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ITF TKD Patterns
Question | Answer |
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How many steps are there in Hwa-Rang? | 29 movements |
How many steps are there in Choong-Moo? | 30 movements |
Who was Choong-Moo? | The great Admiral Yi Soon-Sin of the Yi Dynasty |
What did Admiral Yi Soon-Sin invent? | He invented the first armored battleship (kobukson). |
When did Admiral Yi Soon-Sin invent the first armored battleship? | In 1952 |
Why does Choong-Moo end with a left-hand attack? | To symbolize the regrettable death of Admiral Yi Soon-Sin having no chance to show his unrestrained potentiality checked by the forced reservation of his loyalty to the king. |
What is Hwa-Rang named after? | The Hwa-Rang youth group |
Where and when did the Hwa-Rang youth group originate? | In the Sulla Dynasty in the early 7th century |
Why are there 29 movements in Hwa-Rang? | To refer to the 29th Infantry Division where TaeKwon-Do developed into maturity. |
What are the three kingdoms of Korea? | Silla, Gorio, Beckche |
How many movements are there in Toi-Gye? | 37 movements |
Who is Toi-Gye? | 16th (Yi Hwang) century philosopher |
What was Toi-Gye an authority on? | Neo-Confucianism |
What do the 37 movements of Toi-Gye symbolize? | Refers to his birthplace on 37 degrees latitude |
What does the diagram (plus sign underlined) mean? | It represents scholar |
How many movements in Joong-Gun? | 32 movements |
Who is Joong-Gun named after? | The patriot Ahn Joong-Gun who assassinated Hiro-Bumi Ito |
Who was the first Japanese governor-general of Korea? | Ahn Joong-Gun |
What do the 32 movements represent in Joong-Gun? | Mr. Ahn’s age when he was executed at Lui-Shung prison in 1910 |
How many movements in Yul-Gok? | 38 movements |
What does Yul-Gok stand for? | Pseudonym of the great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536-1584) - nicknames the Confucius of Korea |
What do the 38 movements stand for in Yul-Gok? | Refers to Yul-Gok’s birthplace on the 38 latitude |
How many movements in Won-Hyo? | 28 movements |
Who was Won-Hyo? | Noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in the year 686 AD |
How many movements in Do-San? | 24 movements |
Who is Do-San? | The pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Chang-Ho (1876-1938) |
What do the 24 movements in Do-San symbolize? | 24 movements represent Ahn Chang-Ho’s entire life which he dedicated to furthering education of Korea and its independence movement. |
How many movements in Dan-Gun? | 21 movements |
Who is Dan-Gun? | The holy Dan-Gun, legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 BC |
How many movements in Chon-Ji? | 19 movements |
What does Chon-Ji stand for? | Heaven and earth, creation of the world or the beginning of human history |