Do-San – Inside the Premium Pattern Lesson

Do-San – Inside the Premium Pattern Lesson

This premium Do-San lesson uses a Coach Me style format to explore the finer technical details that often get missed in a normal training session.
In the sample video above, you’ll see 9-year-old Liam Reynolds performing Do-San on his own, and then again alongside Miss Melissa Timperley.

The purpose of this lesson is not to be unnecessarily critical, but to slow things down and highlight details that are difficult to see at full speed. By using slow motion and clear explanation, the video draws attention to small technical points that can make a significant difference to overall performance.

Do-San is the pattern required at green stripe level and represents another step up in coordination, timing, and control. At this stage, students are expected not only to remember the sequence, but to begin managing intermediate positions, correct heights, and smoother transitions between movements.

Throughout the lesson, feedback is given in a supportive and constructive way, encouraging improvement rather than perfection. This makes the video especially useful for instructors working with younger students, as well as for students learning to self-correct.

The lesson also highlights several specific technical points, including correct heights of movements, achieving backward motion on the reverse punch, proper foot pivoting during spot turning and releasing techniques, and maintaining correct hand position and orientation throughout the pattern.

Liam Reynolds, a blue belt from Paul M Taekwon-Do in Auckland, New Zealand, performs the pattern in the video. Alongside him is Miss Melissa Timperley, ITF 3rd dan and patterns silver medallist at the 2015 ITF World Championships and gold medallist in 2013. Melissa performs the complete pattern at the end of the video, providing a strong reference for how these details come together.

This combination of detailed coaching and clear comparison makes the Do-San lesson a valuable resource for students progressing through colour belt grades and for instructors looking to refine how they teach early patterns.