APPENDIX 1
Santo Tomas Catholic School
TAEKWONDO CLUB
COURSE OUTLINE
A. GENERAL
All instructions that will be given to the ULOPAN Taekwondo Club members shall be
based on the Instructor’s Training Manual prepared by the Philippine Taekwondo
Association and the Manual of Instructions as prescribed by the World Taekwondo
Federation. Adherence to these prescribed instructions shall ensure quality and uniformity
of instructions given by Taekwondo instructors locally and internationally.
B. TRAINING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the school year, each student must be promoted to at least two (2) belt
levels higher from the level with which she started at the beginning of the school year.
Her degree shall be reckoned from the official promotion test record with the Philippine
Taekwondo Association.
C. LEVELS OF INSTRUCTION
Instructions to individual club members shall depend on their present rank or belt degree.
For Taekwondo there are ten (10) belt degrees from whitebelt to blackbelt, as follows:
1. 9th grade or whitebelt 5. 5th grade or high bluebelt
2. 8th grade or low yellowbelt 6. 4th grade or low redbelt
3. 7thgrade or high yellowbelt 7. 3rd grade or high redbelt
4. 6th grade or low bluebelt 8. 2nd grade or low brownbelt
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9. 1st grade or high brownbelt 10. 1st dan blackbelt
Normally, it takes two or three months of regular training to advance to the next higher
belt degree. It is possible for a student to be promoted two belt degrees higher if he
excels in the promotion test conducted by the Philippine Taekwondo Association under
the auspices of the Chief Instructor.
D. PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION
The program of instructions consists of eleven (11) parts, some of which vary according to
belt degrees. They are as follows:
1. CALISTHENICS – These are designed to develop muscular flexibility and to prepare
for the other parts of the program. This will also reduce the probability of muscular
injury. The calisthenics are divided into six (6) parts:
a. standing exercises d. floor exercises
b. fundamentals e. partner stretching
c. sitting exercises f. standing stretch
2. POOMSAE: FOUNDATION, TAEGEUK, AND BLACKBELT FORMS – There are two
foundation forms for white belts; eight (8) Taegeuk forms – also one for each belt
degree from yellowbelt to brownbelt. As a student advances in grade, he is taught
new stances, blocks, kicks, and attacks as well as more complicated movements
which are put together in the forms.
3. KICKING – Kicks are also taught depending on the student’s belt degree. As she
advances in grade and body development, she is given more difficult movements to
perform.
4. SELF-DEFENSE TECHNIQUES – For each belt color level a student is required to
master five self-defense techniques.
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5. KICKING COMBINATIONS/EXERCISES – Once the student has gained the
proficiency in executing the kicks required for her belt level, she is now asked to
perform combinations of these kicks which shall later be applied in sparring.
6. HAND TECHNIQUES – For each belt color level, a student is taught different hand
techniques. These include a variety of punching, blocking, and hand strikes.
7. STRENGTHENING REQUIREMENTS – As a student goes higher in belt level, she is
expected to develop in skill, agility and strength. For each level, a student is required
to perform a certain number of exercises that will increase her strength and agility.
8. STUDY FREE SPARRING – Hand and foot combinations are applied during study
free sparring. Here the student experiments with the application of certain techniques
toward the development of timing, focus and speed. Minimal contact is allowed
during these sessions.
9. ARMOR FREE SPARRING – Hand and foot combinations are applied with full power
against a partner. Body armor and guards are worn for protection against a partner’s
attack. Proficiency in armor free sparring finds its culmination in competition with
other teams during nationally organized competitions, dual and tri-meets.
10. COOL DOWN EXERCISES AND FINISH – Cooling down is required to ease the body
from intense physical exertion to normal levels. After cooling down, martial arts
decorum and tradition is observed during the finish.
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