Meaning of Tuls (coloured belts) Flashcards
What is the meaning of Chon-Ji?
Chon Ji literally means ‘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 tul played by the beginner. The tul consists of two similar parts, one to represent the heaven and the other the earth.
19 moves
What is the meaning of Dan-Gun?
Dan Gun is named after the holy Dan Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 BC
21 moves
What is the meaning of Do-San?
Do-San is the pseudonym of the patriot An Chang Ho (1876-1938) who devoted his entire life to furthering the education of Korea and its independent movement.
24 moves
What is the meaning of Won-Hyo?
Won Hyo was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in the year 686 AD
28 moves
What is the meaning of Yul-Gok?
Yul Gok is the pseudonym of the great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536-1584 AD) nicknamed the ‘Confucius of Korea’. The 38 movements refer to his birthplace on 38 degrees latitude and the diagram represents scholar.
38 moves
What is the meaning of Joong-Gun?
Joong Gun 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 tul to represent Mr An’s age when he was executed in Lui-Shung prison in (1910)
32 moves
What is the meaning of Toi-Gye?
Toi Gye is the pen name of the noted scholar Yi Hwang an authority on Neo-Confucianism (16th century AD). The 37 movements of the tul refer to his birthplace on 37 degrees latitude. The diagram represents ‘scholar’
37 moves
What is the meaning of Hwa-Rang?
Hwa Rang 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 3 kingdoms of Korea. The 29 movements refer to the 29th infantry division where Taekwondo developed into maturity
29 moves
What is the meaning of Choong-Moo?
Choong Moo was the name given 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 why this tul ends up with a left-hand attack is to symbolise his regrettable death having no chance to show his unrestrained potentiality checked by the reservation of his loyalty to the king
30 moves
