Our Little Dragons Curriculum is designed for our youngest students. It covers the white belt material and some of the yellow belt material from our Taekwondo program intertwined with additional character values. Little Dragons have the chance to earn 7 belts in the program. At the end of the program, when a student is 6 years old or older, he can matriculate into the Family Taekwondo program at White Belt, High White Belt, or Yellow Belt depending on achievement in Little Dragons.
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Little Dragons Creed
(A shortened version of our regular Student Creed.)
- I will be positive.
- I will be disciplined.
- I will be helpful.
- I will do my best!
White Belt (Little Dragons) – 10th Gup
Stances
- Attention Stance – Charriot Jasae
- Ready Stance – Junbee Jasae
- Front Stance – Ahp Goobee Jasae
Hand Techniques
- Low Block
- High Block
- X-Block
Forms
- Ten Step Number One (With Instructor)
Kicks
- Lift Front Kick
- Front Snap Kick
Falling
- Back fall from sitting
Self Defense
- Attack: Overhead Strike
Defense: Same side foot steps to the side while both hands come up in X-block with same side hand nearest to the opponent. After blocking, opposite side hand rotates and grabs opponents wrist pulling to hip. Same side hand punches. Opposite hand can optionally release and punch.
Source: Ten Step Number One (1-5)
Arnis
- Control Strikes (1 and 2)
- Support Blocks (1 and 2)
Breaking
- Front Snap Kick
Knowledge
1. Terminology
Counting Numbers
- Hana – One
- Dul – Two
- Set – Three
- Net – Four
- Dasot – Five
- Yasot – Six
- Ilgub – Seven
- Yodol – Eight
- Ahob – Nine
- Yol – Ten
White Belt with Yellow Stripe – 10th Gup 1st Degree
Stances
- Sparring Stance – Kyorugi Jasae
Hand Techniques
- Outside Block
Forms
- Ten Step Number One (Without Instructor)
Kicks
- Side Kick
Falling
- Side fall from sitting
Self Defense
- Attack: Same Side Wrist Grab
Defense: Chop and Pop. Same side foot steps forward while same side hand rotates inward and upward turning the thumb of the opponent’s hand upward. Opposite hand strikes downward on the inside of the opponent’s wrist to release. Same side hand continues its upward motion striking to the back of the opponent’s nose or eye socket.
Source: Outside Block
Arnis
- Control Strikes (1-4)
- Support Blocks (1-4)
Sparring
- Shield Sparring
Breaking
- Side Kick
White Belt with Green Stripe – 10th Gup 2nd Degree
Forms
- 10 Step 2 (With Instructor)
- Basic Form 1 – Steps 1-8 with Instructor
- Basic Form 1, Kibon Il Jang, is optionally inserted to practice front stance and low block based on class flow and student progress. It’s not part of our regular Taekwondo curriculum and is not required for any tests.
Kicks
- Round House Kick
Falling
- Front fall from kneeling.
Self Defense
- Attack: Punch
Defense: Palm Parry. Hold hands up in a defensive posture. Twist your body and use your palm to deflect the punch before it hits.
Arnis
- Control Strikes (1-5)
- Support Blocks (1-5)
Sparring
- Shield Sparring
Breaking
- Hammerfist Strike
White Belt with Blue Stripe – 10th Gup 3rd Degree
Forms
- 10 Step 2 (With Instructor)
- Basic Form 1 – Steps 1-16 with Instructor
- Basic Form 1, Kibon Il Jang, is optionally inserted to practice front stance and low block based on class flow and student progress. It’s not part of our regular Taekwondo curriculum and is not required for any tests.
Hand Techniques
- Inside Block
Kicks
- Front leg vs. Rear Leg Kicks
- Front Kick
- Side Kick
- Round House Kick
Self Defense
- Attack: Two Hand Push
Defense: The Frankenstein Defense. Push hands together crossing arms. Let go of hand that is underneath. Continue pushing on top hand.
Breaking
- Axe Kick
White Belt with Red Stripe – 10th Gup 4th Degree
Stances
- Back Stance – Duit Goobee Jasae
Forms
- 10 Step 2 (With Instructor)
- Basic Form 1 – Steps 1-16
- Basic Form 1, Kibon Il Jang, is optionally inserted to practice front stance and low block based on class flow and student progress. It’s not part of our regular Taekwondo curriculum and is not required for any tests.
Hand Techniques
- One Knife Hand Low Block
- One Knife Hand Outside Block
Self Defense
- Attack: Punch
Defense: Palm Parry to Low Block. Same side hand parries punch on the outside top of the arm guiding the opponent’s hand downward in a circular motion to the outside of the body. Opposite side hand punches. Depending on distance, step forward with the punch. These moves come directly from the low block and punch motions of Basic Form 1.
White Belt with Black Stripe – 9th Gup
Forms
- 10 Step 2
Self Defense
- Attack: Same Side Wrist Grab
Same side foot steps forward and to the outside while same side elbow moves forward and over opponent’s elbow breaking the grip on the wrist. Once released, same side hand performs knife hand strike to the opponent’s neck.
These moves map directly to the one knife hand outside block learned at the previous belt.
Yellow Belt (Little Dragons) – 8th Gup
At yellow belt, students in Little Dragons will begin to match the Family Taekwondo class curriculum. Yellow belt curriculum can be found here.