Patterns

Question 1

chon-ji

Answer 1

chon-ji literally means ‘heaven and earth’. in the orient it is interpreted as the creation of the world or the beginning of human history, as it is the first pattern done by the beginner. it consists of 2 parts — one representing heaven and one representing earth. (19 moves)

Question 2

dan-gun

Answer 2

dan-gun is named after the holy dan-gun, the legendary founder of korea in the year 2333bc. (21 moves)

Question 3

do-san

Answer 3

do-san is the pseudonym of the patriot ahn chang-ho who devoted his life to furthering the education of korea and it’s independence movement. (24 moves)

Question 4

won-hyo

Answer 4

won-hyo was the noted monk who introduced zen buddhism to the silla dynasty in the year 686ad. (28 moves)

Question 5

yul-gok

Answer 5

yul-gok is the pseudonym of the philosopher and scholar yi i, nicknamed the confucius of korea. the 38 movements in the pattern represent his birthplace on the 38th line of latitude. (38 moves)

Question 6

joong-gun

Answer 6

joong-gun is named after the patriot an joong-gun who assassinated the first japanese governor general of korea, hiro bumi ito. the 32 movements in the pattern represent his age when he was executed in lui-shung prison in 1910. (32 moves)