall to the left side
Somersault to the right
Somersault to the left side

Required Knowledge:

Dan-Gun Pattern Information:

            Do-San is the pseudonym of the Patriot Ahn Chang-Ho (1876-1938). The 24 movements represent his entire life, which he devoted to furthering the education of Korea and to its independence movement.

Diagram: Capital "right stair stepi"
Moves: 24

The Meaning of Green Belt:
Green signifies the plant’s growth as the Taekwon-Do skill begins to develop.

The Nine Reasons For Practicing Courtesy:

1. To promote the spirit of mutual concessions.
2. To be ashamed of one’s vices, co tempting those of others.
3. To be polite to one another.
4. To encourage the sense of justice humanity.
5. To distinguish instructor from student, senior from junior, elder from younger.
6. To behave according to etiquette.
7. To respect others possessions.
8. To handle matters with fairness and sincerity.
9. To refrain from giving or accepting any gift when in doubt.

Opening And Closing Cerermony For A Takewon-Do Class:
Opening Ceremony  
Charyot                       -- Attention stance
Kuk-ki-yea Tae-hae     -- Face the flags
Kyong-ye                    -- Salute
Baro                            -- Return to attention stance
Anj-oh                         -- Kneel
Muk-nyom                  -- Meditate
Baro                            -- Return to attention stance
Charyot                       -- Attention stance
Sa-bum Nim Gae        -- Face the instructor
Kyong-ye                    -- Bow

 Closing Ceremony    

Charyot                       -- Attention stance
Kuk-ki-yea Tae-hae     -- Face the flags
Kyong-ye                    -- Salute
Baro                            -- Return to attention stance
Anj-oh                         -- Kneel
Muk-nyom                  -- Meditate
Baro                            -- Return to attention stance
Charyot                       -- Attention stance
Sa-bum Nim Gae        -- Face the instructor
Kyong-ye                    -- Bow
Boo Sa-bum Nim Gae -- Face the assistant instructor
Kyong-ye                    -- Bow
Eesang                         -- Dismissed
Ko-map Sum-nee-da   -- Thank you very much

Sitting Stance:
Length: 0.0 shoulder width
Measured From:          Front: N/A
Rear: N/A

Width: 1.5 shoulder width
Measured From:          Front: Inside big toe
Rear: Inside big toe                                     

Weight Distribution (F/R): 50% / 50%

Available Facings: Full or Side

Additional Notes: Both feet point to the front and are parallel with each other. Both knees are bent evenly so that the kneecaps are over the balls of the feet. The chest and abdomen are pushed out and the hips are pulled back.