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Taegeuk Sam Jang (Third Poomse) “Fire”

  1. Turn left 90 degrees, left low block
  2. Right front kick, right punch, left punch
  3. Turn right 180 degrees, right low block
  4. Left front kick, left punch, right punch
  5. Turn left 90 degrees, left foot into walking stance, right knife hand strike to the neck
  6. Step forward into right walking stance, left knife hand strike to the neck
  7. Turn left 90 degrees, left knife hand middle block in back stance
  8. Right punch in front stance
  9. Turn right 180 degrees, right knife hand middle block in back stance
  10. Left punch in front stance
  11. Turn left 90 degrees, right inside block
  12. Step forward into right walking stance, left inside block
  13. Turn left 270 degrees, left low block
  14. Right front kick, right punch, left punch
  15. Turn right 180 degrees, right low block
  16. Left front kick landing in a left front stance, left punch, right punch
  17. Turn left 90 degrees into left walking stance, left low block, right punch
  18. Step forward into right walking stance, right low block, left punch
  19. Left front kick landing in a left walking stance, left low block, right punch
  20. Right front kick landing in a right walking stance, right low block, left punch

A good trip for the team to Italy

1157431_10151625769443218_807354289_n    Taekopix_WMG2013_DavidBaugh_0094 (1)                                                                  OK, whilst the GB team did very well returning with 3 medals for tae kwon do, sadly Dave was not the owner of one of them.

Having the first fight of the day is never great, but unfortunately for Dave that was what he got. The first fight, in Italy, against an Italian opponent and a close first round. Followed by a second round when Dave and the whole GB team and the judges (at least initially) believed he had scored a 4 point hit to his opponents head. The Italian coach immediately appealed and after the Italian officials had reviewed the video the points were removed! The match ended with the scores level, putting the players into a ‘golden point’ match, sadly for Dave his Italian opponent got the golden point and sent Dave out of the games.

Despite the obvious disappointment and feeling a little hard done by, it was a good trip and Dave is hoping to represent the country again and maybe next time the luck will be on his side.

10 basics

As the name suggests this is a simple set of the most basic moves in Taekwondo.

1. Low block left.

2. Low block right.

3. Mid block left.

4. Mid block right.

5. High block left.

6. High block right.

7 & 8. 2 punches (left-right) to chest centre mass.

9 & 10. 2 punches (left-right) to nose.

You must ki-hup on the final punch.