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Taekwon-do has 24 patterns in total here
are the first 9
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|SAJU JIRUGI | SAJU
MAKGI | CHON-JI
| DAN-GUN | DO-SAN
| WON-HYO |
| YUL-GOK | JOONG-GUN
| TOI-GYE | HWA-RANG
| CHOONG-MOO |
Chon-Ji
NO.
Movements = 19
Starting
Position - PARALLEL READY STANCE
Meaning
Of Pattern
Chon-Ji
means literaly The Heaven, The Earth and is in the orient
interpreted as the beginning of the world and the creation
of human history therefore it is pattern played by the beginning
student. The pattern has two parts, one to represent heaven
the other for earth.
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Dan-Gun
No.
Movements = 21
Starting
Position - PARALLEL READY STANCE
Meaning
Of Pattern
Dan-Gun
is named after the Holy Dan-Gun, the legendary founder of
Korea in the year 2333 B.C.
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Do-San
No.
Movements = 24
Starting
Position - PARALLEL READY STANCE
Meaning
Of Pattern
Do-San
is the pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Chang Ho (1876 - 1938).
The 24 movements of the pattern represent is entire life which
he devoted to furthering the education of Korea and it's independance
movement.
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Won-Hyo
No.
Movements = 28
Starting
Position - CLOSED READY STANCE A
Meaning
Of Pattern
Won-Hyo
was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty
in the year 686 A.D.
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Yul-Gok
No.
Movements = 38
Starting
Position - PARALLEL READY STANCE
Meaning
Of Pattern
Yul-Gok
is the pseudonym of the great philosopher and scholar Yi I
(1536 - 1584 A.D), nicknamed the "Confucius of Korea".
The 38 movements of the pattern refer to his birthplace on
the 38th degree latitude line and the diagram of the pattern
represents "scholar".
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Joong-Gun
No.
Movements = 32
Starting
Position - CLOSED READY STANCE B
Meaning
Of Pattern
Joon-Gun
is named after the patriot An Joong Gun who assassinated Hiro
Bumo-Ito, the first Governor-General of Korea, known as the
man who played a leading part of the Korea - Japan merger.
There are 32 movements in the pattern to represent Mr An's
age when he was executed at Lui Shung Prison in 1910.
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Toi-Gye
No.
Movements = 37
Starting
Postion - CLOSED READY STANCE B
Meaning
Of Pattern
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 the 37th degree latitude
line and the diagram of the pattern represents "scholar".
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Hwa-Rang
No.
Movements = 29
Starting
Position - CLOSED READY STANCE C
Meaning
Of Pattern
Hwa-Rang
is named after the Hwa Rang youth group which originated in
the Silla Dynasty in the early 7th century. The 29 movements
refer to the 29th infantry Division, where Tae Kwon-Do developed
into maturity.
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Choong-Moo
No.
Movements = 30
Starting
Position - PARALLEL READY STANCE
Meaning
Of Pattern
Choong-Moo
was the name given to the great Admiral Yi Sun-Sin of the
Yi Dynasty. He was reputed to have inveted the first armoured
battleship ( Kobukson ) in 1592, which was the precursor of
the present day submarine. The reason why this pattern ends
in a left hand attack is to symbolise his regrettable death,
having no chance to show his unrestrained potentiality checked
by his forced reservation of his loyalty to the King.
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