Purple Belt

Purple Belt

Overview:

“Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.” – Napoleon Hill

Purple belt is the Sixth belt on your road to Black belt, students who have achieved purple belt should are considered upper belts and are expected to take a teaching role in the class. At Purple Belt students are expected to have a full development in patterns, with correct chambering, foot spacing and starting and stoping at the correct points, etc.
Purple belts are excpeted to have good control sparring, being able to take on 2-3 lower belts and preventing anyone from getting hurt.
Advanced kicking. Upper belts will continuing learning elevated kicks and jumping kick and at purple, spinning areal kick will be introduced.

At Purple 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, purple belts will also continue to learn weapon and grappling defences to acclimate students to different styles. It is also recommend that Purple belts be able to know give and recieve commands in Korean.

Here is a breakdown of what you can expect from Purple Belt.

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

Testing Requirements:

Time Requirements

Purple 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
    • #13 Front Kick into Junp Front Snap Kick (R)(L), Back Spin Crescent Kick (R)
      Switch Feet Front Kick into Jump Front Snap Kick (L) (R), Back Spin Crescent Kick (L)
    • #14 Roundhouse Kick, 180 degree Back Kick, Back Fist, Rear Leg Side Kick
    • #15 Roundhouse Kick (R), 360 Roundhouse Kick (R), Roundhouse Kick (L), 360 Roundhouse Kick (L)
  • 3 Releases (1 Minimum from Purple Belt, 2 from Blue/Green Belt)
  • 3 One Step Sparing Techniques (1 Minimum from Purple Belt, 2 from Blue/Green Belt)
  • Pattern (Taeguek Oh Jang) 
  • Pattern (Taeguek Sa Jang)
  • Brick Breaking (Stomp 2 Bricks)

Required Knowledge

  • Releases
    • Cross-Hand Grab with Elbow Takedown
    • Rear Sleave Grab Takedown
    • Rear Double Hand Grab
  • Kicking (how to perform the kick and what part of the foot to use)
    • 360 Roundhouse Kick (required for kicking drill #18
  • Korean:
    • Stances
    • Punches
    • Kicks

Kicking Drills:

  • #16: Front Kick into Junp Front Snap Kick (R)(L), Back Spin Crescent Kick (R), Switch Feet Front Kick into Jump Front Snap Kick (L) (R), Back Spin Crescent Kick (L).
  • #17: Roundhouse Kick, 180 degree Back Kick, Back Fist, Rear Leg Side Kick
  • #18: Roundhouse Kick (R), 360 Roundhouse Kick (R), Roundhouse Kick (L), 360 Roundhouse Kick (L)

Release Drills:

Cross Hand Grab with Elbow Takedown

Attacker is grabbing your right wrist with their right hand.

  1. Rotate your right hand inward to grab the attackers’ wrist.
  2.  Step back 270′ with your right foot while pivoting on your left.
  3. Strike to the attackers’ right elbow with your left forearm as you turn. This should break the attacker’s arm. (If you don’t wish to break the attacker’s arm, striking higher, closer to the shoulder, will force the attacker to bend over rather then break their arm).

Rear Sleeve Grab with Takedown

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

  1. With your left hand grab the attacker’s left hand. Make sure your fingers are pointing toward your back.
  2. Step back with your right leg, bring your right arm back behind the attacker’s left arm.
  3. Strike the attackers’ left elbow with your right forearm to take them down.

Rear Double Hand Grab

Attacker is grabbing both your wrists from behind your back.

  1. Step back with your left leg to the right side of the attacker. Raise your right arm and twist under the attacker’s arm while grabbing his wrists.
  2. Step forward with your left leg while twisting one of the attackers elbows into the other. At this point you could throw, dislocate, break his arm(s), or take him down.

One-Step Sparring:

One-Step #9

*Attacker throws a right lung punch.

Note: This is the similar to the Blue Belt Knife Defense – Pierce, just from a punch defense.

  1. Pivoting on your left foot step back 90′ with you right leg. Grab the top of the attacker’s right hand with your left hand, and the bottom with your right hand.
  2. Pull the attacker’s hand through (and past you)
  3. Step back with your left leg, and redirect the flow of the attacker’s hand in a circular motion. Make sure to keep this motion small and close to your center of balance. This will take the attacker down.

One-Step #10 - Thundering Hammers

*Attacker throws a right lung punch.

