Chon-Ji
Dan- Gun
Do-San
Won-Hyo
Yul-Gok
Joong-Gun
Toi-Gye
Hwa-Rang
Choong-Moo
Kwang-Gae
Po-Eun
Ge Baek
Eui-Am
Choong-Jang
Ko-Dang
Yoo-Sin
Choi-Yong
Yon-Gae
Ul-Ji
Moon-Moo
So-San
Se-Jong
Tong-ll
19
21
24
28
38
32
37
29
30
39
36
44
45
52
39
33
68
46
49
61
72
24
56
9 Kup
8 Kup
7 Kup
6 Kup
5 Kup
4 Kup
3 Kup
2 Kup
1 Kup
1 Dan
2 Dan
3 Dan
4 Dan
5 Dan
6 Dan
Chon-Ji
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 consists of two similar parts; one to represent Heaven and the other Earth
Dan Gun
Dan Gun is named after the holy Dan Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 BC
Do San
Do San is a pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Chang-Ho (1876-1938). The 24 movements respresent his entire life which he devoted to furthering education in Korea and the Korean independance movement.
Won Hyo
Won-Hyo was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in the year 686 AD
Yul Gok
Yul-Gok is a pseudonym of a great philospher and scholar Yi l (1536-1584) nick named the "Confucious of Korea". The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on 38 degree latitude and the diagram represents scholar
Joong-Gun is named after the patriot Ahn Joohng-Gun who assassinated Hiro Bumi Lto, the first japanese governer-general of Korea, known as the man who played the leading part in the Korea-Japan merger. There are 32 movements in this pattern to represent Mr Ahn's age when he was executed at Lui-Shung prision in 1910.
Toi Gye
Toi Gye is the pen name of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16th Century) an authority on neo-Confucianism. The 37 movements of the pattern refer to his birthplace on 37 degrees latitude, the diagram represents scholar.
Hwa Rang
Hwa Rang is named after the Haw Rang youth group which originated in the Silla Dynasty in the early 7th century. The 29 movements refer to the 29th infantry Division, where TaeKwon-Do developed into maturity.
Choong Moo
Choong-Moo was the name given to the great Admiral Yi Soon-Sin of the Yi Dynasty. He was repiuted to have invented the first amored battleship (Kobukson) in 1592, which is said to be the precursor of the present day submarine. This pattern ends with a left hand attack, to symbolise his regrettable death. He was noted for his unrestrained loyalty to the king
Kwang Gae
Kwang-Gae is named after the famous Kwang-Gae-Toh-Wang, the 19th king of the Koguryo Dynasty, who regained all the lost territories including the greater part of Manchuria. The diagram represents the expansion and recovery of the lost territory. The 39 movements refer to the first two figures of 381 AD, the year he came to the throne
Po Eun
Po-Eun is the pseudonym of a loyal subject Chong-Mong_Chu (1400) who was a famous poet and who's poem "I would not serve a second master though I might be crucified a hundred times" is known to every Korean. He was also a pioneer in the field of physics. The diagram represents his unerring loyalty to the king and country towards the end of the Koryo Dynasty
Ge-Baek is named after Ge-Baek, a great general in the Baek-Je Dynasty (660 AD). The Diagram represents his severe and strict military discipline.