Examination: 4th Gup

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4th Gup Examination

4th Gup Purple

Testing for Brown

Instructions: The multiple choice/matching part of the test should be taken in the dojang. The essay questions may be completed outside of the dojang, and turned in with your answers to the essay questions posted on the door of the training area.

1. Safety of the student is one of the primary responsibilities of an instructor. For each of the following techniques, select the statement(s) that are important for your student to safely execute that technique.

Techniques :

  1. front kick to a bag or heavy target
  2. roundhouse kick to a bag or heavy target
  3. roundhouse kick in the air

Safety points:

1. Have the student set the distance before kicking so the striking point is between the instep and the shin
2. The distance should be such that the knee is significantly bent on impact
3. Remind the student that the objective is not to see how hard you can kick
4. Have the student set the distance before kicking with the striking point on the target
5. The student must actively retract the leg after extension
6. Make sure the striking point is the ball of foot
7. Pivot the supporting foot 135 degrees from the direction of the kick

2. Give the words used in verbal cues for teaching the following techniques to beginners.

  1. front kick preparation:
    1. pivot the foot, shift, drop, raise the knee
     2. pivot the foot, shift, drop, raise
     3. pivot the foot, shift the weight, drop the arm, raise the knee
     4. pivot, shift, drop, raise
     5. pivot, shift, drop, raise, out and back, look up
  2. side kick
    1. pivot, shift, raise, extend, retract, replace
     2. pivot, shift, raise, out, back, down
     3. pivot the foot 135 degrees from the direction of the kick, shift the weight, raise the knee, extend, retract, set it down
     4. pivot the supporting foot 135 degrees from the direction of the kick, shift the weight, raise, extend, retract, set it down
     5. pivot the foot, shift your weight and raise the knee, extend, retract, replace the foot
  3. horse stance punching
    1. one step out, two arms in front, three retract
     2. one, two, three
     3. one step, two, three ready
     4. one arms out and step, two arms in front, three retract
     5. one step, two, three

3. Which of the following best describes the importance of consistency in terminology and phrasing among instructors when teaching?

  1. important, but instructors can also use phrases they have found helpful
  2. important, but instructors should also search for terms which the student understands better and use them as well
  3. very important, but use other terms if the students don't understand the standard set
  4. very important, but use demonstration and manipulation to clarify the terms and phrases
  5. both (b) and (d)

4. For each of the following techniques, select the best position or orientation of the instructor relative to the student.

  1. front kick
  2. roundhouse kick
  3. climbing stance movements
  4. back stance movements

Choose all that apply from this list:

  1. facing the student so they can see the technique better
  2. facing 90 degrees from the student so they can see the technique better
  3. facing the same direction as the students, so they can easily mimic the motion
  4. be in front of the student
  5. be behind the student

5. Matching

(a) distal (1) toward the sole of the foot
(b) proximal (2) toward the back surface or upper surface
(c) dorsal (3) away from the midline
(d) plantar (4) toward the midline

6. Vocabulary

(a) self-actualized person (1) taebek
(b) natural martial art organization (2) gyol dahn
(c) mountain (3) mok
(d) be silent (4) cha yon mudo whey
(e) no mind, no thought (5) am sook
(f) falling block (6) jee tae
(g) solar plexus (7) olryo maki
(h) determination (8) mu nyom, mu song
(i) be serious (9) myung chi
(j) rising block (10) chong sook
(k) stomp the earth (11) pyuni
(l) attaining enlightenment (12) tuck
(m) at ease (13) mu do in
(n) neck (14) neryo maki
(o) chin (15) kyon sung

7. Give the country of origin of the following forms. Choose from: (1) Okinawa, (2) Korea, (3) Japan, or (4) China.

  1. Taebek hyung
  2. Jee tae hyung
  3. Palgue chil jang

8. Which phrase best describes the dominant principle which determines the placement of the arms in han son dae ryun?

  1. protect your solar plexus
  2. be in the best position to attack
  3. control the center line
  4. block with brushing blocks
  5. make large excursions with your arms

Essay questions:

9. What contributions does teaching make in the evolution toward a black belt? What does the existence of a teaching requirement imply about the goals of our training in martial arts that go beyond technical proficiency?

10. What are the differences between a turning side kick and a roundhouse kick? Discuss preparation, trajectory of the knee and striking surface, striking area of foot, etc.

11. What is the purpose of the first movement in taebek?

12. Name at least three different breathing techniques. Discuss why it is important to practice different types of breathing techniques.

13. How does specialization help training overall?