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Traditional Chang-hoN stylE TaekwondoPatterns

THIS COVERS PATTERNS UP TO BLACK BELt but hope to add more in future as I learn them!

CHOn-JI

 19 Moves

Means literally the “Heaven the Earth”. 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.

WON-HYO

28 Moves

was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in the year of 686 A.D. 28 moves

DAN-GUN

 21 Moves

is named after the holy Dan-Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year of 2333 B.C.

do-san

24 Moves

is the pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Ch’ang-Ho (1876-1938) who devoted his entire life to furthering the education of Korea and its independence movement. 24 moves

yul-gok

38 Moves

is the pseudonym of a great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536-1584 A.D.) nicknamed the “Confucius of Korea”. The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on 38 degre latitude and the diagram represents “scholar”.

joong-gun

32 Moves

is named after the patriot An Joong-Gun who assassinated Hiro-Bumi Ito, the first Japanese governor-general of Korea, known as the man who played a leading part of the Korea-Japan merger. There are 32 movements in the pattern to represent Mr. An’s age when he was executed at Lui-Shung prison (1910).

TOI-GYE

37 Moves

is the penname of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16th A.D.), an authority on neoconfucianism. The 37 movements of the pattern refer to his birthplace on 37 degree latitude, the diagram represents “scholar”. 

hwa-rang

29 Moves

is named after the Hwa-Rang youth group which originated in the Silla Dynasty about 1350 years ago. This group eventually became the actual driving force for the unification of the three Kingdoms of Korea. The 29 movements refer to the 29th Infantry Division, where Taekwon-Do developed into maturity.

CHOONG-MOO

30 Moves

was the given name to the great Admiral Yi Sun-Sin of the Yi Dynasty. He was reputed to have invented the first armoured battleship (kobukson) which was the precursor of the present day submarine in 1592 A.D. The reason why this pattern ends up with left hand attack is to symbolize his regrettable death having.......

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