Patterns Flashcards
How many colour belt patterns are there?
There are 9 colour belt patterns (white belt is not included in colour belt pattern).
How many black belt patterns are there?
There are 15 black belt patterns.
What do the 24 patterns represent?
The 24 patterns represent 24 hours in one day or a person’s whole life.
What is the meaning of Chon Ji?
Chon Ji means heaven and earth and consists of 19 moves.
Left foot back.
What does the Dan Gun pattern signify?
Dan Gun consists of 21 moves and signifies Holy Dan Gun, founder of Korea in 2333 BC.
Left foot back; Yellow belt signifies the earth from which the plant sprouts.
What does Do San represent?
Do San consists of 24 moves and represents Ahn Chang Ho, who was devoted to Korean education and independence.
Right foot back.
What is the significance of the Won Hyo pattern?
Won Hyo consists of 28 moves and represents a monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in 686 AD.
Right foot back.
What does the green belt signify?
The green belt signifies the plant’s growth and skills to develop and flourish.
Who is Yul Gok and what does his pattern represent?
Yul Gok consists of 38 moves and represents the philosopher and scholar Yi I, nicknamed the Confucius of Korea.
Left foot back; 38 moves represent his birthplace on the 38th latitude.
What does the Joon-gun pattern represent?
Joon-gun consists of 32 moves and represents the patriot Ahn Joon-Gun, who assassinated Hirobumi Ito.
Left foot back; 32 moves represent Mr. Ahn’s age when he was executed in Lui-hung Prison in 1910.
What does the blue belt signify?
The blue belt signifies the heaven towards which the plant is maturing into a towering tree.
What is the significance of the Toi-Gye pattern?
Toi-Gye consists of 37 moves and represents scholar Yi Hwang, an authority on neo-Confucianism.
Right foot back; 37 moves represent his birthplace on the 37th latitude.
What does the Hwa-Rang pattern represent?
Hwa-Rang consists of 29 moves and is named after the youth group from the Silla dynasty in the 7th Century.
Right foot back; 29 moves represent the 29th infantry division where Taekwondo developed; Red belt signifies danger.
What does the Choong-Moo pattern signify?
Choong-Moo consists of 30 moves and is named after Great Admiral Yi Soon-sin of the Yi dynasty, who invented the first armoured battleship.
Left foot back.
What does the black belt signify?
The black belt signifies maturity and proficiency in Taekwondo.
