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White Belt

Poomsae are the traditional taekwondo patterns, which are part of the syllabus for the 9+ years classes. Kids in the 4-8 years classes do not need to know these.

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The videos provided below are great learning resources for poomsae. I have provided 2 videos for each pattern. Both videos go through the pattern slowly, and then have the whole pattern at the end of the video. Note each club will count slightly differently for each pattern, so the video counts may not match the counting listed below. We also aim to start creating our own videos breaking each step down soon.

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The following link contains information on how each technique should be executed, so have a read through in your free time if you want help with technique:

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Links:

PDF: Poomsae_scoring_guidelines.pdf 

Video:Kibbon Poomsae 

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White Belt (Kibbon Poomsae):

 

Meaning: Innocence and Purity

 

Steps: 16

 

Kihap: 8, 16

 

Stances: Long stance

 

Hand techniques:

  • Lower block

  • Body punch

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Yellow Belt

Yellow 1 (Poomsae Taegeuk Il Jang):

 

Meaning: Heaven

 

Steps: 18

 

Kihap: 18

 

Stances:

  • Short stance

  • Long stance

 

Hand techniques:

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  • Lower block

  • Body block

  • Face block

  • Body punch

 

Kicks: Front kick

 

Links:

 

 

Yellow 2 (Poomsae Taegeuk Ee Jang):

 

Meaning: Inner and Outer Strength

 

Steps: 18

 

Kihap: 18

 

Stances:

  • Short stance

  • Long stance

 

Hand techniques:

  • Lower block

  • Body block

  • Face block

  • Body punch

  • Face punch

 

Kicks: Front kick

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Yellow 3 (Poomsae Taegeuk Sam Jang):

 

Meaning: Fire

 

Steps: 20

 

Kihap: 20

 

Stances:

  • Short stance

  • Long stance

  • Back stance

 

Hand techniques:

  • Lower block

  • Body block

  • Body punch

  • Double body punch

  • Knife hand strike

  • Knife hand body block

 

Kicks: Front kick

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Blue Belt

Blue 1 (Poomsae Taegeuk Sa Jang):

 

Meaning: Thunder

 

Steps: 20

 

Kihap: 20

 

Stances:

  • Short stance

  • Long stance

  • Back stance

 

Hand techniques:

  • Body block

  • Body punch

  • Double knife hand body block

  • Open hand downwards block

  • Spear hand thrust

  • Sweeping swallow strike

  • Outside body block

  • Back fist

 

Kicks:

  • Front kick

  • Side kick

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Links:

  • Taekwonbox: (16) Taegeuk 4 Poomsae explanation – Taekwondo Promotion Foundation Educational Program – YouTube

  • Kukkiwon: TAEGEUK 4JANG (youtube.com)

 

Blue 2 (Poomsae Taegeuk Oh Jang):

 

Meaning: Wind

 

Steps: 20

 

Kihap: 20

 

Stances:

  • Long stance

  • Back stance

  • L stance

  • Twisted stance

 

Hand techniques:

  • Lower block

  • Body block

  • Face block

  • Body punch

  • Downwards hammerfist

  • Back fist

  • Knife hand body block

  • Supported round elbow strike

  • Side hammerfist

  • Target elbow strike

 

Kicks:

  • Front kick

  • Side kick

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Blue 3 (Poomsae Taegeuk Yuk Jang): 

 

Meaning: Water

 

Steps: 23

 

Kihap: 13

 

Stances:

  • Long stance

  • Back stance

  • Ready stance

 

Hand techniques:

  • Lower block

  • Body punch

  • Outside body block

  • Outside face block

  • Knife hand forwards face block

  • Double lower block (slow)

  • Double knife hand body block

  • Palm block

 

Kicks:

  • Front kick

  • Roundhouse

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Red Belt

Red 1 (Poomsae Taegeuk Chil Jang): 

 

Meaning: Mountain

 

Steps: 25

 

Kihap: 25

 

Stances:

  • Cat stance

  • Back stance

  • Attention stance

  • Short stance

  • Long stance

  • Twisted stance

  • Horse riding stance

 

Hand techniques:

  • Palm block

  • Body block

  • Double knife hand body block

  • Supported palm strike

  • Supported back fist

  • Fist in hand (slow)

  • Scissor block

  • Double outside body block

  • Shoulder/head grab

  • Double uppercut

  • Crossed lower block

  • Side back fist

  • Target elbow strike

  • Kinfe hand body block

  • Side punch

 

Kicks:

  • Front kick

  • Inside target crescent kick

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Red 2 (Poomsae Taegeuk Pal Jang):

 

Meaning: Earth

 

Steps: 24

 

Kihap: 2, 18

 

Stances:

  • Back stance

  • Long stance

  • Cat stance

 

Hand techniques:

  • Outside body block with supporting hand

  • Body punch

  • Body block

  • Double body punch

  • Half mountain block

  • Pull into uppercut

  • Double knife hand body block

  • Palm block

  • Lower block with supporting hand

  • Knife hand outside body block

  • Round elbow strike

  • Back fist

 

Kicks:

  • Front kick

  • Double front kick

  • Front kick into jump front kick

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Links:

Taekwonbox: Taegeuk 8 Poomsae explanation – Taekwondo Promotion Foundation Educational Program (youtube.com)

Kukkiwon: TAEGEUK 8JANG (youtube.com)

 

 

Red 3 & Cho Dan (Koryo): 

 

Meaning: Seonbae (learned man)

 

Steps: 30

 

Kihap: 11, 30

 

Stances:

  • Long stance

  • Back stance

  • Short stance

  • Horse riding stance

 

Hand techniques:

  • Double knife hand outside body block

  • Reverse knife hand strike

  • Body punch

  • Body block

  • Knife hand lower block

  • Throat strike

  • Leg grab with knee break

  • Double insidebody block

  • Knife hand outside body block

  • Target punch

  • Groin strike with pull

  • Lower block

  • Open hand downwards block

  • Supported side elbow strike

  • Circle to fist on palm

  • Knife hand strike

 

Kicks:

  • Front kick

  • Side kick

  • Double side kick (knee then face)

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