3rd Degree Red

3rd Degree Red

Overview

“I’ve always found that anything worth achieving will always have obstacles in the way and you’ve got to have that drive and determination to overcome those obstacles on route to whatever it is that you want to accomplish”.
– Chuck Norris

3rd Degree Red Belt is the eighth belt on your road to Black belt, students who have achieved 3rd red belt are upper belts and are expected to take a teaching role in the class. Students are expected to have a full development in patterns, a good grasp on all variations of kicks, a solid understanding of weapons, and a good understanding of other styles.

3rd Red belts are excepted to have great control sparring, being able to take on 2-3 lower belts and preventing anyone from getting hurt, be able to win most of their fights, and be able to give pointers to younger students to help improve their fighting. It is recommended that a students attend a tournament to observe other schools and to test their progress. The focus at 3rd Red and 2nd Degree Red belt is to prepare for the Black Belt test. Students at this rank will often be referred to as assistant instructors and encourage to lead portions of the class.

At 3rd Red belt the student is required to hold their belt for a minimum of two semesters but often three to practice and master these fundamentals since they will be the key points during the black belt test. On top of what is required, Students will also continue to learn weapon and grappling defenses to acclimate students to different styles. It is also recommend that students be able to know give and receive commands in Korean. Students should also start reviewing all previous belt material to better prepare themselves for the black belt test.

Here is a breakdown of what you can expect from 3rd Red Belt.

  • Advanced Level Kicks
  • Advanced Patterns
  • Weapon Defenses
  • Grappling techniques
  • Some advanced Korean words
  • Ground Fighting
  • Releases
  • One-Step Sparring

Testing Requirements:

Time Requirements

3rd Degree Red belts are required to hold their belts for a minimum of three (3) semesters. This roughly equals one (1) year. A student may be allow to test a semester early if they consistently show up to class and demonstrate proper discipline and practice.

Required Material

  • 3 Kicking Drills
    • Low High Roundhouse (R), Back Spin Hook Kick (L), Roundhouse (L), 180 degree back kick (R)
    • Front kick (R), Re-chamber, Jump Front Kick (L), Jump Front Snap Kick (L), switch feet Front kick (L), Re-chamber, Jump Front Kick (R), Jump Front Snap Kick (R)
    • Roundhouse Kick, Hook Kick (R), Step Forward (L), Axe Kick (R), Switch Feet Roundhouse Kick, Hook Kick (L), Step Forward (R), Axe Kick (L)
  • 3 Releases (1 Minimum from 3rd Degree Red Belt, 2 from Brown/Purple Belt)
  • 3 Total of Weapon Defenses/Throws/Lapel Grabs (1 Minimum from 3rd Degree Red Belt, 2 from Brown/Purple Belt)
  • Pattern (Taeguek Chil Jang) 
  • Pattern (Taeguek Yook Jang)
  • Brick Breaking (Stomp- 3)

Required Knowledge

  • Releases
    • Cross-Hand Grab with Headlock
    • Cross-Hand Lapel Grab
    • Double Hand Shoulder Grab
  • Kicking (how to perform the kick and what part of the foot to use)
    • 3 Current Kicking Drill
    • 21 Previous Kicking Drills
  • Korean:
    • Stances
    • Punches
    • Kicks

Kicking Drills

  • #22: Low High Roundhouse (R), Back Spin Hook Kick (L), Roundhouse (L), 180 degree back kick (R)
  • #23: Front kick (R), Re-chamber, Jump Front Kick (L), Jump Front Snap Kick (L), switch feet Front kick (L), Re-chamber, Jump Front Kick (R), Jump Front Snap Kick (R)
  • #24: Roundhouse Kick, Hook Kick (R), Step Forward (L), Axe Kick (R), Switch Feet Roundhouse Kick, Hook Kick (L), Step Forward (R), Axe Kick (L)

Release Drills

Cross Hand Grab with Headlock

Attacker is grabbing your right wrist with their right hand.

  1. With your left foot step to the attacker’s outside. As you step, circle your right hand inward to grab the back of the attackers wrist.
  2. With your left arm, move it in front of attackers face (optional Palm Heel). Circle your left arm around the attackers neck to put them in a reverse Headlock.
  3. Apply pressure to hyper-extend the attacker’s elbow.

