Joong-Gun

Name of Pattern : Joong-Gun

Number of Movements : 32

Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 4th Kup Blue Belt to 3rd Kup Blue Belt with Red Tag.

Meaning of Pattern : Joong Gun is named after the patriot Ahn Joong Gun who assassinated Hiro Bumi Ito, the first Japanese governor general of Korea, who played a leading part in the Korea-Japan Merger. The 32 movements in this pattern represent Ahn Joong Gun’s age when he was executed at Lui-Shing prison in 1910.

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Yul-Gok

Name of Pattern : Name of Pattern : Yul-Gok

Number of Movements : 38

Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 5th Kup Green Belt with Blue Tag to 4th Kup Blue Belt.

Meaning of Pattern : Yul Gok is the pseudonym of the great philospher and teacher Yi I (1536 to 1584). He was nicknamed the Confucius of Korea. The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on the 38th degree latitude and the diagram represents Scholar.

Won-Hyo

Name of Pattern : Name of Pattern : Won-Hyo

Number of Movements : 28

Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 6th Kup Green Belt to 5th Kup Green Belt with Blue Tag.

Meaning of Pattern : Won Hyo was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty of Korea in the year 686 AD.

Chon-Ji

Name of Pattern : Chon-Ji

Number of Movements : 19

Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 9th Kup White Belt with Yellow Tag to 8th Kup Yellow Belt.

Meaning of Pattern : Literally means Heaven and Earth. In the orient it is intepreted as the creation of the world or the beginning of human history, therefore it is the first pattern learnt by a beginner. The pattern consists of two similar parts, one representing the Heaven and the other the Earth.

Saju Jirugi

Name of Pattern : Saju Jirugi

Number of Movements : 14

Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 10th Kup White Belt to 9th Kup White Belt with Yellow Tag.

Meaning of Pattern : Four direction punch.

Saju Makgi

Name of Pattern : Saju Makgi

Number of Movements : 14

Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 10th Kup White Belt to 9th Kup White Belt with Yellow Tag (sometimes only Saju Jirugi is required).

Meaning of Pattern : Four direction block.

Dan-Gun

Name of Pattern : Dan-Gun

Number of Movements : 21

Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 8th Kup Yellow Belt to 7th Kup Yellow Belt with Green Tag.

Meaning of Pattern : Dan Gun is named after the Holy Dan Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 BC.