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 Tae Kwon Do
| Who was the founder of the ATA? | American Taekwondo Association (bigkihap) |
Haeng Ung Lee. H. U. Lee came to this country in the '60s and developed his style. The ATA has grown to be the largest martial arts organization in the world.
| Who is the founder of Taekwon-do? | ITF Taekwondo (emeraldstar) |
General Choi-Hong Hi 9th degree Grandmaster.
| Who is the founder of ATA? | ATA Taekwondo (Bradfix) |
Haeng Ung Lee. Upon his death, a group of masters from other martial arts awarded
him a 10th degree black belt.
| Which Taekwondo pattern follows Dan Gun? | ITF Taekwondo Brainstorm (donnyshona) |
Do San. Do San is the third pattern of Taekwondo and is required for achieving 6th Kup.
| Which is the Korean term for the training hall? | ICTF Tae Kwon Do (karategrl01) |
Dojang. When entering a Dojang, you must bow. This shows true respect.
| Which is not a Tenet of Taekwondo? | ICTF Tae Kwon Do (karategrl01) |
Strength. Strength is not a Tenet of the ICTF Taekwondo.
| Which is NOT a move in the purple belt form? | American Taekwondo Association (bigkihap) |
hook kick. The hook kick is known by purple belts but not used in the form.
| Which group of states comprise ATA Region 114? | American Taekwondo Association (bigkihap) |
Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota. In 2003, Region 114 will had the first special abilities master.
| Which group of belt colors are NOT in order (as one would receive)? | American Taekwondo Association (bigkihap) |
blue, red, brown. Before the revamping of the ATA system, belts were originally white, yellow, green, blue, red, and of course black. Now the order is white, orange, yellow, camouflage, green, purple, blue, brown, red, recommended black, black.
| Which date was Tae kwon do introduced to the world? | ICTF Tae Kwon Do (karategrl01) |
1955. 1955 was when General Choi Hong Hi introduced Tae Kwon Do to the world.
| Which belt comes after green? | ITF Taekwondo (emeraldstar) |
blue. Blue-tag comes next, then blue.
| Where were the World Championships held in 2002 for ATA styles? | American Taekwondo Association (bigkihap) |
Little Rock, Arkansas. Originally headquarters were located in Omaha, Nebraska, and later relocated to Little Rock.
| Where was Tae kwon do founded? | ICTF Tae Kwon Do (karategrl01) |
South Korea. Taekwondo was founded in South Korea by General Choi Hong Hi.
| Where is ATA headquarters? | ATA Taekwondo (Bradfix) |
Little Rock, Arkansas. The ATA World Championship is in Little Rock.
| What year was the name 'Taekwondo' officially adopted as the name of
this hand and foot art? | ATA Taekwondo (Bradfix) |
1955. Prior to the dubbing of the new name, the art was scattered among the martial arts of Su-bak Do, Gong Soo Do, and Tang Soo Do.
| What year did General Choi meet with Haeng Ung Lee? | ATA Taekwondo (Bradfix) |
1968. At the time, Haung Ung Lee was teaching PyeongAhn poome-sae.
| What two other taekwondo organizations utilize the ATA's style? | American Taekwondo Association (bigkihap) |
STF, WTTU. The STF, or Songahm Taekwondo Federation, is the ATA branch of taekwondo residing in South America. WTTU, or World Tradtional Taekwondo Union, is yet another branch of the ATA that exists throughout the world. WTTU clubs exist in Canada, Europe, and other coutries.
| What style of taekwondo is the ATA? | American Taekwondo Association (bigkihap) |
Songahm. The style went through a change in the mid-eighties to create the current program as it exists today.
| What rank is a master in the ATA? | ATA Taekwondo (Bradfix) |
6th degree black belt. After making the belt rank of master, he has to go on a year of probation to see if he makes the list of requirements.
| What is the uniform worn in Taekwondo called? | ATA Taekwondo (Bradfix) |
Do-Bok. In old times, women tied the tops opposite than men.
| What is the traditional uniform worn by a student called? | ICTF Tae Kwon Do (karategrl01) |
Dobak. The Dobak is the traditional uniform worn when training.
| What is the traditional name for an instructor? | ICTF Tae Kwon Do (karategrl01) |
Sabum. A Sabum (pronounced Sabim) is the traditional name for the instructor. A Busabum is the name for an assistant instructor.
| What is the senior pattern of the yellow stripe? | ICTF Tae Kwon Do (karategrl01) |
Chon ji. Chon ji is the pattern of the yellow stripe.
| What is the pattern you will need to perform to become a 1st Kup (Black Tag)at your grading? | GTUK Taekwondo (dan1787) |
Hwa Rang. This is the first pattern where you use the technique close stance inner forearm side front block.
| What is the order of the first three belts in the ATA? | ATA Taekwondo (Bradfix) |
White, orange, yellow. In most other styles, orange and yellow are the opposite way.
| What is the number ten in Korean terminology? | GTUK Taekwondo (dan1787) |
Yaul. It is vital to become familiar with the Korean terminology. In most international tournaments, Korean will be the standard language used so that everyone can understand the technique names, no matter what country they are from.
| What is the minimum rank held to be a master? | American Taekwondo Association (bigkihap) |
6th degree black. Though sixth degrees can become a master, candidates still must be invited to mastership.
| What is the literal meaning of the word "Taekwondo"? | ITF Taekwondo Brainstorm (donnyshona) |
Way of the hand and foot. Tae kwon do means the following:
Tae: to kick with the foot
kwon: destroy with the fist
do: the art or the way.
| What is the Korean terminology for 2 step sparring? | GTUK Taekwondo (dan1787) |
Eebo Matsoki. Practicing set sparring is a great way to familiarise yourself with defence against certain attacks, and if practised regularly, this will become instinctive.
| What is the Korean terminology for 'Training Hall'? | ITF Taekwondo (emeraldstar) |
| What is the Korean terminology for 'Relax'? | ITF Taekwondo (emeraldstar) |
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