Patterns & colours Flashcards
What does white belt signify?
White belt signifies innocence - a beginner who has no previous knowledge of TKD.
What does yellow belt signify?
Yellow belt signifies the earth to which the plant sprouts and takes root as the TKD foundations are being laid.
What does blue belt signify?
Blue belt signifies the heaven towards which the plant sprouts and matures into a towering tree as training in TKD progresses.
What does red belt signify?
Red belt signifies DANGER!! Cautioning the student to exercise control and warning the opponent to stay away.
What green belt signify?
Green belt signifies heaven towards the plant sprouts as TKD skills start to develop.
What is the meaning on Joong Gun?
Joong gun is named after the patriot Ahn Joong Gun who assassinated Hiro Bum Ito, the first Japanese governor - general of Korea. Known as the man who played the leading part in the Korea-Japan merger.
The 32 moves represent Mr Ahn’s age when he was executed in Lui-Shung prison in 1910.
Joong Gun has 32 movements.
What is the meaning of Chon Ji?
Chon Ji literally means the heaven and the earth, in the orient it’s interrupted as the beginning of the world or the beginning of human history.
Therefore, it is a pattern done by the beginner.
This pattern consists of 2 similar parts - one to represent the heaven and the other the earth.
Chon Ji has 19 movements.
What is the meaning of Dan Gun?
Dan Gun is named after the holy Dan Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333BC.
Dan Gun has 21 movements.
What is the meaning of Do San?
Do San is named after the patriot Ahn Chang Ho, 1876-1938.
He devoted his entire life to furthering the education of Korea and its independence movement.
Do San has 24 movements.
What is the meaning of Won Hyo?
Won Hyo was the name given to the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla dynasty in 686AD.
Won Hyo has 28 movements.
What is the meaning of Yuk Gok?
Yuk Gok is the pseudonym of the great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536-1584) nicknamed “The Confuscious of Korea”.
The 38 movements represent his birth place on the 38 degree latitude and the diagram represents the Scholar.
Yul Gok has 38 movements.
