KNOWLEDGE

Children 12 and under need only know questions in green.

WHAT IS OUR STYLE?
...Jo Kwon Chi.
...Jo Kwon Chi combines 3 traditional martial art styles:
......- Tae Kwon Do
......- Shotokan (which is a type of karate)
......- Tai Chi

WHAT IS THE 'ACADEMY CREDO'?
...1. Let me be proud of my actions so I don't lie.
...2. Let me be understanding so I don't criticize.
...3. Let my actions speak for themselves so I don't boast.

WHY DO WE BOW?
...To show sincerity and respect. A bow is a universal
...gesture of politeness. In the west, we use the handshake.

WHAT IS THE ORDER OF BELT RANK IN OUR ACADEMY?
...White, Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue, Purple, Brown, High Brown, & Black

WHEN DO WE USE MARTIAL ARTS ON ANOTHER PERSON?
...Only when we, or others who need our help, are seriously
...threatened in an emergency situation. We never use martial
...arts to defend our feelings or our pride, no matter how
...strong the feeling is.

IF I'M SMALLER THAN MY OPPONENT, WHAT IS MY ADVANTAGE?
...While larger people tend to have more strength and power,
...smaller people tend to be quicker.

WHAT PART OF THE FOOT SHOULD WE USE WITH FRONT, ROUND, & SIDE KICK?
...Front: .The ball of the foot
...Round: .Top of the foot (where the shoe laces)
...Side: .Edge or heel of the foot

WHAT DOES 'KARATE' TRANSLATE TO MEAN?
...Empty Hand. (KARA = empty) (TE = hand)
WHAT DOES 'TAE KWON DO' TRANSLATE TO MEAN?
...The way of the fist and foot.
...(TAE = foot) (KWON = fist) (DO = art or way)

WHAT COUNTRIES DO KARATE, TAE KWON DO, & TAI CHI, and KUNG FU COME FROM?
...Karate comes from Japan.
...Tae Kwon Do comes from Korea.
...TAI CHI & Kung Fu comes from China.

WHAT ARE SOME THINGS TO REMEMBER ABOUT PUNCHING?
...1. Punch with your first two knuckles
...2. Punch to your center
...3. Keep your wrist straight
...4. Punches start close to your body
...5. Keep your elbows in as you punch (don't expose your ribs)
...6. Don't punch your sister

WHY DO MOST STUDENTS PRACTICE MARTIAL ARTS BAREFOOTED?
...Long ago, before Reeboks, teachers taught students in
...their homes and it was customary to remove one's shoes
...before entering the home. This was done out of respect

OF THE 3 BASIC KICKS (front, round, side),
WHICH IS THE FASTEST? WHICH IS THE MOST POWERFUL?
...Though round kick tends to be the quickest kick,
...it can lack power. Side kick tends to be the most
...powerful of the three basic kicks. This is true
...of most people, but not all.

WHY DO WE WEAR DIFFERENT COLORED BELTS?
...Around the turn of the century, Judo master Jigoro Kano developed
...the belt system representing rank. The changing color of a belt
...symbolizes an increase of knowledge. As our belts deepen in color,
...our knowledge also deepens.

WHAT ARE THE 5 MOST VULNERABLE STRIKING AREAS ON A PERSON?
...Eyes, nose, throat, groin, & kneecap
WHAT ARE THE 5 LEAST VULNERABLE STRIKING AREAS ON A PERSON?
...Jaw, chest, tops of arms, thighs, buttocks

HOW DOES ONE MAKE POWER?:
...F = M x A
...Force = Mass x Acceleration, or
...Power (force) = Size (mass) x Speed (acceleration), or
...Power = Size x Speed
...To have POWER, you must have SIZE
...(being big isn't all, but it helps) and SPEED.

WHY DO SOME OF THE MOVES IN THE KATAS SEEM UNPRACTICAL?
...Long ago, it was forbidden to practice martial arts.
...People disguised their practice of martial arts through kata.
...Moves that weren't obviously self-defense moves disguised it further.
...Kata aids the student in mind-body coordination,
...muscle development, grace, and balance.

IN MARTIAL ART HISTORY, WHICH CAME FIRST -
SELF-DEFENSE OR SPIRITUAL GROWTH?
...Spiritual growth developed initially in India about 500 B.C.
...By 500 A.D., masters of meditation traveled into China to
...teach spiritual awareness. In their travels, many were
...attacked and thus the need to learn to defend themselves
...was developed.

WHAT ARE THE 5 TENETS OF TAE KWON DO?
...1. Courtesy
...2. Integrity
...3. Perseverance
...4. Self Control
...5. Indomitable Spirit

WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE OF A
PUNCH vs. A PALM HEEL STRIKE?
...The punch has further reach than a palm heel strike.
...However, striking with our knuckles hurts! Our knuckles
...are a vulnerable part of our hand, protected only by a
...thin layer of skin.

DO MOST MARTIAL ART STUDENTS REACH THE RANK OF BROWN BELT?
...No. Only about 10% reach the rank of brown belt.
...The average person does not have the perseverance needed
...to earn such a high rank.

WHAT IS THE 'YIN-YANG' SYMBOL?
...It is a Chinese symbol or philosophy representing two
..."opposites" or, better yet, two complimentary elements
...that exist as one in harmony with each other. Examples are:

Light - Dark
Day - Night
Man - Woman
Hot - Cold
Summer - Winter

...One element cannot exist without the other. Neither
...YIN or YANG is better or worse than the other.
...Be careful not to judge one as good or evil.
...It is a human quality to assign judgment such as good
...or bad; nature assigns no such judgment.

...YIN symbolizes the dark, the cold, the winter, the night.
...YANG symbolizes the light, the hot, the summer, the day.
...YIN represents all that is receptive, listening and internal.
...YANG represents all that is dynamic, obvious, and external.

...It is important to be balanced.

WHO IS THOUGHT TO BE THE FATHER OF SHOTOKAN?
...Gichin Funakoshi. Born in 1868, Funakoshi was a son
...of a minor Okinawan official. A master at 25, Funakoshi,
...a school teacher, was authorized to put karate on the
...educational curriculum. At 60, Funakoshi set up his
...first dojo in Tokyo.

WHO IS THOUGHT TO BE THE FATHER OF U.S. TAE KWON DO?
...Jhoon Rhee. Arriving in the United States in 1957
...to study civil engineering at college, Jhoon Rhee
...never pursued this career when he found success
...in teaching Tae Kwon Do. By 1970, Rhee had five
...large schools in the D.C. area averaging 100 new
...students a month from his frequent advertising.