From the Complete
& Official Forms of the World Tae Kwon Do Federation, Taekwondo forms
or Poomse is described as consisting of "stances,
blocks, punches, strikes, and kicks arranged in a meaningful order in response
to attacks from multiple imaginary assailants attacking from several directions."
At UCMAP, each level is required to learn 2 forms,
starting with Gibon
Poomse I and II
(the basic forms) at White-Belt Level, then Taegeuk
I and Palgwe
I at Yellow-Belt Level, and so on, for a total of 8 Taegeuk, 8 Palgwe
Colored-Belt Forms, and 9 Black-Belt Forms. Since Master Yoon only brought
in the Palgwe style of forms as a testing requirement when he came on board
2 years ago, it was a handful of forms to learn, especially for the higher
belts.
The Taekwondo Forms Workshop is therefore split into 2 workshops, the first
would cover the lower colored-belt forms and the second the higher colored-belt
forms. This is the first of the two Taekwondo Forms Workshops. Perry Seto,
a 4th Dan Black-Belt, guest-instructed this workshop with Dr. Frank Choy
and myself assisting.
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Perry Demonstrates the Chamber for a Single
Knife-Hand Block
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Practical Use of the Single Knife-Hand Block
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Perry Demonstrates the Chamber for a Double
Knife-Hand Block
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Perry Demonstrates the Block
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Out-to-In (Inside) Block in Palgwe Il-Jang
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In-to-Out Block (Outside) in Back Stance
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Step Forward, In-to-Out Block in Back Stance
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Perry Corrects a Hand Position
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It should be a Knife-Hand Strike to the Neck!
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Practical Use of an Out-to-In Block
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Turn 180-Degrees and Down-Block
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