  1. Block the lung punch with a left hand High Block. Your left fist should now be raised to strike inward towards the opponents right collar bone.
  2. Strike the attacker’s right collar bone with a Hammer Fist.
  3. When you strike the collar bone, follow through in a circular motion to come down on top of the left collar bone.
  4. Immediately strike the left collar bone again with your right fist. Follow through in a circular motion with your right hand to strike the opponents left collar bone.
  5. Repeat as needed.

Kukkiwon Pattern 5

Purple Belt Pattern

Name:
Taeguek Oh Jang
Taeguek 5

Meaning/ Symbolism:
Seon(Korean for Wind)

Number of Moves:
20

Description:
Taeguek Oh Jang is the fifth of eight Poomses (patterns) in the World TaeKwonDo Federation forms. Students should be able to demonstrate the basic blocks, stances, and kicks, while adding speed and precision to all blocks and strikes. This pattern features many fluid movement, it also introduces the use of elbow strikes. This pattern is the first Tae Guek form with no walking stances. When practicing this pattern make sure you focus on hand and foot position.
The different types of moves required for this pattern are listed below.

Stances:

  • Attention stance (just before and after bowing)
  • Ready stance
  • Left/Right stance
  • Front stance
  • Back stance
  • X-Stance

Blocks:

  • Down Block
  • Inward Block
  • Outward knifehand block
  • High (rising) block

Kicks/Strikes/Punches:

  • Hammer Fist
  • Back Fist
  • Elbow Strike
  • Side Kick

Important Notes:

  • There are 4  elbow strikes in this pattern (Moves 10, 12, 16, 18). Pay careful attention to the hand movements of these strikes. Move 10 and 12 are different then moves 16, 18.

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 front stance– left foot in front. Left hand down block.
    •  2: Move your left foot back to the right foot in a left stance. While you step do a left hand hammer fist.
    •  3: Turn 180′ to your right. Step forward with your right foot into a front stance– right foot in front. Right hand down block.
    •  4: Move your right foot back to the left foot in a right stance. While you step do a right hand hammer fist.
    • 5:  Turn 90′ to the left. Step out with your left foot into front stance– left foot forward. As you step do a left hand middle block followed by a right hand middle block.
    • 6: Front kick with your right foot place it down in front into a front stance. Do a back fist with your right hand followed by a right arm inward block.
    • 7: Front kick with your left foot place it down in front into a front stance. Do a back fist with your left hand followed by a left arm inward block.
    • 8: Step forward (no kick) with your right foot into a front stance. Do a back fist with your right hand.
    • 9: Pivoting on your right foot (left foot moves, right foot just pivots) turn 270′ into a back stance. As you finish your turn perform an left hand outward knifehand block.
    • 10: Step forward with your left foot into  front stance. As you step elbow strike with your right arm.
      • Note: the elbow strike should be head height. As you finish your elbow strike the right elbow should be directly in front of you, while the right hand should be in the opened left hand in the center of your chest. (Watch the Kukkiwon video at 2:00-2:30)
    • 11: Pivoting on your left foot (right foot moves, left foot just pivots) turn 180′ into a back stance. As you finish your turn perform an right hand outward knifehand block.
    • 12: Step forward with your left foot into  front stance. As you step elbow strike with your left arm.
      • Note: This is the same type of elbow strike as in move 10, just on the opposite side.
    • 13: Bring your left foot back to your right, turn 90′ to the left, step out with your left foot into a front stance. At the same time do a left hand down block and a right hand inward middle block.
    • 14: With your right foot front kick. Set it down in front into a front stance. As you set the foot down do a right hand down block and a left hand inward middle block.
    • 15: Bring your left foot to your right foot. Turn 90′ to the left and step out with your left foot into a front stance. As you step perform an high block with your left hand.
    • 16: Simultaneously perform a right leg head level side kick and a right arm back fist, set the left foot down in a front stance. As you set the foot down perform an elbow strike with your left hand.
      • Note: As you complete the back fist with your right arm, leave the arm out and open the hand as if you are grabbing the back of the attackers head. As you elbow strike with your left arm, the elbow should be strike the right hand (where the attackers head would be). This is a chest level strike. (Watch Kukkiwon video 3:00-3:30)
    • 17: Turn 180′ to the right and step out with your right foot into a front stance. As you step perform an high block with your right hand.
    • 18: Simultaneously perform a left leg head level side kick and a left arm back fist, set the left foot down in a front stance. As you set the foot down perform an elbow strike with your left hand.
      • Note: This is the same type of elbow strike as on move 16, on the opposite side.
    • 19 Bring the left foot back to the right foot, turn 90′ to the left, step out with the left foot into a front stance. As you step perform a left arm down block followed by a right arm inward middle block.
    • 20 Front kick with the right leg, re-chamber the right leg (do not set it down). Step into an X-Stance (left leg in back) while simultaneously doing a right hand back fist. 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.

