How to: Do-San – Taekwondo Orange Belt Form (with Video!)

This page will help you learn how to perform Do-San. This is the Taekwondo America orange belt form. Do-San is the third form learned by Taekwondo students.

Instructions and video below.

Remember: This resource should be used in addition to your in-class training. Nothing can replace time spent on the mats, learning from your instructor.

Do-San Basic Techniques

To perform Do-San, you’ll need to learn the following taekwondo stances, blocks, strikes, and kicks…

Stances

Hand Techniques

Kicks

Do-San Video

Here is a video to help you practice this taekwondo pattern.

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Do-San Movements

Here are the list of moves to perform this taekwondo pattern.

Ready Stance A

1. Left Outer Forearm Block  |  Left Front Stance

2. Right Reverse Punch Middle  |  Left Front Stance

3. Right Outer Forearm Block  |  Right Front Stance

4. Left Reverse Punch Middle  |  Right Front Stance

5. Left Double Knifehand Block  |  Left Back Stance

6. Right Spearhand Middle  |  Right Front Stance

Right Wrist Release

7. Left Backfist High  |  Left Front Stance

8. Right Backfist High  |  Right Front Stance

9. Left Outer Forearm Block  |  Left Front Stance

10. Right Reverse Punch Middle  |  Left Front Stance

11. Right Outer Forearm Block  |  Right Front Stance

12. Left Reverse Punch Middle  |  Right Front Stance

13. Twin Outer Forearm Block  |  Left Front Stance

14. Right Front Kick

15. Right Punch Middle  |  Right Front Stance

16. Left Reverse Punch Middle  |  Right Front Stance

 17. Twin Outer Forearm Block  |  Right Front Stance

18. Left Front Kick

19. Left Punch Middle  |  Left Front Stance

20. Right Reverse Punch Middle  |  Left Front Stance

21. Left High Block  |  Left Front Stance

22. Right High Block  |  Right Front Stance

23. Left Knifehand Strike Middle  |  Sitting Stance

24. Right Knifehand Strike Middle  |  Sitting Stance

Do-San Movement Description

Here are the descriptions for each movement in this Taekwondo pattern.

Ready Stance A

1. Left foot moves 90º counter-clockwise to Left Front Stance, Left Outer Forearm Block

2. No step, Right Reverse Punch Middle

3. Left foot moves in line with Right foot, the Right foot turns 180º clockwise to Right Front
Stance, Right Outer Forearm Block

4. No step, Left Reverse Punch Middle

5. Left foot turns 90º counter-clockwise to Left Back Stance, Left Double Knifehand Block

6. Right foot steps forward to Right Front Stance, Right Spearhand Middle

Right Wrist Release

7. Spinning, Left foot moves 180º to Left Front Stance, Left Backfist High

8. Right foot steps forward to Right Front Stance, Right Backfist High

9. Left foot moves 270º counter-clockwise to Left Front Stance, Left Outer Forearm Block

10. No step, Right Reverse Punch Middle

11. Left foot moves in line with Right foot, the Right foot turns 180º clockwise to Right Front
Stance, Right Outer Forearm Block

12. No step, Left Reverse Punch Middle

13. Left foot steps to 135º counter-clockwise to Left Front Stance, Twin Outer Forearm Block

14. Right #2 Front Kick

15. Right foot lands in Right Front Stance, Right Punch Middle

16. No step, Left Reverse Punch Middle

17. Right foot steps 90º clockwise to Right Front Stance, Twin Outer Forearm Block

18. Left #2 Front Kick

19. Left foot lands in Left Front Stance, Left Punch Middle

20. No Step, Right Reverse Punch Middle

21. Left foot steps 45º counter-clockwise to back to Left Front Stance, Left High Block

22. Right foot steps forward to Right Front Stance, Right High Block

23. Left foot turns 270º counter-clockwise to Sitting Stance, Left Knifehand Strike

24. Left foot steps to Right foot, Right foot steps to sitting stance, Right Knifehand Strike

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