The life of a human being, perhaps 100 years, can be considered as a day when compared with eternity. Therefore, we mortals are no more than simple travellers who pass by the eternal years of an eon in a day. It is evident that no one can live more than a limited amount of time. Nevertheless, most people foolishly enslave themselves to materialism as if they could live for thousands of years. And some people strive to bequeath a good spiritual legacy for coming generations, in this way, gaining immortality.<\/p>\n
Obviously, the spirit is perpetual while material is not; therefore, what we can do to leave behind something for the welfare of mankind is, perhaps, the most important thing in our lives. Here I leave Taekwon-Do for mankind as a trace of man of the late 20th century. The 24 patterns represent 24 hours, one day, or all my life. The name of the pattern, the number of movements, and the diagrammatic symbol of each pattern symbolize either heroic figures in Korean history or instances relating to historical events. General Choi, Hong Hi.<\/p>\n
Essential Information about Patterns<\/strong><\/p>\nThe following points should be considered while performing patterns: Mr. Simon Cox of Vision Taekwon-Do England has done excellent research on the Black belt pattern histories. Since each Pattern has a close relationship with the fundamental exercise, students should practice the patterns according to the following graduation to attain the maximum results with the least effort.<\/p>\n\tCHON-JI 9th gup white\/yellow stripe CHON- JI<\/strong>\u00a0means literally\u00a0\u201d the\u00a0Heaven the Earth\u201d. It is, in the Orient, interpreted as the creation of the world or the beginning of human history, therefore, it is the initial pattern played by the beginner. This pattern consists of two similar parts one to represent the Heaven and the other the Earth.<\/p>\nCHON-JI<\/strong> DAN-GUN<\/strong>\u00a0is named after the holy Dan-Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year of 2,333 B.C.<\/p>\nDAN-GUN<\/strong> DO-SAN<\/strong>\u00a0is the pseudonym of the patriot\u00a0Ahn\u00a0Chang-Ho\u00a0(1876-1938) The 24 movements represent his entire life, which he devoted to furthering the education of Korea and its independence movement.<\/p>\nDO-SAN<\/strong> WON-HYO<\/strong>\u00a0was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the\u00a0Silla\u00a0Dynasty in the year of 686 A.D.<\/p>\nWON-HYO<\/strong> YUL-GOK<\/strong>\u00a0is the pseudonym of a great philosopher and scholar Yi l (1536-1584) nicknamed the \u201cConfucius of Korea\u201d The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on\u00a038 latitude\u00a0and the diagram represents \u201cscholar\u201d.<\/p>\nYUL-GOK<\/strong> JOONG-GUN<\/strong>\u00a0is named after the patriot\u00a0Ahn\u00a0Joong-Gun who assassinated\u00a0Hiro-Bumi\u00a0Ito, 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\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Ahn\u2019sage when he was executed in a\u00a0Lui-Shung\u00a0prison (1910).<\/p>\nJOONG-GUN<\/strong> TOI-GYE<\/strong>\u00a0is 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\u00a0\u201d scholar\u201c.<\/p>\nTOI-GYE<\/strong> HWA-RANG<\/strong>\u00a0is named after the\u00a0Hwa-Rang youth group, which originated in the\u00a0Silla\u00a0Dynasty in the early 7th century. The 29 movements refer to the 29th Infantry Division, where\u00a0Taekwon-Do developed into maturity.<\/p>\nHWA-RANG<\/strong> CHOONG-MOO<\/strong>\u00a0was the name given to the great Admiral Yi Soon-Sin of the Lee Dynasty. He was reputed to have invented the first armoured 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.<\/p>\nCHOONG-MOO<\/strong> KWANG-GAE<\/strong>\u00a0is named after the famous\u00a0Kwang\u2013Gae\u2013Toh-Wang, the 19th King of the\u00a0Koguryo\u00a0Dynasty, 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.<\/p>\nKWANG-GAE<\/strong> PO-EUN<\/strong>\u00a0is the pseudonym of a loyal subject Chong Mong-Chu (1400) who was a famous poet and whose poem \u201cI would not serve a second master though I might be crucified a hundred times\u201d 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\u00a0Koryo\u00a0Dynasty.<\/p>\nPO-EUN<\/strong> GE-BAEK<\/strong>\u00a0is named after\u00a0Ge-Baek, a great general in the\u00a0Baek\u00a0Je Dynasty (660 AD). The diagram represents his severe and strict military discipline.<\/p>\nGAE-BAEK<\/strong> CHOONG-JANG<\/strong>\u00a0is the pseudonym given to General Kim\u00a0Duk\u00a0Ryang\u00a0who 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.