Cross Hand Lapel Grab

*Attacker is grabbing your right lapel with their right hand.

NOTE: This is just like Brown Belt Gun defense #4- front, since there is no gun, the release turns into a headlock.

  1. With your left foot, step to the attacker’s outside. As you step use your left hand up press block the attackers right hand. (This is to point the gun away from your body, you step left, push the gun right. IMPORTANT NOTE: As you push the gun away, make sure your hand stays in contact with the attackers.)
  2.  Circle your right arm under and between your left arm and the attacker’s right arm. As soon as your right arm has passed through, grab the attacker’s right wrist with your left hand.
  3. Step forward with your right foot as you continue rotating your right arm over the attacker’s right arm so that now the top of his gun is in your armpit.
  4. Your right hand will continue to rotate to the inside and under the attacker’s right arm. As you bring your right hand up to the attacker’s back use your left hand to bring the attacker’s right hand behind their back.
  5. With a firm grip on attackers wrist and shoulder, use your left foot to step on the back of the knee (causing the attacker to go in a kneeling position).
  6. With your right hand grab the attacker’s wrist (letting go of the shoulder), with the left hand, circle your arm around the attackers neck (just like in the previous release). This will leave the attacker in a kneeling position in a headlock.
  7. With your right hand, extend the attackers arm around the right side of your body to hyper-extend their arm.

Double Hand Shoulder Grab

Attacker is grabbing both your shoulders.

  1. Bring both arms in and through the attackers arms from the bottom.
  2. Circle both arms outward and wrap them around attackers arms for hyper-extension.
  3. Headbutt attacker in the middle of the face, knee to the groin. (Note: It is important that the headbutt be performed first. The knee will cause the attackers head to drop, thereby making any future headbutts ineffective).

3rd Degree Belt Pattern

Name:
Taeguek Chil Jang
Taeguek 7

Meaning/ Symbolism:
Gan or Kan (Korean for Mountain)

Number of Moves:
22

Description:
Taeguek Chil Jang is the seventh of eight Poomses (patterns) in the World TaeKwonDo Federation forms. Students should be very familiar with the fluid movements of patterns. This pattern features a wide variety of new moves including; use of tiger stance, scissor blocks, double-handed blocks, a knee strike, and inward crescent kicks. Students should know and practice these moves outside of the pattern to perfect the stances and gradually incorporate them into the pattern for fluidity.
The different types of moves required for this pattern are listed below.

Stances:

  • Attention Stance (just before and after bowing)
  • Ready Stance
  • Tiger Stance
  • Back Stance
  • Front Stance
  • Left Stance
  • Right Stance

Blocks:

  • Press Block
  • Inward Block
  • Double Downward Knifehand Block
  • Scissor Block
  • Double Outward Block
  • X-Block (Low)
  • Outward Knifehand Block

Kicks/Strikes/Punches:

  • Front Kick
  • Backfist
  • Knee
  • Inward Cresent Kick
  • Reverse Punch (middle punch)

Moves:

