Most of the Tae-Kwon-Do "Patterns" have been created
and developed by the famous
Tae-Kwon-Do Masters in the course of many centuries; they are
great in number
and each having it's own characteristics. They are classified
into three main groups:
The Sorim School, Soryong School and Ch'angHon School.
Rhee Tae-Kwon-Do patterns come from the Ch-angHon School.
The hallmark of this school is the combination of fast and slow,
light and forceful movements together with extensive footwork.
The name, number of movements as well as the diagramatic
representation of each pattern have a specific significance which
symbolizes it's namesake or relevance to some historical event.
| Kup | Belt Colour | Pattern | The meaning behind the Pattern Name |
10 |
White | Saju Churigi | Four Directional Punch. 14 movements. |
9 |
White with Yellow Tip | Chon Ji | The literal meaning of Chon-Ji is "heaven and Earth" which in the Orient symbolizes the creation of the world or the beginning of human history. 19 movements. |
8 |
Yellow | Tan Gun | Named after the legendary Korean hero who reputedly
founded Korea in 2334 B.C. 21 movements. |
7 |
Yellow with Green Tip | To San | Commemorates the pseudonym of a great Korean patriot
and educator Ahn Ch'ang Ho. 24 movements. |
6 |
Green | Won Hyo | Won-Hyo was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynast in the year 686 A.D. 28 movements. |
5 |
Green with Blue Tip | Yuol Kok | A pseudonym of a great philosopher and scholar, Yi I, who was nickname the "Confucius of Korea". The 38 movements represent the 38 degrees latitude of Yul-Kok's birth place. |
4 |
Blue | Chung Gun | The name of the patriot An Chung-Gun. The 32 movements represent the age at which Mr An was martyred in prison in 1910. |
3 |
Blue with Brown Tip | Toi Gye | The pen name of scholar Yi Hwang. The 37 movements refer to his birthplace on 37 degree latitude. |
2 |
Brown | Hwa Rang | Named after the Hwa-Rang youth group, which originated in the Silla Dynasty about 1350 years ago. 29 movements. |
1 |
Brown with Black Tip | Chung Mu | Chung-Mu was the given name of the great Damiral Yi
Sun-Sin of the Yi Dynasty who was reputed to have
invented the first armoured battleship. The left-hand
attack ending this pattern symbolizes his regrettable
death in battle before he had a chance to show his
complete loyalty to the King. 30 movements. |
1st Dan |
Black | Gwang-Gae & |