belt meanings Flashcards
founder of taekwondo
general choi hong hi
taekwondo meaning
the art of hand and foot
tenets
courtesy , integrity , perseverance , self control indominatable spirit
white belt meaning
signifies innocence
yellow tag pattern ( chon-ji) meaning
the heaven , the earth
explained as the creation of the world. pattern consists of two parts , one to represent heaven and the other earth
dan-gun meaning ( yellow belt )
named after holy dan gun , founder of korea in year 2333bc
yellow belt meaning
signifies the earth from which a plant sprouts and takes root as the foundation is being laid
do san meaning ( green tag )
the pen name of the patriot ahn chang-mo
green belt meaning
the plants growth as the taekwondo skills begin to develop
won- hyo meaning
he was the noted monk who introduced buddhism to the silla dynasty of 686 A.D
yul-gok meaning
pen name of great philosopher and scholar yi i. (1536-1584)
blue belt meaning
signifies the heaven, towards which the plant matures into a towering tree as training progresses
joong gun meaning
named after patriot ahn joong gun who assasinated hiro bumi ito. he was the first japanese governor , played a leading part in the korea japan merger
toi gye
pen name of noted scholoar yi hwang , an authority on neo-confucianism.
red belt meaning
red belt signifies danger, cautioning the student to exercise control and opponenet stay away
hwa- rang meaning
named after hwa-rang youth group which orginated on the silla dynasty in early 7th century
choong mo meaning
name given to yi soon-sin of the lee dynasty. he supposdly invented first armoured battleship (kobukson) in 1592. the reason why the 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
black belt meaning
opposite of white , signifying maturity and profieciency. also indicates immume to darkness and fear
