Koryo and black-belt poomsae detail

Setup

1. Students in two rows with space for the full form; the sabeom in front.
2. Pick one quality for the session, for example stance accuracy or speed contrast, and say it before anyone moves.
3. ITF clubs can adapt this to their black-belt tul. For grading or competition criteria, check your federation's rules.

How it runs

1. Charyeot, kyeongye, junbi. The group performs the first section of the form at half speed, holding each finished stance for a moment.
2. On the sabeom's call the group freezes. The sabeom walks the rows checking the chosen quality: stance length, width and height, weight over the right foot, hips set.
3. Pairs: one partner performs the same section while the other watches for the chosen quality only, then gives one specific correction and one thing done well.
4. Swap, then move on to the next section of the form and repeat.
5. Finish with the full form at performance speed, once with focus on rhythm and once with focus on kihap and breath.

Coaching points

• Stances: finish the stance before the technique lands; length and height stay the same from start to finish.
• Power: the hip turns and the breath goes out as the technique arrives, then the body settles.
• Speed contrast: slow movements stay slow and tense all the way; fast movements are sharp, not rushed.
• Gaze: eyes turn to the new direction before the body does.
• Balance: kicks are chambered and returned under control, with the standing leg steady.
• Start and finish on the same spot; drifting shows where stances are uneven.

Common mistakes

• Practising the whole form every time and never fixing a single section.
• Stances shrinking as the form goes on.
• Every movement at the same speed, so the form has no rhythm.
• Peer feedback that lists everything instead of one clear point.