ALL STUDENTS
Name and Define the Current Cycle Tenet:
What is your instructor lineage: 6th degree Master David Overstreet
8th degree Grand Master James Bailey
9th degree Senior Grand Master Craig Kollars
Name the three remaining founders of TRMAI:
9thSGM Craig Kollars, 9thSGM Bert Kollars, and 9thSGM Art Monroe
State and define our Academy Motto:
Pursuing Excellence – Doing our best at everything
What Style of TaeKwonDo Do We Practice: Ho-Am/Tiger Rock
Why do we bow: Sign of Respect (like a salute) and a Greeting (like a handshake)
Explain the difference between Discipline and Self Discipline: Discipline is doing what we are told. Self discipline is doing what is expected without being told. Self Discipline is much better and allows us to make the right choices in all areas of our life
Any question or physical testing requirements from lower ranks
Additional questions can be asked from discussions in class and the TRMAI website
ALL JUNIORSTUDENTS
State the 3 rules of concentration: Focus your eyes. Focus your mind. Focus your body
State the Black Belt Success System: See poster
Name four things outside of ourselves that we need to be successful in TKD:
Family, Fellow students, Instructors and Tiger Rock
ALL YOUTH AND ADULT STUDENTS
What is the Goal of TKD: Develop the mind and spirit as well as the body
What do we need to temper an aggressive spirit: Inner calmness and humility
What is required for good health:
1) physical fitness, 2) good nutritional habits, and 3) stress management
Name three key components of fitness: 1) strength, 2) flexibility and 3) cardiovascular
Name three good nutritional habits:
1) correct portion size, 2) getting carbohydrates from fresh fruits and vegetables rather than breads, pastas, and cereals, 3) eating proteins like lean unprocessed meats
Namethree tips to manage stress: 1) breathing exercises, 2) strong interpersonal relationships, and 3) rejecting materialism and greed
We will accept any other sound nutritional habits and tips for stress management.
YELLOW BELT:
TaeKwonDo Comes From What Country:Korea
What does TaeKwonDo mean: Foot, Hand, Art
Define mindfulness: (today, now, here) Paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.
GREEN BELT
When do we pivot for a #1 side or round kick: When we pick up the front foot
Explain the Philosophy Law of the Harvest: We reap what we sow and cultivate. We are responsible for the consequences of our actions
BLUE BELT
Explain the Tiger Rock Mission: Community over consumption
Identify two benefits of pivoting: safer for knee, more reach, more height, more power
BROWN BELT
Explain the Tiger Rock Journey: 1) Thoughtful repetition of physical technique 2) leads to an artist mind 3) and ultimately the desire to lead a meaningful life
Name 2 of the 3 keys to board breaking: Speed, Technique, Accuracy
RED BELT
Junior and Youth
Explain the most common strikes and points in sport sparring
Points: leading leg kicks and back hand punches
Strike: kick to the back and punch to the head with contact
Adult
Identify and explain the physics of board breaking: Force = Mass x Acceleration
Pressure = Force divided by surface area