RED BELT

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Represents danger, cautions the student to use control, and warns the opponent to stay away.

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Blocking Routine

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Back stance outer forearm block, shifting to front stance open hand groin strike

Step, low X-block in a front stance, pull back twin high punch

Step back, high right back fist and low left down block in a back stance

Knife hand guarding block in a back stance, pointing right knife hand, balance front leg front kick, pull back right hand and left hand spear finger

Low knife hand sudo block (both sides)

Kicking Routine

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Back fist punch, back leg round kick landing in front, tornado kick

Spin hook kick, back leg round kick, jump spin crescent kick

Front leg front kick, balancing high round kick, landing on left knee spin around and leg sweep

Grab Defenses

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Ground fighting on all fours: Grab opponent's right hand with right hand, spin opponent over back while raising left hand to set opponent in motion taking opponent to ground, right hand punch

Both hands tightly grasped: Left knee to groin, head butt to nose

Hair pull: Grab meaty portion of hand, twist and grab elbow with pressure, knee to face

Opponent garbs shirt: take hand weave in and out of opponents arms, step and push on their elbow

Opponent grabs shirt: step forward , extend left arm and circle block with other arm

Opponent grabs shirt: with one hand, post step back and reinforce block taking opponent down

Attacker grabs hair from front: place hands on top of opponent, turn them over and take opponent down

Attacker grabs hair from front: place both hands on theirs, take your elbow and place it on their bicep and push down

Behind hair pull: place both hands on opponent and turn in the direction of the thumb(of attackers hand), squat and stand up facing them as you restrain the wrist.

Behind hair pull: place both hands on theirs, turn in direction of their thumb, place elbow on their bicep and take opponent down

Kicking Defenses

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Front kick: Outer forearm block, front leg front kick to groin

Side kick: Fall on left knee while balancing with hands, leg sweep opponent's balancing leg

Jump spinning kick: Slide in close, punch opponent in face

One Steps

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Hand open by ear, step back to back stance, jump spin side kick (both sides)

Drop down on left knee, hands on floor, turning back, right foot leg sweep to heel

Hand open by ear, step back block (back stance), tornado kick, spin heel kick (both sides)

Right leg step back to back stance, left arm rising block, groin attack, switch to front stance, eye attack

Hands up X-block (left on top), grab arm with left hand, left foot step in, break arm over shoulder, left arm elbow strike, twist arm over shoulder, takedown

Right fist by ear, right foot step in to a back stance, right arm outer forearm block, back fist to face, spin back, left hand back fist, right leg spin hook kick

Form

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TOI GYE: THE PEN NAME OF THE NOTED SCHOLAR YI HWANG (16 AD), WHO WAS AN AUTHORITY ON NEO-CONFUCIANISM. THE 37 MOVEMENTS REPRESENT HIS BIRTHPLACE AT 37 DEGREES LATITUDE.