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6th Gup Examination

Blue Belt

Testing For Purple

Instructions: The multiple choice/matching part of the test should be taken in the dojang. The short answer/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) Who are/were Master Blankenship's instructors and their styles?

1. Kim Soo: Cha Yon Ryu
2. Ark Wong: 5 Animals 5 Elements
3. Y. C. Wong: Hung Gar and Tai Chi Jang Ping
4. a and c
5. a, b, and c

2) What additional aspect should a green belt employ during basic hapkido takedown that a white or orange belt should not be concerned with?

1. apply more force to make it hurt more
2. rotate the hips while applying the technique
3. use stronger arms
4. lean toward the opponent after he is on the ground
5. b and d

3) Which is true of the green belt hapkido set?

1. they are just an extension of the yellow belt techniques
2. included are rolls, kicks, controls, traps and falls
3. they involve more big air break falls than anything else
4. there are no break falls
5. they are all done standing up

4) Which would be considered defensive weapons and associated techniques?

1. hammer fist and down block
2. fist and center punch
3. inside blade of foot and inside crescent block
4. a and b
5. a and c

5) Which would be considered defensive weapons and associated techniques?

1. forearm blade and rising block
2. palm heel and pushing block
3. forearm and inside center block
4. a and c
5. a, b, and c

6) During forms or basic movement, the breathing should be:

1. commensurate with the movement
2. loud and audible with an aspirated sound
3. inhaled through the mouth
4. unobstructed by the throat or mouth
5. a and d

7) In the second step of pyung ahn sam dan:

1. there could be as many as 5 of your targets attacked
2. the body is tilted forward at 45 degrees
3. the upper hand only counter balances the lower hand
4. the centerline is safely left open as all blocking/striking happens to the sides of the body
5. the right arm swings like a pendulum using only the muscles of the shoulder

8) The phrase in pyung ahn sa dan following the 225 degree turn:

1. begins most likely with you striking
2. uses the whole body like a wedge
3. is done by first rising up, then moving toward the opponent
4. contains a retraction of kicking side hand
5. b and d

9) Matching:

a) three step sparring	1) ban sung
b) self examination	2) omkyo didiki
c) anything possible	3) nal lo yop chaki
d) body shifting	4) gawi maki
e) through meditation, blissful state	5) poom se
f) senior	6) mom tong ahn maki
g) without patience, no gain	7) sam bo yok sok dae ryun
h) flying side kick	8) mo yo
i) scissors block	9) jip jung
j) form	10) pyuni
k) augmented center block	11) yu gyuk sool
l) junior	12) pi her ah
m) line up	13) su ryon
n) x-block	14) hecho maki
o) inside center block	15) sun bae
p) concentration	16) ot ko lo maki
q) hard training	17) sam mai kyung
r) at ease	18) hu bae
s) wedge block	19) mak chung dan maki
t) avoid!	20) mu in bul sung

10) What is true about providing comments or corrections?

1. never correct a senior
2. there is no difference between correcting a senior and a junior
3. be succinct and polite
4. if it comes from the right place, it will be taken in the right way
5. c and d

11) What is the most important consideration of an instructor?

1. Correcting gross aspects of technique before correcting details
2. Entertaining the students
3. Students' safety
4. Students' enjoyment of class
5. Students' progress

Short answer:

12) If you see a guest standing in the hallway of the dojang, what should you do?

13) What do you learn by practicing Tightening Way 1 and 2?

Essay:

14) How do we practice sitting (ie, What do you do to practice?). What is the purpose of this practice?

15) What is the purpose of form? What do we gain from practicing form that we cannot learn from sparring and basic movements alone?