Mission 1 of 10 · 10th geup
White Belt — you just boarded
Seed under snow. Nothing has grown yet, and that is the point.
White means empty — no rank, no expectations, no bad habits yet. Everything you learn in your first three months is about running the room correctly: where to stand, when to bow, what to say, how to hold your body while someone corrects it.
The single biggest predictor of whether someone reaches black belt is not talent. It is whether they kept showing up twice a week for four years. Your only white belt job is to build the habit and stop apologising for being new.
Techniques
Walking stance
ap seogi
Natural step, one foot ahead of the other, weight even. Your default travelling stance in early forms.
Horse stance
juchum seogi
Feet two shoulder-widths apart, toes forward, thighs pressing down toward parallel. Back straight — do not stick your seat out.
Middle punch
momtong jireugi
Fist starts palm-up at the belt, rotates to palm-down at solar-plexus height. The other hand pulls back to the hip at the same speed — that pull is where the power lives.
Front kick
ap chagi
Knee up first, snap the shin out, strike with the ball of the foot, re-chamber the knee before setting down. Chamber–extend–chamber–set, four beats, always.
The uniform
dobok
V-neck jacket for WT/Kukkiwon schools, wrapped left over right, with the belt tied over it. Black collar is reserved for black belts and poom holders.
Tying the belt
ti maegi
Centre on the stomach, wrap both ends behind, cross back to the front, tuck the top end under both layers, tie a flat square knot. Both tails should end up the same length.
Terms
Quiz
What does 'charyeot' mean?