Taekwondo Freestyle Poomsae Guidebook

This book contains detailed fotos of the movements and is equipped with QR codes to access video material of the movements.

1. Freestyle Poomsae ................................................19
1) The Republic of Korea's Taekwondo ..................21
2)
Development of Poomsae as a Competitive Sport .....................22
3)
Beginning Globalization of Poomsae Competition .....................24
4) The Limits of Recognized Poomsae .....................25
5) The Beginning of New Poomsae ..............................27
6) Introduction of Freestyle Poomsae ........................28
7)
History of Taekwondo Poomsae Competition ........................31

2. Taekwondo Basic Techniques .....................29
1) Hand Techniques .........................................................40
- Attacking Techniques - Punches ...............41
- Attacking Techniques - Thrusts ...............43
- Attacking Techniques - Strikes ..................45
- Attacking Techniques - Poke .....................47
- Defensive Techniques - Blocks ..................48
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Defensive Techniques - Pulling Out ....................................51
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Defensive Techniques - Dodging ..........................................52
2) Hand Techniques Composition Method ...............54
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Defensive Counter Blocks + Attacks ....................................55
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Deflecting Types of Defensive Techniques + Attacks ............58

Composition based on the Speed and Rhythm of the Techniques
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3) Foot Techniques ............................................................62
- Attacking Techniques - Kicks .....................63
4) Composition Methods with Foot Techniques ...... 67
Repeating Kick ................................................68
Combination Kick ................................................70
Composition of Movements based on
the Speed and Rhythm ...................................................... 71
5) Stances and Foootworks ....................................... 72
Stances ..................................................................... 73
6)
Composition Method with Stances and Footworks ..................75
Connecting Stances and Footworks ......76
7) Special Techniques ................................................... 78

3.
Application techniques of Freestyle Poomsae .................. 81
1) Jumping Sidekick ................................................ 83
Jumping Side Kick ..................... 84
Jumping Side Kick ........................... 85
Jumping Side Kick ..................... 86
Jumping Side Kick ........................ 87
Jumping Side Kick ............................................. 88
2) Multiple Front Kicks in a Jump .............................. 89
Switching Front Kick ....................................... 90
Front Kick with the Jumping leg .....................91
Consecutive Kicks ................................................ 92
Jumping Front Kick ...............93
3~5 Jumping Front Kick Steps 3~5 ..................94
3) Gradient of Spins in a Spin Kick .............................. 95
540°
540° Spining Hook Kick 96
Tornado Kick ......................................................... 97
540° 540° Spinning Hook Kick ......... 98
540° 540° Spinning Hook Kick ........................... 99
720°
720° Roundhouse Kick ........................... 100
720°
720° Roundhouse Kick ........................... 101
720° 720° Roundhouse Kick ......... 102
720° 720° Roundhouse Kick ................................. 103
4) Kyorugi Style Consecutive Kicking ........................ 104
Double Roundhouse Kick ....................................... 105
High Section Roundhouse Kick ..................... 106
Kyorugi Style Tornado Kick ................................. 107

Kyorugi Style Consecutive Kicks ..................... 108
5) Acrobatics ............................................................ 109
Handstand ...................................................... 110
Handstand .............................. 111
Handstand ........................ 112
Roundoff ................................................113
Roundoff ....................................... 114
Roundoff .......................................... 115
6) Backflip ........................................................................ 116
Backflip .............................................117
Backflip ................................................118
Backflip ............................................. 119
Backflip .......................................... 120
Backflip ..................................................................121
Roundoff Backflip ............................................. 122
Roundoff Backflip with Multiple Kicks ......... 123
7) B-twist kick ............................................................124
Butterfly .................................................................. 125
B-twist kick ........................ 126
360° B-twist kick .................. 127
Pop Tornado Kick .......................................... 128
B-twist kick ...................................................... 129
8) Corkscrew kick ...................................................... 130
Corkscrew kick ........................ 131
Corkscrew kick .................. 132
Corkscrew kick ............ 133
360° Corkscrew kick ......... 134
Corkscrew kick ................................................ 135
9) Cartwheel full twist kick .............................. 136
Cartwheel ......................................................... 137

Touch Hook Kick followed by a Pop Tornado Kick ............... 138
Cartwheel full twist kick ........................... 139
10) Scoot - Touch Down Rise ............................................. 140
Scoot ..................................................................... 141
- Scoot-Cheat Gainer ......142
- Scoot-Cheat Gainer .................................143
Touch Down Rise ..............................144
Touch Down Rise .....................145
Touch Down Rise ................................................ 146
11) Skill-Enhancement Training ...........................147
Jump Lunge Squat ....................................147

Gathering the Legs Together After Jumping ........................148
Jumping Over Training Equipment ............149
Stationary Jump Kicking ...........................150
Speed Kicking ...................................................151
Consecutive Kicks in Midair ...........................152

Kyorugi Style Consecutive Kicking .....................153
Knee Ups .........................................................155
Backflip ...........................157
Backflip ...........................158
Backflip ............159
12) Variation of Kicks .......................................160
B-twist Illusion Kick .................................160
- Hook Kick-B-twist Kick ...............161
360° - B-twist-Corkscrew kick ............ 162
Corkscrew Illusion Kick ..............................163
- Scoot- Corkscrew Kick ........................164
- Tornado Kick - Corkscrew kick .........165
540° Hyper Hook Kick ..............................166
Shuriken Hyper Hook Kick .....................167
720° Cartwheel Full Twist Double ...........................168
Glossary ..................................................................169
References .....................................................................170
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