3rd to 2nd Kup - Toi-Gye

Required for this pattern...

Stances:

Close ready stance B - Moa junbi sogi B

L-stance - niunja sogi

Walking stance - Gunnun sogi

X-stance - Kyocha sogi

Defending moves:

Inner forearm block - An palmok makgi

Double forearm block - Doo Palmok Makgi  

Knifehand guarding block - Sonkal daebi makgi

Outer forearm block - Bakat palmok makgi

X-fist pressing block - Kyocha joomuk noollo makgi

W-shape block - San makgi

Double forearm pushing block - Doo palmok miro makgi

Knifehand low guarding block - Sonkal najunde daebi makgi

Forearm circular block -palmok dollimyo makgi

Attacking moves:

Upset fingertip thrust - Dwijibun sonkut tulgi

Backfist side back strike - Dung joomuk yopdwi taerigi

Twin fist vertical punch - Sang joomuk sewo jirugi

Front snap kick - Apcha busigi

Forefist middle punch - Ap joomuk kaunde jirugi

Twin side elbow thrust posture - Sang yop palkup jase

Knee upward kick - Moorup ollyo chagi

Side front snap kick - Opapcha busigi

Flat fingertip thrust - Opun sonkut tulgi

Yi Toi-Gye took advantage of his considerable influence when he became the head of a private school or shrine, such as Tosan Sowon (shown on left) in Kyongsang province in 1557.

Sparring:

One step sparring - Ilbo matsogi

Free sparring - Jayu matsogi

Power:

Minimum of 5 breaks of the students choice. The techniques and attacking tools used must be identified (left and right count as 2 techniques).

Theory:

• Understand and correctly perform all 10th to 4th Kup techniques and requirements
•  Who was Toi-Gye?
• Identify the following parts of the body:

      Upset fingertip and Flat fingertip

• Name and demonstrate three types of fingertip thrust
• What is Neo-Confucianism?
• Know the meaning of the Red belt colour
• Name and demonstrate two types of elbow strike

Yi Hwang (Toi-Gye) was born in 1501 in the province of Kyongsang-Do. He lived at a time of great social upheaval and ethical conflict between the public good and private self-interest. A very intelligent man, he passed the preliminary provincial civil service examination with top honors at the age of 33. Because this exam was usually only passed by older people, he was held in high esteem for this accomplishment. He continued his scholarly pursuits, even as he held several government positions, until his death at age 70.

During his youth he acquired the pen name Yi Toi-Gye which means "returning stream."

Toi Gye

is the pen name of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16th century), an authority on Neo-Confucianism. The 37 movements of the pattern refer to his Birthplace on 37 latitude, the diagram represents " scholar".