Throws

Shoulder Throw

*Attacker is standing behind you with his right arm around your neck.

Note: This is the same throw as the Blue belt Headlock Takedown.

  1. With your right hand grab the attacker’s right shoulder.
  2. With your left hand grab the attacker’s right elbow.
  3. Drop down into a Horse Stance and lean forward to tilt the attacker onto your back. (This technique can also be done from a deep Front Stance)
  4. Let them fall over your right shoulder as you continue to hold onto their right arm.

Hip Throw

*Attacker is standing behind you with his right arm around your neck.

  1. With your right hand grab the attacker’s right shoulder, with your left hand grab the attacker’s right elbow.
  2. Step back with your left leg. Pull the attacker over your right hip by rotating to the left.

Backward Foot Throw

*Attacker is grabbing both of your lapels.

  1. Grab the attacker by their lapels.
  2. Place your right foot in the attackers mid-section.
  3. Drop your body weight straight down and roll backwards.
  4. As the attacker starts to fall forward, use your foot to flip them up and over you.

Lapel Grabs

Joint Wrist Lock

*Attacker is grabbing your lapel with his right hand.

  1. Grab the top of the attacker’s right hand with your right hand while stepping back with your right foot. As you step twist the attacker;s wrist outward.
  2. Bring your left hand up along side your right hand so that both of your thumbs are side by side. Both thumbs should be on the back of the attacker’s hand. At this point the attacker’s fingers should be pointed up.
  3. Apply pressure inward to hyper-extend the attacker’s wrist.

Elbow Takedown

*Attacker is grabbing your lapel with his right hand.

  1. With your right hand, grab the top of the attacker’s right hand.
  2. Step back with your right foot, as you step twist the attacker’s wrist outward to hyper-extend.
  3. Use your left forearm to strike to the back of the attacker’s right elbow. This should allow you to break the attackers’ arm or take him down

Weapon Defenses – Gun

Gun Defense #1 - Front

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

  1. With your right hand, grab the top of the gun with your thumb pointing toward the end of the barrel.
  2. With your left hand, grab the bottom of the gun to reinforce the right hand.
  3. Rotate the gun outward away from you (towards the attackers outside), and then back toward the attacker’s check. The attacker’s index finger will be resting on the trigger.

Gun Defense #2 - Side

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

Note: this move has the same technique as Blue Belt Knife Defense – Pierce.

  1. With your right hand, grab the outside of the attacker’s right forearm (this move is primarily to push the direction of the gun away from you, and secondarily to grab the attackers hand).
  2. Step out  with the left foot and rotate to face the attacker, pivoting on the right foot (make sure as you step, the gun does not point at you). As you step grab the top of the attacker’s right hand with your left hand.
  3. Slide your right hand down to the bottom of the attacker’s right hand to reinforce your left hand.
  4. Pull the attacker’s right arm in a circular motion inward and take them down. (As you would in the Blue Belt knife defense)
  5. As the attacker hits the ground, place the gun to the attacker’s throat.

Gun Defense #3 - Back

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

Note: this move has the same technique as Green Belt Club Defense – Side.

  1. Pivoting on your right foot, turn 180′ to the left and step back with your left foot.  Grab the attacker’s right wrist with your left hand (and make sure the gun is pointed away). Strice the attacker’s left side of his head with your right elbow.
  2. As soon as you strike the attackers chin, use your right hand to grab the attacker shoulder. With your left foot circle it behind you 270′ to perform a hip throw. (Leave the right leg where it is, this will be what the attacker trips over). Note, these two moves should be performed quickly to allow the attackers momentum to cause him to trip.
  3. As you take the attacker down, the left hand should be holding the attackers wrist and the right arm should be holding the attackers shoulder. As the attacker trips, drop to your left knee. Using your grip on his wrist and shoulder, break the attackers arm over your knee.