Blue Belt

Mechanics: (Red Stripe)

All Previous Mechanics

Stances:

• X stance

Kicks:

• Axe Kick
• Eight Point Kick
• Muay Thai Knee Strike
• Tae Kwon Do Knee Strike

Hand Techniques:

• Peel Block
• Cross Elbow Strike
• Open Hand "C" Block
• Reinforcing Block in a Front Stance
• 180/360º Single Punches

Shoulder Roll

Self Defense: (White Stripe)

• All previous grabs
• Pressure Points (minimum of 7)
• Back off Drill (Intermediate- Basic plus repeating "Back Off", increase intensity)
• Ground positions
• Escape from Mount Position 
• Step Sparring
• Point Sparring (minimum 6 classes)

Form: Yul-Gok (Blue Stripe)

• All previous forms
• Yol-Gok
• Meaning (Can earn Yellow stripe by telling meaning of Form to an instructor)
  
  • Yul-Goh was the philosopher and scholar Yi nicknamed the "Confucious of Korea"
  • The 38 movements represent his birth place at the 38^th degree latitude.
  • The pattern traced on the floor represents the the Chinese symbol for "Scholar"
  • 38 Movements
    • 24 Offensive
    • 14 Defensive