4th Degree Black Belt Testing Criteria

Requirements

• UL-Ji Tul (click for description & Video)
• Moon-Moo Tul (click for description & Video)
• Yong-Gae Tul (click for description & Video)
• Power:
  Demonstration

English - Korean Attacking Techniques twin side-fist horizontal strike  sang yop joomuk soopyong taerigi flying high kick        Twimyo nopi chagi x-stance twin elbow horizontal thrust  Kyocha so sang palkup soopyong tulgi sitting stance flat fingertip middle thrust Annun so opun sonkut kaunde tulgi x-stance knife-hand side strike Kyocha so sonkal yop taerigi sitting stance side fist middle side strike Annun so yop joomuk kaunde yop taerigi side pushing kick Yopcha milgi high twisting kick Nopunde bituro chagi side thrusting kick Yopcha tulgi walking stance long fist high punch Gunnun so ghin joomuk nopunde jirugi flying knife-hand side strike Twimyo sonkal yop taerigi x-stance back fist downward strike    Kyocha so dung joomuk naeryo taerigi x-stance forefist upward punch Kyocha so ap joomuk ollyo jirugi L-stance knife-hand high outward strike    Niunja so sonkal nopunde bakuro taerigi Defending Techniques walking stance forearm reverse rising block Gunnun so palmok bandae chookyo makgi L-stance inner forearm middle wedging block Niunja so an palmok kaunde hechyo makgi fixed stance palm pushing block Gojung so sonbadak miro makgi one leg stance knife-hand outward block Waebal so sonkal bakuro makgi rear foot stance palm downward block Dwitbal so sonbadak naeryo makgi sitting stance knife-hand low side block  Annun so sonkal najunde yop makgi side checking kick Yopcha momchagi L-stance x-fist checking block  Niunja so kyocha joomuk momchau makgi walking stance knife-hand low reverse outward block Gunnun so sonkal najunde bandae bakuro makgi rear foot stance inner forearm waist block  Dwitbal so anpalmok hori makgi sitting stance reverse knife-hand w-shape block Annun so sonkal dung san makgi sitting stance twin straight forearm checking block Annun so sang son palmok momchau makgi walking stance reverse knife-hand low inward block Gunnun so sonkal dung najunde anuro makgi Stances parallel stance with an x-backhand Narani so kyocha sondung Gunnun junbi sogi walking ready stance   warrior stance 'A' Moosa sogi 'A' Other backward double step-jumping  Dwiro ibo omgyo didimyo twigi

UL-Ji Tul (42 Movements) :UL- JI is named after general Ul-Ji Moon Dok who successfully defended Korea against a Tang's invasion force of nearly one million soldiers led by Yang Je in 612 A.D., Ul-Ji employing hit and run guerilla tactics, was able to decimate a large percentage of the force. The diagram represents his surname. The 42 movements represent the author's age when he designed the pattern.

Continuous Motion - Yonsok Dongjak Moves 2 and 3
Fast Motion - Bbarun Dongjak move 11

Moon-Moo Tul (61 Movements): Moon-Moo honours the 30th King of the Silla Dynasty. His body was buried near Dae Wang Am (Great King's Rock). According to his will, the body was placed in the sea "where my soul shall forever defend my land against the Japanese." It is said that the Sok Gul Am (Stone cave) was built to guard his tomb. The Sok Gul Am is a fine example of the culture of the Silla Dynasty. The 61 movements in this pattern symbolize the last two figures of 661 A.D. when Moon Moo came to the throne.

Connecting Motion - Eeojin Dongjak moves 28 and 29, 37 and 38
Consecutive Motion - Gaesok Dongjak moves 50, 53
Slow Motion - Neurin Dongjak moves 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 20, 23

Yong-Gae Tul (49 Movements): YON-GAE is named after a famous general during the Koguryo Dynasty, Yon Gae Somoon. The 49 movements refer to the last two figures of 649 A.D., the year he forced the Tang Dynasty to quit Korea after destroying nearly 300,000 of their troops at Ansi Sung.

Continuous Motion - Yonsok Dongjak move 10 and 11 & 21 and 22
Slow Motion - Neurin Dongjak moves 2, 13

Click here to see full year

RITA Instructors and Students can now view the TKD Supplies stock online. Click here to see our latest prices and stock.