Meaning Of Patterns, Moves, Colours

Question 1

How many moves in Chon Ji?

Answer 1

19

Question 2

How many moves in Dan Gun?

Answer 2

21

Question 3

How many moves in Do San?

Answer 3

24

Question 4

How many moves in Won Hyo?

Answer 4

28

Question 5

How many moves in Yul Gok?

Answer 5

38

Question 6

How many moves in Joong Gun?

Answer 6

32

Question 7

How many moves in Toi Gye?

Answer 7

37

Question 8

How many moves in Hwa rang?

Answer 8

29

Question 9

How many moves in Choong moo?

Answer 9

30

Question 10

What is the meaning of Chon ji?

Answer 10

Literally means the heaven and 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 is split into two similar parts, one to represent the heaven and the other the earth.

Question 11

What is the meaning of Dan gun?

Answer 11

Is named after the holy Dan Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 BC.

Question 12

What is the meaning of Do San?

Answer 12

Is the pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Chang Ho (1876 1938) who devoted his entire life to furthering the education of Korea and its independent movement.

Question 13

What is the meaning of Won Hyo?

Answer 13

Was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla dynasty in the year 686 AD.

Question 14

What is the meaning of Yul gok?

Answer 14

Is the pseudonym of the great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536 1584 AD) nicknamed the Confucius of Korea. The 38 movements in this pattern refer to his birthplace on a 38-degree latitude and the diagram represents scholar.

Question 15

What is the meaning of Joong gun?

Answer 15

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 the leading part in the Korean Japan merger. There are 32 movements in this pattern to represent Mr Ans age when he was executed in Lui Shung prison in 1910.

Question 16

What is the meaning of Toi gye?

Answer 16

Is the pen name of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16 century AD). An authority on neo-Confucianism. The 37 movements in this pattern refer to his birthplace on a 37-degree latitude and the diagram represents scholar.

Question 17

What is the meaning of Hwa rang?

Answer 17

Is named after the Hwa Rang youth group which originated in the Silla dynasty about 1350 years ago. This group eventually became an actual driving force for the unification of the three kingdoms of Korea. The 29 movements in this pattern refer to the 29th infantry division, where Tae-Kwon-Do developed maturity.

Question 18

What is the meaning of Choong moo?

Answer 18

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 to the present-day submarine, in 1592 AD. The reason this pattern ends with a left-hand attack is to symbolise his regrettable death having no chance to show his unrestrained potentiality checked by his forced reservation of his loyalty to the king.

Question 19

What is the meaning of White?

Answer 19

White signifies innocence, as that of a beginning student who has no previous knowledge of Tae-Kwon-Do.

Question 20

What is the meaning of yellow?

Answer 20

Yellow signifies earth from which a plant sprouts as the foundations of Tae-Kwon-Do are being laid.

Question 21

What is the meaning of green?

Answer 21

Green signifies the plants growth as the Tae-Kwon-Do skill begins to develop.

Question 22

What is the meaning of blue?

Answer 22

Blue signifies the heaven toward which the plant matures into a towering tree as training in Tae-Kwon-Do progresses.

Question 23

What is the meaning of red?

Answer 23

Red signifies danger, cautioning the student to take control and warning the opponent to stay away.

Question 24

What is the meaning of black?

Answer 24

Black is opposite from white, therefore signifying the maturity and proficiency in Tae-Kwon-Do and also indicates the wearers imperviousness to darkness and fear.