<\/p>\nCHOONG-JANG<\/strong> JUCHE<\/strong>\u00a0is 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\u00a0Baekdu\u00a0Mountain, which symbolizes the spirit of the Korean people. The diagram represents\u00a0Baekdu\u00a0mountain.<\/p>\nJUCHE<\/strong> KO-DANG<\/strong>\u00a0pseudonyn\u00a0of the patriot Cho Man\u00a0Shik, who dedicated his life to the Korean Independence Movement and to the education of his people.<\/p>\nKO-DANG<\/strong>\u00a039 moves YOO-SIN<\/strong>\u00a0is named after General Kim\u00a0Yoo\u00a0Sin, a commanding general during the\u00a0Silla\u00a0Dynasty. The 68 movements refer to the last two figures of 668 A.D., the year Korea was united. The ready posture signifies a sword drawn on the right rather than left side, symbolizing.Yoo\u00a0Sin\u2019s mistake of following his Kings\u2019 orders to fight with foreign forces against his own nation.<\/p>\nYOO-SIN<\/strong> SAM-IL<\/strong>\u00a0denotes the historical date of the independence movement of Korea which began throughout the country on March 1, 1919. The 33 movements in the pattern stand for the 33 patriots who planned the movement.<\/p>\nSAM-IL<\/strong> CHOI-YONG<\/strong>\u00a0is named after General Choi Yong, premier and commander in chief of the armed forces during the 14th century\u00a0KoryoDynasty. Choi Yong was greatly respected for his loyalty, patriotism, and humility. His subordinate commanders headed by general Yi SungGae, who later became the first King of the Lee Dynasty, executed him.<\/p>\nCHOI-YONG<\/strong> YONG-GAE<\/strong>\u00a0is named after a famous general during the\u00a0Koguryo\u00a0Dynasty, Yon\u00a0Gae\u00a0Somoon. The 49 movements refer to the last two figures of 649 A.D., the year he forced the Tang Dynasty to quit Korea after destroying nearly 300,000 of their troops at\u00a0Ansi\u00a0Sung.<\/p>\nYONG-GAE<\/strong> UL<\/strong>\u2013 JI is named after general\u00a0Ul-Ji\u00a0Moon\u00a0Dok\u00a0who successfully defended Korea against a Tang\u2019s invasion force of nearly one million soldiers led by Yang Je in 612 A.D.,\u00a0Ul-Jiemploying hit and run\u00a0guerilla\u00a0tactics, was able to decimate a large percentage of the force. The diagram represents his surname. The 42 movements represent the author\u2019s age when he designed the pattern.<\/p>\nUL-JI<\/strong> Moon-Moo<\/strong>\u00a0honours the 30th King of the\u00a0Silla\u00a0Dynasty. His body was buried near\u00a0Dae\u00a0Wang Am (Great King\u2019s Rock). According to his will, the body was placed in the sea \u201cwhere my soul shall forever defend my land against the Japanese.\u201d It is said that the\u00a0Sok\u00a0Gul\u00a0Am (Stone cave) was built to guard his tomb. The\u00a0Sok\u00a0Gul\u00a0Am is a fine example of the culture of the\u00a0Silla\u00a0Dynasty. The 61 movements in this pattern symbolize the last two figures of 661 A.D. when Moon Moo came to the throne.<\/p>\nMOON-MOO<\/strong> SO-SAN<\/strong>\u00a0is the pseudonym of the great monk Choi\u00a0Hyong\u00a0Ung\u00a0(1520-1604) during the Lee Dynasty. The 72 movements refer to his age when he organized a corps of monk soldiers with the assistance of his pupil Sa\u00a0Myunh\u00a0Dang. The monk soldiers helped repulse the Japanese pirates who overran most of the Korean peninsula in 1592.<\/p>\nSO-SAN<\/strong> SE-JONG<\/strong>\u00a0is named after the greatest Korean King, Se-Jong, who invented the Korean alphabet in 1443, and was also a noted meteorologist. The\u00a0digram\u00a0represents the king, while the 24 movements refer to the 24 letters of the Korean alphabet.<\/p>\nSE-JONG<\/strong> TONG-IL<\/strong>\u00a0denotes the resolution of the unification of Korea which has been divided since 1945. The diagram symbolizes the homogeneous race.<\/p>\nTONG-IL<\/strong>
\n1. Pattern should begin and end at exactly the same spot. This will indicate the performer\u2019s accuracy.
\n2. Correct posture and facing must be maintained at all times.
\n3. Muscles of the body should be either tensed or relaxed at the proper critical moments in the exercise.
\n4. The exercise should be performed in a rhythmic movement with an absence of stiffness.
\n5. Movement should be accelerated or decelerated according to the instructions in this book.
\n6. Each pattern should be perfected before moving to the next .
\n7. Students should know the purpose of each movement.
\n8. Students should perform each movement with realism.
\n9. Attack and defence techniques should be equally distributed among right and left hands and feet.\nAll patterns listed are performed under the assumption the student is facing \u201cD\u201d (see pattern diagrams). There are a total of twenty-four patterns in Taekwon-Do.
