Questions/Answers

1.  Who is your instructor? Master Louis Thompson

2.  What is your Style? American Tae Kwon Do Moo Duk Kwan

3.  What doe Tae Kwon Do Mean? The way of the fist and foot.

4.  What does Moo Duk Kwan mean? The Military Way

5.  Where does Tae Kwon Do originate from? Korea

6.  Who is the founder of our style? Grandmaster Charles G Graham

7.  Who is your instructor’s Master? Master Carlos J Martin

8.  Name your testing katas: See testing app for answer

9.  What belt are you testing for? See testing app for answer

10.  Why do we bow? Sign of respect

11.  In what year did Tae Kwon Do & Moo Duk Kwan form one organization? 1961

12.  Who introduced karate in 1916? Gichin Funakoshi

13.  What was the job of the first person who invented the Shaolin Su fighting method?

Buddhist Priest

14.  Where did the person who created the Shaolin Su method of fighting come from?

India

15.  Grand Master Charles G Graham started American Tae Kwon Do Moo Duk Kwan in what year? 1974

16.  How many basic movements are there? 27

17.  Name the 3 basic categories in our Martial Arts systems. Punches, Kicks, Blocks

18.  Name the 5 basic stances:

1.  Junbe

2.  Forward Stance

3.  Horse Stance

4.  Short Cat Stance

5.  Long Cat Stance

19. Name 5 Different Styles of Martial Arts: Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Jiu Jitsu (Many Styles), Kung Fu (Many Styles), Judo, Aikido, Hapkido, Isshin ryu karate, Tang Soo Do, Tai Chi, Kickboxing, Shotokan Karate… Students please do your own research, these are just a few of the thousands.

20. Give the lineage of our system:

21. Who ordered Bodhidharma out of his kingdom? Emperor Wu

22. What kingdom did Bodhidharma travel to? Kingdom of Wei

23. How many years did Bodhidharma remain in meditation? 9 years

24. What happened to Bodhidharma after he meditated? He lost the use of his arms and legs

25. How many books did Bodhidharma write? 2 I-Chin-Ching & Msien-Siu-Ching

Katas

Kipong Hyong Elboo
Kipong Hyong Yeboo
Kipong Hyong Samboo
Pyong Chodan
Pyong Nidan
Pyong Sandan
Tiger 2 (Kama Kata)
Tiger 1 (in Sanchin) Hyrungdae Elboo
Tiger 2 (Open Hand) Hyrungdae Eboo
Tiger 3 Hyrungdae Samboo
Pyong Sadan
Bo Staff Form 1
Pyong Odan

27 Basic Movements

JUNBE

SQUAT PUNCH

LOWER DEFENSE

PUNCH TO SOLAR PLEXUS

PUNCH TO THE FACE

UPPER BLOCK

INSIDE BLOCK

OUTSIDE BLOCK

SIDE PUNCH

CROSS ARM LOWER DEFENSE

CROSS ARM UPPER DEFENSE

FIST TO ELBOW

BASIC MOVEMENT CHOP (TO THE NECK)

FINGERTIP JAB TO THE SOLAR PLEXUS

ELBOW ATTACK TO THE FACE

SHORT CAT CHOP/LOWER DEFENSE

SHORT CAT OUTSIDE BLOCK

SHORT CAT COUNTER

LONG CAT CHOP

LONG CAT DOUBLE CHOP

FRONT STRETCH KICK

FRONT SNAP KICK

ROUND HOUSE KICK

SIDE STRETCH KICK

SIDE SNAP KICK

FOOT LOCKER KICK

SHORT CAT COUNTER LUNCH PUNCH