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Chon Ji
- Chon-ji literally means Heaven and Earth. In the orient it is
- interpreted as the creation of the world or the beginning of human history,
- therefore it is the first pattern practiced by the beginner. It comes in two
- equal parts: one to represent Heaven and the other Earth.
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Dan Gun
- 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
- Do-San is the pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Chang-Ho (1876-1938)
- The 24 movements of this pattern represent his entire life, which he devoted to
- furthering the education of Korea and its Independence Movement.
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Whon Yo
- Won-Hyo was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla
- dynasty in 686 A.D.
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Yul Gok
- Yul-Gok is the pseudonym of the great Philosopher a scholar Yi I
- (1536-1584) nicknamed the Confucius of Korea. The 38 movements of this pattern
- refer to his birthplace on 38º latitude and the diagram represents the scholar.
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Joong-Gun
- Joong-Gun is named after the patriot Ahn Joong-Gun who
- assassinated HiroBumi Ito the first Japanese Governor-General of Korea, known
- as the man who played the leading part in the Korea-Japan merger. There are 32
- movements in this pattern to represent Mr Ahn’s age when he was executed at
- Lui-Shung prison in 1910.
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T'oi Gye
- Toi-Gye is the pen name of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16th
- Century), an authority on neo-Confucianism. The 37 movements of this pattern
- refer to his birthplace on 37º latitude and the diagram represents the scholar.
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Hwa Rang
- Hwa-Rang is named after the Hwa-Rang youth group, which originated
- in the Silla Dynasty in the early 7th century. The 29 movements of this pattern
- refer to the 29th Infantry Division, where Taekwon-Do developed into maturity.
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Ch'ung Mu
- Choong-Moo was the name given to the great Admiral Yi Sun-Sin of
- the Lee Dynasty. He was reputed to have invented the first armoured battleship
- (Kobukson) in 1592, which is said to be the precursor to the present day
- submarine. The reason why this pattern ends with a left hand attack is to
- symbolize his regrettable death, having no chance to show his unrestrained
- potentiality, checked by the forced reservation of his loyalty to the king.
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Kwang Gae
- This pattern is named after the famous Kwang Gae T’o 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 lost territory. The 39 movements of the pattern represent the
- first two digits of 391 A.D. the year he ascended the throne.
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