    •  Premove 1: Attention (cha ryuht- Korean)
    •  Premove 2: Bow (kyung nae – Korean)
    •  Premove 3: Ready stance (choon bi- Korean)
    •  1: Turn 90′ to your left. Step forward with your left foot into a tiger stance– left foot in front. Right hand press block.
    •  2: Front kick with your right foot, re-chamber and place your right foot behind your left foot into the same tiger stance. While you step back do a left hand inward block.
    •  3: Turn 180′ to your right into a tiger stance– right foot in front. Left hand press block.
    •  4: Front kick with your left foot, re-chamber and place your left foot behind your right foot into the same tiger stance. While you step back do a right hand inward block.
    • 5:  Turn 90′ to the left. Step out with your left foot into back stance– left foot forward. As you step do a double hand downward knifehand block (left hand is forward, parallel to your left leg, right hand is at your stomach level).
    • 6: Step out with your right foot into back stance– right foot forward. As you step do a double hand downward knifehand block (right hand is forward, parallel to your right leg, left hand is at your stomach level).
    • 7: Bring your left foot to your right foot, turn 90′ to your left and step out with your left foot into a tiger stance. As you step do a right hand press block (left hand closed just under your right elbow)
    • 8: Without moving your feet, circle your right hand into a right hand backfist.
    • 9: Turn 180′ to your right into a tiger stance. As you turn do a left hand press block (right hand closed just under your left elbow).
    • 10: Without moving your feet, circle your right hand into a right hand backfist.
    • 11: Turn 90′ to your right bring your left foot to your right foot in an attention stance. As you bring your feet together perform bojmeok (Note: bojmeok (wrapped-up fists) is performed by closing the right hand into a fist, wrapping your left hand around your right hand (left thumb goes on top of the fists). Hands start about waist level and slowly raise to about mouth level.)
    • 12: Step out with your left foot into a front stance– left foot forward. As you step perform a scissor block (left arm high, right arm low) followed by another scissor block (right arm high, left arm low).
      • Note: A helpful way to remember the hand positions is to remember that leg that is in front (in this case the left leg) ends the second scissor block with the same side arm parallel (left arm ends low). This occurs again in the black belt pattern Tae Beck.
    • 13: Step out with your right foot into a front stance– left foot forward. As you step perform a scissor block (right arm high, left arm low) followed by another scissor block (left arm high, right arm low).
    • 14: Turn 270′ to your left into a front stance– left foot forward. As you step do a double outward block.
    • 15: Grab the back of the imaginary attackers head (sometimes thought of as shoulders) with both your hands, pull both hands toward the ground. As your pull your attacker to the ground perform a right knee strike (hands end in fists next to the knee). Set the right leg down in front, slide the left leg behind the right (in a cross stance- front of left ankle is touching back of right ankle). As you slide, do a double uppercut– stomach level.
    • 16: Step back with your left foot into a front stance, as you step perform a low X-block (left arm on top).
    • 17: Step and turn 180′ to your right into a front stance– right foot forward. As you step do a double outward block.
    • 18: Grab the back of the imaginary attackers head (sometimes thought of as shoulders) with both your hands, pull both hands toward the ground. As your pull your attacker to the ground perform a left knee strike. Set the left leg down in front, slide the right leg behind the left (in a cross stance- front of right ankle is touching back of left ankle). As you slide do a double uppercut- stomach level.
    • 19: Step back with your right foot into a front stance, as you step perform a low X-block (right arm on top).
    • 20: Bring your left foot back to your right foot, turn 90′ to your left, step out into walking stance– left foot in front, as you backfist left.
    • 21: Open your left hand, inward crescent kick with your right foot. Set your right foot down into a middle stance, as you set your foot down, strike your left hand with your right elbow.
    • 22:  Shift from a middle stance– right leg forward, into a walking stance– right leg forward. As you shift, backfist right.
    • 23: Open your right hand, inward crescent kick with your left foot. Set your left foot down into a middle stance, as you set your foot down, strike your right hand (still open) with your left elbow.
    • 24: Still in a middle stance, perform a outward knifehand block left (left hand open, right hand closed).
    • 25: Step forward with your right foot into a middle stance. As you step, middle punch right (Ki-Hap)
  • Ending move 1: Return to ready stance (bah ro- Korean): Pivot on your right foot turning toward your left. Bring your left foot along side of your right foot and into a ready stance (At this point the instructor will provide any feedback).
  • Ending move 2: Relax (shiuh- Korean): From ready stance, bring your feet to attention, bow to the instructor, and relax, the pattern is over.

Ground Fighting

Leg Takedown

*You on laying on the ground on your back. The attackers is standing.

  1. As the attackers steps forward to move in, place your left foot behind the attackers ankle.
  2. With your right foot, push at the attacker’s knee. (Note: Push at the attackers knee if you want a takedown. Strike with a Side Kick if you want a knee break.)

Double Wrist Grab

* Attacker is on top of you (in full mount position) pinning your arms to the ground.

  1. In one motion, thrust both your arms above your head. At the same time raise your legs and roll to your left. (This will cause the attacker to be thrown off balance)
  2. As attacker is “bumped” off, knee to the groin.

Choke with Takedown

*Attacker is on top of you (in full mount position) choking you with both hands.

Note: This is the same technique as Brown Belt Lapel Grab- Cobra Coils.

  1. With your left arm to go over his right arm, then under his left. Place the back of your left hand on the attacker’s left elbow.
  2. Bring your right hand up to assist the left hand and push the attackers left elbow to your right side. As you push, raise your legs and roll to your left.