\nThe name of the pattern, the number of movements, and the diagrammatic symbol of each pattern symbolize either heroic figures in Korean history or instances relating to historical events.
\nThe interpretation of each pattern will be found on its specific page.\n
\nDAN-GUN 8th gup yellow
\nDO-SAN 7th gup yellow\/green stripe
\nWON-HYO 6th gup green
\nYUL-GOK 5th gup green\/blue stripe
\nJOONG-GUN 4th gup blue
\nTOI-GYE 3rd gup blue\/red stripe
\nHWA-RANG 2nd gup red
\nCHOONG-MOO 1st gup red\/black stripe
\nKWANG-GAE 1st degree black
\nPO-EUN 1st degree black
\nGE-BAEK 1st degree black
\nEUI-AM 2nd degree black\n\tCHOONG-JANG 2nd degree black
\nJUCHE 2nd degree black
\nSAM-IL 3rd degree black
\nYOO-SIN 3rd degree black
\nCHOI-YONG 3rd degree black
\nYONG-GAE 4th degree black
\nUL-JI 4th degree black
\nMOON-MOO 4th degree black
\nSO-SAN 5th degree black
\nSE-JONG 5th degree black
\nTONG-IL 6th degree black
\nSAJU JIRUGI four direction punch
\nSAJU MAKGI four direction block\n\t
\nMovements \u2013 19
\nReady Posture \u2013 PARALLEL READY STANCE\n
\nMovements \u2013 21
\nReady Posture \u2013 PARALLEL READY STANCE\n
\nMovements \u2013 24
\nReady Posture \u2013 PARALLEL READY STANCE\n
\nMovements \u2013 28
\nReady Posture \u2013 CLOSED READY STANCE A\n
\nMovements \u2013 38
\nReady Posture \u2013 PARALLEL READY STANCE\n
\nMovements \u2013 32
\nReady Posture \u2013 CLOSED READY STANCE B\n
\nMovements \u2013 37
\nReady Posture \u2013 CLOSED READY STANCE B\n
\nMovements \u2013 29
\nReady Posture \u2013 CLOSED READY STANCE\n
\nMovements \u2013 30
\nReady Posture \u2013 PARALLEL READY STANCE C\n
\nMovements \u2013 39
\nReady Posture \u2013 PARALLEL STANCE WITH A HEAVEN HAND\n
\nMovements \u2013 36
\nReady Posture \u2013 PARALLEL STANCE WITH A HEAVEN HAND\n
\nMovements \u2013 44
\nReady Posture \u2013 PARALLEL READY STANCE\nEUI-AM<\/strong>\u00a0is the pseudonym of Son\u00a0Byong\u00a0Hi, leader of the Korean independence movement on March 1, 1919. The 45 movements refer to his age when he changed the name of Dong\u00a0Hak\u00a0(Oriental culture) to\u00a0Chondo\u00a0Kyo\u00a0(Heavenly way religion) in 1905.
\nThe diagram represents his Indomitable Spirit, displayed while dedicating himself to the prosperity of his nation.\nEUI-AM<\/strong>
\nMovements \u2013 45
\nReady Posture \u2013 CLOSED READY STANCE D\n
\nMovements \u2013 52
\nReady Posture \u2013 CLOSED READY STANCE A\n
\nMovements \u2013 45
\nReady Posture \u2013 PARALLEL STANCE WITH A TWIN SIDE ELBOW\n
\nClosed Ready Stance C (Moa\u00a0chunbi\u00a0sogi\u00a0\u201cC\u201d)\n
\nMovements \u2013 68
\nReady Posture \u2013 WARRIOR READY STANCE B\n
\nMovements \u2013 33
\nReady Posture \u2013 CLOSED READY STANCE C\n
\nMovements \u2013 46
\nReady Posture \u2013 CLOSED READY STANCE C\n
\nMovements \u2013 49
\nReady Posture \u2013 WARRIOR READY STANCE A\n
\nMovements \u2013 42
\nReady Posture \u2013 PARALLEL STANCE WITH AN X-BACK HAND\n
\nMovements \u2013 61
\nReady Posture \u2013 PARALLEL READY STANCE\n
\nMovements \u2013 72
\nReady Posture \u2013 CLOSED READY STANCE A\n
\nMovements \u2013 24
\nReady Posture \u2013 CLOSED READY STANCE B\n
\nMovements \u2013 56
\nReady Posture \u2013 PARALLEL STANCE WITH AN OVERLAPPED BACK HAND\nFOUR DIRECTION PUNCH
\nSAJU JIRUGI<\/strong>
\nReady Posture \u2013 PARALLEL READY STANCE\nFOUR DIRECTION BLOCK
\nSAJU MAKGI<\/strong>
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