
Watch a trailer that outlines the taekwondo examination program up to black belt, presenting the journey, required skills, and milestones toward advancing through the ranks.
Learn to fold your dobok and tie your belt before your first taekwondo lesson for white and yellow belts, and master the salutes for dojo entry, flag, and teacher.
Engage in physical and mental readiness for taekwondo by clearing the mind, performing a full body warm-up from ankles to neck, and strengthening core muscles for back, arms, and neck.
Learn natural weapons of the upper limbs in Taekwondo, including front fist called up Joomuk, back fist Don Joomuk, armored fist Major Mack, knife hand Sunday, and elbow Paul Cup.
Explore natural weapons of the lower limbs, including the ball of the foot (upchuck) and knee (bullrope) for kicks, plus the foot sword (barnel) for side kicks.
Identify and target the key areas of strikes in the beginner's Taekwondo program, including below the waist, mountain area, solar plexus, Algol, and the nose.
Master Taekwondo stances from attention to front and back stances, including horse stance, fighting stance, and short walking, preparing for the exam up to black belt.
Explore the beginner blocks: lower block from the shoulder to above knee, middle mountain mark arc from shoulder to plexus, and upper ogle markie from hip to above forehead.
Master upper-limb strikes in taekwondo, including straight and indirect punches from a horseback riding stance, targeting the solar plexus and face, and finish with the knifehand strike (sonar/mok chiki).
Prepare your leg for kicks with stretching and dynamic exercises that ready leg muscles for front up and side swings, including oblique movements like pickle leg.
Develop taekwondo strikes by mastering apchagi front kick with the ball of the foot and knee up, yop chagi, dollyo chagi, twitch chagi back kick, and yo chagi.
Master the three-step sparring routines in taekwondo, applying blocking and striking techniques with counters targeting the mountain area, inside, and face, using apchagi and knife hand strikes for taekwondo examination.
Explore poomsae 8, keup tae geuk il jang for yellow belt, linking the sky and light as creation's source to the first taekwondo techniques through aramaki, jirugi, and apchagi.
Unlock the basics of taekwondo poomsae keup tae geuk yi jang for yellow belt, emphasizing the lake symbol, smooth but powerful, precise movements like apchagi, kirogi, monton, and markey.
Covers advanced stances for green and blue belts, including right, left, back, cross, peony stances with spread feet, emphasizing front-leg weight and the back heel off ground, plus blocks.
explore taekwondo blocks, including knifehand arsenal, jb makki, patang son nullo maki, pacat makki, and omachi with patong san makki.
Learn strikes with upper limbs, including outer knifehand, fist and elbow techniques, with terms such as straight back, middle strike, punch on the side, and on target cues.
Explore strikes with the lower limbs in taekwondo, including front variations like Milo chagi, pushing and crescent kicks, axe and hook kicks, and the two-kick yosoku chagi sequence.
Practice one step sparring with upper level strikes and lower limb counter-attacks, featuring blocks and kicks such as dollyo chagi and yop chagi, plus elbow and reverse punch combinations.
This lecture demonstrates taekwondo poomsae 6 keup tae geuk sam jang, illustrating fire as a symbol through alternating quiet and swift movements, with apchagi, kirogi, jirugi and stance transitions.
The poomsae keup tae geuk sa jang teaches courage and serenity in danger, demanding calm precision to blend power, speed, and balance across its movements.
Blue belt poomsae four keup tae geuk oh jang uses wind symbolism to teach humility, balance, and a regular pace with mild breeze and storm strength.
Explore poomsae 3, keup tae geuk youk jang, for blue belt development through fluid, determined movements that adapt to obstacles, with chagi, makki, and sequence applications.
Develop taekwondo stances, including the bonsai tiger stance, with weight on the rear leg. Raise the front heel, explore close stance mode and front foot stance for red belt progression.
Learn a series of taekwondo blocks, including reinforced low and middle blocks with knifehand, palm, outer forearm, wedging blocks, cross blocks, and Aramaki variations, performed from Chu chun sogi.
Perform upper-limb strikes with a level strike and middle double, starting from a fists-down initial position, aiming at the ribs and delivering an upward pulling punch to the chin.
Explore strikes with lower limbs in taekwondo, including high kicks, jumping kicks, ball-of-foot technique, and diverse chagi combinations like front scissor to bal danzan apchagi and Mü-yap chagi.
Explore one step sparring in Hanbon kieulougi, advancing from blocks to kicks, elbow strikes, and throws. Cycles include jumps, leg techniques, and simultaneous block and strike for fluid control.
Learn poomsae 2 keup tae geuk chil jang, focusing on balance and pacing with tiger, mountain, and monkey patterns, including bon seogi stances and multiple application sequences.
Discover pal geuk pal jang, the final poomsae for red belt, where earth and sky are complementary and mastering it requires repeating the first poomsae's techniques to reach black belt.
Develop Hoshinsool self-defense against non-conventional attacks using fists and feet. Learn to counter weapon threats and grips.
Learn the taekwondo examination path up to black belt, mastering eight first poomsae and nine superior poomsae for yellow to red belts, to prepare for black belt.
Understand the credits for the taekwondo examination program up to black belt in this course.
Michel Carron is 8th degree Black Belt, he has been practicing Taekwondo for more than 40 years, under the supervison of Master Lee Kwan Young.
Multiple French Technical Cup Winner and five times French Technical Vice-Champion.
Taekwondo, Olympic disipline, is now well known by the general public with its sports form, especially with its spectacular legs techniques, and pad fights.
Yet, the whole Korean martial arts is not as known: its principles, its various blocking and striking techniques, its self-defense method and its poomse.
This film, as the perfect guide to get the Black Belt, offers you the various aspects of this discipline, from the most basic ones to the most advanced: how to tie your belt, how to fold your Dobok, salute, adapted physical preparation, blocking and striking techniques, kicks, step sparring and self defense.
The Poomse part focuses on the 8 Taegeug that are necessary to have the Black Belt.
Moreover, in order to understand better the combinations, Michel Carron explains the applications on partners, so that you get the meaning and the use.
At last, the poomse visual, thanks to an original production.
The Comprehensive Program to get your Black Belt!
Have fun and success with this course