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 ElbooKipong 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