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Juche is a philosophical idea that man is the master of everything and decides everything. In other words, the idea that man is the master of the world and his own destiny. It is said that this idea was rooted in Baekdu Mountain which symbolizes the spirit of the Korean people. The diagram represents the Baekdu mountain. Number of Moves: 45Ready Posture: Parallel Stance with a Twin Elbow Step 1. Move the left foot to B forming a sitting stance toward D while executing a parallel block with the inner forearm. Step 2. Execute a middle hooking block to D with the right palm whileRead More →

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Choong-Jang is the pseudonym given to General Kim Duk Ryang who lived during the Lee Dynasty, 14th century. This pattern ends with a left-hand attack to symbolize the tragedy of his death at 27 in prison before he was able to reach full maturity. Number of Moves: 52Ready Posture: Closed Ready Stance A Step 1. Move the right foot to A to form a sitting stance toward D while executing a side front block with the right inner forearm and extending the left forearm side-downward. Step 2. Execute a side front block with the left inner forearm extending the right forearm side downward while maintainingRead More →

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Eui-Am is the pseudonym of Son Byong Hi, leader of the Korean independence movement on March 1, 1919. The 45 movements refer to his age when he changed the name of Dong Hak (Oriental culture) to Chondo Kyo (Heavenly way religion) in 1905. The diagram represents his Indomitable Spirit, displayed while dedicating himself to the prosperity of his nation. Number of Moves: 45Ready Posture: Closed Ready Stance D Step 1. Move the right foot to C forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a low inward block to D with the right knife-hand. Step 2. Move the left foot to C forming aRead More →

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Ge-Baek is named after Ge-Baek, a great general in the Baek Je Dynasty (660 AD). The diagram represents his severe and strict military discipline. Number of Moves: 44Ready Posture: Parallel Ready Stance Step 1. Move the right foot to C forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a checking block D with an X-knife-hand. Step 2. Execute a low twisting kick to D with the right foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 1. Step 3. Lower the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist.Read More →

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Po-Eun is the pseudonym of a loyal subject Chong Mong-Chu (1400) who was a famous poet and whose poem “I would not serve a second master though I might be crucified a hundred times” is known to every Korean. He was also a pioneer in the field of physics. The diagram represents his unerring loyalty to the king and country towards the end of the Koryo Dynasty. Number of Moves: 36Ready Posture: Parallel Stance with a Heaven Hand Step 1. Move the left foot to B, forming a right L-stance toward B while executing a middle guarding block to B with the forearm. Step 2.Read More →

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Kwang-Gae is named after the famous Kwang-Gae-Toh-Wang, the 19th King of the Koguryo Dynasty, who regained all the lost territories including the greater part of Manchuria. The diagram represents the expansion and recovery of lost territory. The 39 movements refer to the first two figures of 391 A. D., the year he came to the throne. Number of Moves: 39Ready Posture: Parallel Stance with a Heaven Hand Step 1. Bring the left foot to the right foot, forming a close ready stance B toward D, bringing both hands in a circular motion. Step 2. Move the left foot to D, forming a left walking stanceRead More →

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Choong-Moo was the name given to the great Admiral Yi Soon-Sin of the Lee Dynasty. He was reputed to have invented the first armored battleship (Kobukson) in 1592, which is said to be the precursor of the present-day submarine. The reason why this pattern ends with a left-hand attack is to symbolize his regrettable death, having no chance to show his unrestrained potentiality checked by the forced reservation of his loyalty to the king. Number of Moves: 30Ready Posture: Parallel Ready Stance Step 1. Move the left foot to B forming a right L-stance toward B while executing a twin knife-hand block. Step 2. MoveRead More →

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Hwa-Rang is named after the Hwa-Rang youth group, which originated in the Silla Dynasty in the early 7th century. The 29 movements refer to the 29th Infantry Division, where Taekwon-Do developed into maturity. Number of Moves: 29Ready Posture: Closed Ready Stance C Step 1. Move the left foot to B to form a sitting stance toward D while executing a middle pushing block to D with the left palm. Step 2. Execute a middle punch to D with the right fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward D. Step 3. Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist while maintaining a sitting stanceRead More →

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Toi-Gye is the pen name of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16th century), an authority on neo Confucianism. The 37 movements of the pattern refer to his birthplace on 37 latitude, the diagram represents ” scholar”. Number of Moves: 37Ready Posture: Closed Ready Stance B Step 1. Move the left foot to B forming a right L-stance toward B while executing a middle block to B with the left inner forearm. Step 2. Execute a low thrust to B with the right upset fingertip while forming a left walking stance toward B, slipping the left foot to B. Step 3. Bring the left foot toRead More →

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Joong-Gun is named after the patriot Ahn Joong-Gun who assassinated Hiro-Bumi Ito, the first Japanese governor-general of Korea, known as the man who played the leading part in the Korea-Japan merger. There are 32 movements in this pattern to represent Mr. Ahn’s age when he was executed in a Lui-Shung prison (1910). Number of Moves: 32Ready Posture: Closed Ready Stance B Step 1. Move the left foot to B forming a right L-stance toward B while executing a middle block to B with the left reverse knife-hand. Step 2. Execute a low side front snap kick to B with the left foot, keeping the positionRead More →