There are many sites on the Internet which offer instruction on performing the forms of taekwondo. They vary widely, partly because instructors refer to the same techniques by different names, but mostly because people just write things differently. I am intrigued at the notion that although we are all doing these forms exactly the same way, we are all talking and writing about them very differently. It's really easier to learn forms in class than it is to learn them from written text, but I think this is helpful. I wrote this out to help me study for my test, and I offer it up to anyone who might find it useful. If you note any errors, please let me know. Thanks.
Palgwe forms were used before the World Taekwondo Federation switched to Taegeuk forms. Palgwe is still used at many Taekwondo schools. I studey at Wolrd Champion Taekwondo in Oregon. Master B.C. Kim teaches the Taegeuk forms to his color belt candidates and the Palgwe forms to his black belt students who are tested every six months between dan gradings.
From the Joon Be (ready) position
1. Turn 90* to the left and step with the left foot in front stance and perform a low block with the left hand.
2. Step forward with the right foot in front stance and perform a inside block with the right hand.
3. Turn 180* to the right and step with the right foot in front stance and perform a low block with the right hand.
4. Step forward with the left foot in front stance and perform an inside block with the left hand.
5. Turn 90* to the left (facing judges) and step with the left foot in front stance and perform a low block with the left hand.
6. Step forward with the right foot in back stance and perform an inside block with the right hand.
7. Step forward with the left foot in back stance and perform an inside block with the left hand.
8. Step forward with the right foot in front stance and perform a middle punch with the right hand. KIHAP!
9. Turn 270* to the left and step with the left foot in back stance and perform double knife block with the left hand.
10. Step forward with the right foot in back stance and perform an inside block with the right hand.
11. Turn 180* to the left and step with the right foot in back stance and perform a double knife block with the right hand
12. Step forward with the left foot in back stance and perform a double knife block with the right hand.
13. Turn 90* to the left and step with the left foot into front stance and perform a low block with the left hand.
14. Step forward with the left foot in front stance and perform a knife strike with the left hand.
15. Step forward with the right foot in front stance and perform a knife strike with the right hand.
16. Step forward with the left foot in front stance and perform a middle punch with the right hand. KIHAP!
17. Turn 270* to the left and step with the left foot in front stance and perform a low block with the left hand.
18. Step forward with the right foot in front stance and perform an inside block with the right hand.
19. Turn 180* to the right and step forward with the right foot in front stance and perform a low block with the right hand.
20. Step forward with the left foot in front stance and perform an inside block with the left hand.
Turn 180* to the left (facing flags) into Joon Be (ready) position.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Third Level Test
I quit taekwondo for two years while I volunteered a lot of time to Boy Scouting. Lots of meetings in the evenings left little time for taekwondo classes, but I really missed it, so when the opportunity presented itself to sign up again, I did. Now my daughter outranks me, but that's okay with me. She loves it. My third level test is coming up in a couple of weeks. I have to relearn a whole bunch of stuff that I used to know. I'm really nervous, so I've come back to my blog to check my notes to help me review all this stuff I learned before. My daughter is so good at memorizing all this stuff, but I am not.
This is what I have to know
This is what I have to know
- Basic Forms 1 thru 3
- Taekgeuk Forms 1 thru 8
- Palgwe Forms 1 thru 4
- Koryo
- Hand Techniques 1 thru 5
- Kicking Techniques 1 thru 5
- Self Defense 1 thru 6
- Nunchuck Patters 1 thru 15
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