When you reach senior belt you are expected to guide the junior belts when they are beginning Taekwondo such as showing by example. To advance from one rank to the next, students typically complete promotion tests in which they demonstrate their proficiency in the various aspects of the art before a panel of judges or their teacher.
Log Pushing Posture
( 통밀기준비 tongmilgi-junbi )
Difficulty Level: AdvancedTechnique: Stance ( 서기 sogi )
This stance ( 서기 sogi ) has both hands appearing to push a log slowly with the two palms ( 손바닥 sonbadak ). You begin the movement by imagining that you are pulling a piece of log thats flowing on water toward your chest while you breathe in. Then use the hand blades ( 손날 sonnal ) to push the log out slowly and breathe out. The height of your fingers should be around the upper lip area to complete this stance ( 서기 sogi ).
The Log Pushing Posture ( 통밀기준비 tongmilgi-junbi ) is performed by standing with the inner edge or namely the Reverse Foot Blade ( 발날등 balnaldeung ) of both feet about one foot-length apart and the toes are facing forward.
This is an advanced ready posture used in the first dan poomse 'Koryo' of World Taekwondo (WT) style. The center of gravity for this stance ( 서기 sogi ) is evenly distributed to both legs at 50%. Remember junbi is to gather your spirit and power in a short time. Correct posture has the thumbs tucked into the palm. This is a stance ( 서기 sogi ) form of Ready Posture ( junbi-jase 준비자세 ).
* Please see a certified Master Instructor ( 사범님 sabeomnim ) for training. Proper guidance and instructions are needed to ensure safe training.
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Taekwondo Mental Toughness
Mental toughness is very hard to explain through words and can truly be understood when put to the test in an intense situation where you feel like you are at a breaking point, and find an inner will within you to push forward and overcome the situation. There are those who face stressful situations and back down and let them trample them, these people crumble during life. Then there are those who when faced with stressful, energy draining situations take them by the horns and conquer them, and it fills you with such a great energy and confidence, that helps you with every obstacle that you have from there on. For more information View Mental Toughness »
Indomitable spirit ( 백절불굴 baekjul-boolgool ): To have indomitable spirit means to have the courage to stand up for what you believe in, no matter what odds you are up against, and to always give 100% effort in whatever you do.
Self-control ( 극기 geuk-gi ): This means to not only have control over one's physical acts, but also their mental thoughts and actions.
Perseverance ( 인내 in-nae ): One will persevere time and time again until they have achieved a result which is adequate towards what one was trying to achieve.
Integrity ( Yeom Chi / 염치 ):"Although it may be similar, this form of integrity takes on a more wider role then defined in the common dictionary. In taekwondo, integrity means not only to determine what is right or wrong but also having the conscience to feel guilt if one has done wrong and to have the integrity stand up for what is right."View Taekwondo Tenets »
