1st Dan

Question 1

Kwang Gae

Answer 1

39 moves
Named after the famous Kwang-gae-toh-wang, the 19th century 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 391AD the year he came to the throne.

Question 2

Po-Eun

Answer 2

36 movements
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.

Question 3

Ge-Baek

Answer 3

44 movements
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.