So-San

Name of Pattern : So-San

Number of Movements : 72

Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 5th Degree Black Belt to 6th Degree Black Belt.

Meaning of Pattern : So San is the pseudonym of the great monk Choi Hyong Ung (1520 to 1604) during the Yi dynasty. The 72 movements refer to his age when he organised a corps of monk soldiers with the assistance of his pupil Sa Myung Dang. The monk soldiers helped repel the Japanese pirates who over ran most of the Korean peninsular in 1592.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=neev_YAAgDQ#t=0

Ge-Baek

Name of Pattern : Ge-Baek

Number of Movements : 44

Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 1st Degree Black Belt to 2nd Degree Black Belt.

Meaning of Pattern : Ge Baek is named after General Ge Baek a great general in the Baek Je Dynasty (660 AD). The pattern represents his server and strict military discipline.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=s3BvnSCtJg8

Po-Eun

Name of Pattern : Po-Eun

Number of Movements : 36

Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 1st Degree Black Belt to 2nd Degree Black Belt.

Meaning of Pattern : Po Eun is the pseudonym of the loyal subject Chong Mong-Chu (1400) who was a famous poet and whose poem ‘I would not serve a second master thought 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 unbending loyalty to his king and country towards the end of the Koryo dynasty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_AYUC_Xjdrs

Kwang-Gae

Name of Pattern : Kwang-Gae

Number of Movements : 39

Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 1st Degree Black Belt to 2nd Degree Black Belt.

Meaning of Pattern : 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 29 movements refer to the first two figures of 391 AD, the year he came to the throne.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BSDUQxu17h4

Choong-Moo

Name of Pattern : Choong-Moo

Number of Movements : 30

Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 1st Kup Red Belt with Black Tag to 1st Degree Black Belt.

Meaning of Pattern : Was the name given to the great Admiral Yi Soon-Sin of the Yi Dynasty. He was reported to have invented the first armoured battleship (kobukson) in 1592, which is said to have been the precursor of the present day submarine. The pattern ends with a left-hand attack symbolising his regrettable death. He was never allowed to reach his full potential as he was forced to be loyal to the king.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HxbB2Wiv2R0

Hwa-Rang

Name of Pattern : Hwa-Rang

Number of Movements : 29

Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 2nd Kup Red Belt to 1st Kup Red Belt with Black Tag.

Meaning of Pattern : Hwa Rang is named after the Hwa Rang youth group that originated in the Silla dynasty in the early 7th century. The 29 movements refer to the 29th Infantry Division commanded by General Choi in 1953 where Taekwon-Do was developed into maturity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kbIcpCJWiYI

Toi-Gye

  Name of Pattern : Toi-Gye

Number of Movements : 37

Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 3rd Kup Blue Belt with Red Tag to 2nd Kup Red Belt.

Meaning of Pattern : Toi Gye is the pseudonym of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16th century), an authority on neo-Confucianism. The 37 movements represent his birthplace on the 37th degree latitude and the diagram represents scholar.