Agenda: June 21st, 2001 (Test)

• Punches:

• Reverse
• Front
• Low
• Middle
• Face

• Strikes:

• Back Fist
• Palm-Heel Strike
• Hammer Fist
• Elbow Strike
• Knife-Hand Strike

• Blocks:

• Down
• In-to-Out
• Face
• Out-to-In
• Palm-Heel
• Palm Sweep Down
• Single Knife-Hand
• Double Knife-Hand

• Stances:

• Front
• Fighting
• Back
• Natural
• Horseback
• Joon-Bee

• Technique Questions

Practice Test

• Horse stance, left hand out:

• 10 low punches
• 10 middle punches
• 10 face punches
• 10 sets of high, middle, low punches

• Line up for combination line drills:

• High punch, middle punch, low punch
• In natural stance: down block, reverse punch, face block
• In front stance: in-to-out block, back fist, out-to-in block
• Single knife-hand block in back stance, middle punch in front stance, upper block
• In front stance: palm-heel block, out-to-in block, palm-heel strike
• Double knife-hand block in back stance, knife-hand strike in front stance, elbow strike
• In front stance: palm sweep down block, face block, palm-heel strike
• Front punch in natural stance, hammer fist in front stance
• Double knife-hand block in back stance into a side punch in horseback stance
• Down, out-to-in block, back fist, face block

• Block with a technique that makes sense for the following attack:

• Face punch attack
• Low punch attack
• Palm-heel strike attack
• Middle punch attack
• Back fist attack
• Middle palm-heel strike attack
• Elbow strike attack
• Hammer fist attack
• Knife-hand strike attack
• Face punch attack
• Middle punch attack
• Back fist attack
• Low punch attack

Answers to Technique Questions

• Why do we kihap?

• to show martial spirit
• to frighten or startle your opponent
• to projects ki and give more power to a technique

• Why do we bow at the beginning and end of class and upon entering the training area?

• to show respect

• Why do is the angle between the forearm and the upper arm in an out-to-in block 90-degrees?

• to maximize the area with which to catch the attacking arm

• What is the striking surface of a punch?

• the first two knuckles next to the thumb

• What is the difference between a backfist and an in-to-out block?

• one is a strike and the other is a block
• the contact surface for a backfist is the back of the fist; the contact surface for an in-to-out block is the forearm

• Where is the non-blocking hand in a double knife-hand block?

• opened with the palm facing up and the blade of the hand resting just under the solarplexus

• What is a sensible block for a body strike?

• an in-to-out block
• a out-to-in block
• a palm-heel block

• What is a possible target for a back fist?

• the opponent's nose
• the back of the opponent's head

• What is the difference between a natural stance and a fighting stance?

• a natural stance is a walking stance; a fighting stance is a sparring stance and one is bouncing on the balls of the feet

• What is a front punch?

• a punch that ends on the same-side as the leg that is forward

• What is a reverse punch?

• a punch that ends opposite side from the leg that is forward