Weapon Defense – Gun

Gun Defense #5 - Front

*Attacker is holding a gun in his right hand, pointing it at your chest.

Note: This move has the same technique as Orange Belt Release- Rear Straight-Hand Grab and Blue Belt Release – Cross-Hand Grab with 360′ Takedown

  1. With your left foot step to the attackers outside. As you step grab the attackers right wrist with your left hand (make sure when you grab, your thumb is on top of the wrist and the fingers are below the wrist).
  2. With your right foot, step 180′ to your right and step into a Horse Stance. As you step grab the top of the attackers wrist with your right arm.
  3. As you complete your step, bring the attackers right elbow down on your left shoulder as you stand up from the Horse Stance.
  4. With a firm grip in your left hand, use your right hand to elbow the attacker in the back.
  5. Bring your left hand over your head and to your right hand and complete the 360′ Takedown.

Weapon Defense – Sword

Sword Defense #1 - Downward Swing

* Attacker has a sword in both hands, swinging it straight down.

  1. As the attacker steps forward and starts a downward slash, step in with your left foot and place your left hand in a reverse arc hand between attacker’s hand at the bottom. Place the other hand on top of the blade (the dull edge) and assist its downward motion and redirect it into the attackers groin.
  2. Move your right hand along side of your left hand (you should have a reverse grip on the sword). Twist the sword so that the blade of the sword is along the attackers inner thigh and pull the sword out quickly.

Throws

Lung Punch Defense #1- Hip Throw with Neck Break

*Attacker throws a right lung punch.

  1. Step forward with your right foot. As you step, use your left hand to Outward Hook-Block the attacker’s punch.
  2. Take your right arm and wrap it around the attackers head to put him in a headlock.
  3. As you continue to rotate, step back 180′ with your left foot and turn your headlock into a hip throw.
  4. As the attacker begins to fall, twist your headlock back toward the body of the attacker. (CAUTION: this will break the attacker’s neck.)

Lung Punch Defense #2 - Shoulder Throw with Neck Break

*Attacker throws a right lung punch.

  1. With your right foot toward the inside of the attacker. As you step use your right arm to do a Inward Middle Block.
  2. With your left foot rotate 180′ to the left so that your back is to the attacker’s back. As you step reach over your right shoulder with both hand and grab around the attackers head to place them in a headlock.
  3. Shoulder throw the attacker while keeping them in a headlock. (CAUTION: this will break the attacker’s neck.)

Lung Punch #3 - Shoulder Throw

*Attacker throws a right lung punch.

  1. With your left foot step to the attacker’s inside. As you step use your left hand to do a Outside Hook Block (Make sure to grab the attacker’s wrist as you block).
  2. With your right foot step in and rotate so that your back is to the attacker’s and your right shoulder is in the attackers right armpit.
  3. With your right arm grab the attackers right shoulder and perform a shoulder throw.

  1. Attacker part 1: Double Punch (R, L)
    Step back (R) into Back Stance. Outward Knife Hand Block (L), Inward Block (R), “U” Punch (R,L)
    Attacker part 2: Lunge punch (R)
    Outward Block (L), Step forward (L), Elbow strike (L), Hammer Fist (L), then Punch (R)
  2. Attacker Part 1: Front Kick (R), Then Reverse Punch(R).
    Step back(R), Low “X” Block (Both hands), High “X” block (Both Hands), Hold The Attackers Arm. Front Kick (R), then double punch (R – L)
    Attacker Part 2: Back Spin Crescent Kick (R).
    Step Forward (L). (Get to the inside of the attackers kick by pulling your left leg in front of their left leg). Block
    And hold The attackers right leg, and grab the back of the attackers collar. Take the attacker down to the ground (Stay on top of them ), Press Your left elbow into the back of attackers neck. (as they hit the ground)
  3. Attacker Part 1: Roundhouse kick (R), Step forward (R)
    Outward block (L), Lead leg front kick to attackers groin
    Attacker Part 2: Reverse punch (L)
    Outward block (L) – Do not let go!, Elbow strike (R) (Elbow strike to face). Back fist or Hammer fist (R) to the
    attackers face. Put the attacker in an arm bar as you would the Green Belt Overhead Club defense #1.