Patterns

Color Belt Patterns

Junior Colour Belt Pattern Meanings (Yellow Tag - Blue Tag)

Name	Moves	Meaning
Chon-Ji	19	Chon-Ji means literally “the Heaven the Earth”. It is, in the Orient, interpreted as the creation of the world or the beginning of human history, therefore, it is the initial pattern played by the beginner. This pattern consists of two similar parts; one to represent the Heaven and the other the Earth.
Dan-Gun	21	Dan-Gun is named after the holy Dan-Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year of 2,333 B.C.
Do-San	24	Do-San is the pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Chang Ho (1876 - 1938). The 24 movements represent his entire life which he devoted to furthering the education of Korea and its independence movement.
Won-Hyo	28	Won-Hyo was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in the year of 686 A.D.
Yul-Gok	38	Yul-Gok is the pseudonym of a great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536 - 1584) nicknamed the “Confucious of Korea”. The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on 38th degree latitude and the diagram (�) represents “scholar”.

Senior Colour Belt Pattern Meanings (Blue Belt - Black Tag)

Name	Moves	Meaning
Joong-Gun	32	Joong-Gun is named after the patriot Ahn Joong-Gun who assassinated Hiro-Bumi 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 (1910).
Toi-Gye	37	Toi-Gye is the pen name of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16th Century), an authority on neo-Confucianism. The 37 movements of the pattern refer to his birthplace on 37th degree latitude, the diagram (�) represents “scholar”.
Hwa-Rang	29	Hwa-Rang is named after the Hwa Rang youth group which originated in the Silla Dynasty in the early 7th century. The 29 movements refer to the 29th Infantry Division, where Taekwon-Do developed into maturity.
Choong-Moo	30	Choong-Moo Was the name given to the great admiral Yi Soon-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 of 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.

I - II Degree Black Belt Pattern Meanings

Name	Moves	Meaning
Kwang-Gae	39	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 lost territory. The 39 movements refer to the first two figures of 391 A.D., the year he came to the throne.
Po-Eun	36	Po-Eun is the pseudonym of a loyal subject Chong Mong-Chu (1400) who was a famous poet and whose poem “I would not serve a second master though 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 unerring loyalty to the king and country towards the end of the Koryo Dynasty.
Ge-Baek	44	Is named after Ge-Baek, a great general in the Baek Je Dynasty (660 A.D.). The diagram ( `\|` ) represents his severe and strict military discipline.
Eui-Am	45	Eui-Am is the pseudonym of Son Byong Hi, leader of the Korean independence movement on March 1, 1919. The 45 movements refer to his age when he changed the name of Dong Hak (Oriental Culture) to Chondo Kyo (Heavenly Way Religion) in 1905. The diagram ( `\|` ) represents his indomitable spirit, displayed while dedicating himself to the prosperity of his nation.
Choong-Jang	52	Choong-Jang is the pseudonym given to General Kim Duk Ryang who lived during the Lee Dynasty, 14th century. This pattern ends with a left-hand attack to symbolize the tragedy of his death at 27 in prison before he was able to reach full maturity.
Juche	45	Juche is a philosophical idea that man is the master of everything and decides everything, in other words, the idea that man is master of the world and his own destiny. It is said that this idea was rooted in Baekdu Mountain which symbolizes the spirit of the Korean people. The diagram represents Baekdu Mountain.