Chon-Ji
Name of Pattern : Chon-Ji
Number of Movements : 19
Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 10th Kup White Belt to 9th Kup White Belt with Yellow Tag.
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.
Name of Pattern : Chon-Ji
Number of Movements : 19
Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 10th Kup White Belt to 9th Kup White Belt with Yellow Tag.
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.
Dan-Gun
Name of Pattern : Dan-Gun
Number of Movements : 21
Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 9th Kup White Belt with Yellow Tag to 8th Kup Yellow Belt.
Meaning of Pattern : Dan Gun is named after the Holy Dan Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 BC.
Name of Pattern : Dan-Gun
Number of Movements : 21
Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 9th Kup White Belt with Yellow Tag to 8th Kup Yellow Belt.
Meaning of Pattern : Dan Gun is named after the Holy Dan Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 BC.
Do-San
Name of Pattern : Do-San
Number of Movements : 24
Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 8th Kup Yellow Belt to 7th Kup Yellow Belt with Green Tag.
Meaning of Pattern : Do San is the pseudonym for the patriot Ahn Chango-Ho (1876 to 1938). The 24 movements in this pattern represent his entire life, which he devoted to furthering the education of Korea and it’s independence movement.
Name of Pattern : Do-San
Number of Movements : 24
Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 8th Kup Yellow Belt to 7th Kup Yellow Belt with Green Tag.
Meaning of Pattern : Do San is the pseudonym for the patriot Ahn Chango-Ho (1876 to 1938). The 24 movements in this pattern represent his entire life, which he devoted to furthering the education of Korea and it’s independence movement.
Won-Hyo
Name of Pattern : Won-Hyo
Number of Movements : 28
Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 7th Kup Yellow Belt with Green Stripe to 6th Kup Green Belt.
Meaning of Pattern : Won Hyo was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty of Korea in the year 686 AD.
Name of Pattern : Won-Hyo
Number of Movements : 28
Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 7th Kup Yellow Belt with Green Stripe to 6th Kup Green Belt.
Meaning of Pattern : Won Hyo was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty of Korea in the year 686 AD.
Yul-Gok
Name of Pattern : Yul-Gok
Number of Movements : 38
Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 6th Kup Green Belt to 5th Kup Green Belt with Blue Tag.
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.
Name of Pattern : Yul-Gok
Number of Movements : 38
Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 6th Kup Green Belt to 5th Kup Green Belt with Blue Tag.
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.
Joong-Gun
Name of Pattern : Joong-Gun
Number of Movements : 32
Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 5th Kup Green Belt with Blue Tag to 4th Kup Blue Belt.
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.
Name of Pattern : Joong-Gun
Number of Movements : 32
Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 5th Kup Green Belt with Blue Tag to 4th Kup Blue Belt.
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.
Toi-Gye
Name of Pattern : Toi-Gye
Number of Movements : 37
Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 4th Kup Blue Belt to 3rd Kup Blue Belt with Red Tag.
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.
Name of Pattern : Toi-Gye
Number of Movements : 37
Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 4th Kup Blue Belt to 3rd Kup Blue Belt with Red Tag.
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.
Hwa-Rang
Name of Pattern : Hwa-Rang
Number of Movements : 29
Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 3rd Kup Blue Belt with Red Tag to 2nd Kup Red Belt.
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.
Name of Pattern : Hwa-Rang
Number of Movements : 29
Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 3rd Kup Blue Belt with Red Tag to 2nd Kup Red Belt.
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.
Choong-Moo
Name of Pattern : Choong-Moo
Number of Movements : 30
Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 2nd Kup Red Belt to 1st Kup Red Belt with Black Tag.
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.
Name of Pattern : Choong-Moo
Number of Movements : 30
Advancement : This is the pattern required to advance from 2nd Kup Red Belt to 1st Kup Red Belt with Black Tag.
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.