MIDTERM EXAMINATION

FUNDAMENTAL IN MARTIAL ARTS

DEF TACT 111

Name:_________________________________ Course & year Level: ____________

Date: ______________ Score: ______________

I. Write letter T if the statement is true and F if the statement is false.

Write your answer on the space provided before the number.

___________1. In belt promotion, the Chinese character for 3 is three horizontal lines,
one above the other. The bottom line represents mortals; the middle line represents
earth; the upper line represents heaven and earth. 

___________2. The ITF ranking system consists of six solid color belts; white, yellow,
green, blue, red, and black. Yellow - Signifies innocence, as that of the beginning student
who has no previous knowledge of Taekwon-Do.

___________3. Taekwondo training generally includes a system of blocks, kicks, punches,

and open-handed strikes and may also include various take-downs or sweeps, throws, and
joint locks.

____________4. The oldest Korean martial art was Taekwondo developed by the three

rival Korean Kingdoms of Goguryeo, Silla, andBaekje,where young men were trained in
unarmed combat techniques to develop strength, speed, and survival skills.

____________5. Shin pads protect the lower arms when blocking kicks and punches. They
are usually made of padded, elasticized cotton that you pull on over your arms.

____________6. Taekwondo is one of the most systematic and scientific Korean traditional
martial arts.

____________7. Front snap kick is a very linear kick. The practitioner raises the knee to
the waist, pulls the toes back and quickly extends the foot at the target.
____________8. Like forearm pads, groin guard is important as they shield the lower leg
from hard blows

__________9. Tae Kwon Do students may visit any other martial arts school, but they
cannot participate in sparring.

___________10. Tae Kwon Do skills are not to be used for hurting or killing people, it
should not be used in life and death situations.

___________11. Tae Kwon Do students cannot demonstrate any Tae Kwon Do techniques
to others without instructor's approval.

___________12. Tae Kwon Do philosophy encourages students to become honorable

human beings with perfect character and physical condition.

___________13. Taekwondo competition typically involves sparring, breaking, patterns,

and self-defense.

___________14. In taekwondo, japanese language commands are often used.

___________15. Ranks above 7th dan may be awarded with consent of the promotion
committee with physical test required.

___________16. The WTF was established in North Korea on May 28, 1973.

___________17. Taekwondo is one of the most systematic and scientific Korean traditional
martial arts, that teaches more than physical fighting skills.

___________18. Taekwondo combines combat techniques, self-defense, sport, exercise, and

in some cases meditation and philosophy.

___________19. Because of the bruises that can be obtain in taekwondo sparring,

taekwondo did not become a global sport.

___________20. The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) is the International Federation

(IF) member of the World Olympic Committee (IOC) for the competition events of
the martial art of taekwondo.
 II. Identification: Write your answer on the space provided before the number.
Misspelled words shall be considered wrong. Each correct answer is worth two
(2) points.

_________________________1. is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South

Korea.

_________________________2. Typically refers to the martial art as it was established in

the 1950s and 1960s in the South Korean military, and in various civilian organizations,
including schools and universities. In particular, its names and symbolism often refer to
elements of Korean history, culture and religious philosophy.

_________________________3. Has developed in the decades since the 1950s and may have
a somewhat different focus, especially in terms of its emphasis on speed and competition. It
is subdivided into two main styles; one derives from Kukkiwon, the source of the sparring
system sihap gyeorugi which is now an event at the summer Olympic Games and which is
governed by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF).

_________________________4. These guards protect the lower arms when blocking kicks
and punches. They are usually made of padded, elasticized cotton that you pull on over
your arms.

_________________________5. Like forearm pads, these items are important as they shield
the lower leg from hard blows. Made of the same material as forearm pads, they fit over
your calves like leg warmers.

_________________________6. The practitioner shuffles the back leg forward to the front
leg, and the front leg comes up and kicks closer to the enemy than the practitioner had
been before execution. This can be used with side kick, roundhouse kick, front kick, hook
kick, and axe kick.

__________________________7. . The leg is raised usually from the outside of the body like
an outside crescent kick. Then the leg is pulled down with the heel pointed downward. It is
typically targeted toward the head, shoulder, or chest and requires significant flexibility to
employ effectively.

_________________________8. A less popular kick traditionally, it has found increasing

favor in modern competitions. The practitioner raises the knee in a fashion similar to the
roundhouse kick, then extends the foot outward then snaps it around in a dorsal arc, with
the heel as the intended striking weapon.
_________________________9. Are international non-governmental organizations
recognized by the IOC as administering one or more sports at world level.

___________________________10 . The practitioner simultaneously raises the knee and

rotates the body 90 degrees, while doing that they extend their leg. In WTF style
taekwondo, this technique should strike with the outside edge of the foot, though using the
heel may provide more force if used in sparring.

_________________________11. In Korean language this means attention.

_________________________12. All strikes are light contact, and the clock is stopped when
a point is scored.

_______________________13. A form of crescent kick wherein the practitioner raises the

extended leg as high as possible, and slightly up across the body, (a bit across the centerline
of the body), then sweeping outward to the side, in a circular movement.

________________________14. A kind of crescent kick wherein the motions are the same
but the direction of the kick changes, this is time originating from the outside of the body,
heading towards the inside, or centerline of the body.

________________________15. Is the International Federation (IF) member of

the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the competition events of the martial
art of taekwondo. International Federations (IFs) are international non-governmental
organisations recognised by the IOC as administering one or more sports at world level.
 III. Enumeration

1-13 give all the types of taekwondo kicks

14-15 two main branches of taekwondo

16-20 basic rules and regulations in taekwondo

21-25 major taekwondo competitions aside from WTF and ITF

26-27 two kinds of taekwondo competition sparring

28-34 taekwondo equipments

35-40 kinds of warm up exercises