Taegeuk Sa Jang (also spelled Taegeuk Sah Jang) is the fourth of eight "taegeuk" forms (i.e., poomsae) used by Kukkiwon and World Taekwondo (WT). The word "Sa" is the number 4 in the sino-Korean numbering system. Each taegeuk form is represented by a trigram (such as ☳); trigrams are divination symbols derived from the I Ching. The trigram for Taegeuk Sa Jang represents the concept of "Jin." Jin represents thunder, symbolizing great power and dignity. The power can be seen, for example, in the i
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Taegeuk Pal Jang is the last of eight "taegeuk" forms (i.e., poomsae) used by the Kukkiwon and World Taekwondo (WT). The word "pal" is the number 8 in the sino-Korean numbering system. Each taegeuk form is represented by a trigram (such as ☷); trigrams are divination symbols derived from the I Ching. The trigram for Taegeuk Pal Jang represents the concept of "Gon," meaning earth or ground. Just as the earth holds all the basic elements of life, this form incorporates all the basic techniques of
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Patadas básicas: Nerio chagui , patada recta a la cara Ap chagui , patada a la cara recogiendo la pierna Amusho chagui , patada semi circular a la cara , hacia afuera Dolyo chagui , patada al torzo Técnicas de bloqueos: Are maki , bloqueo frontal Olgul maki , bloqueo a la abeza Monton maki , bloqueo al torzo Las patadas báscicas se usan para el poom sae , que sirve para pasar a otro cinturón , los bloqueos tambien son tomados en cuenta. Depende del grado del cinturón , las técnicas varían.
Taegeuk Oh Jang (also spelled Taegeuk O Jang) is the fifth of eight "taegeuk" forms (i.e., poomsae) used by Kukkiwon and World Taekwondo (WT). The wori "Oh" is the number 5 in the sino-Korean numbering system. Each taegeuk form is represented by a trigram (such as ☴); trigrams are divination symbols derived from the I Ching. The trigram for Taegeuk Oh Jang represents the concept of "Seon" (also spelled Son). Seon symbolizes the wind, which is simultaneously powerful and yet gentle. This form sho
Do-San is an ITF-style teul (form). It has 24 movements and is diagrammed as a capital A. Ahn Chang-ho (November 9, 1878 - March 10, 1938) was a Korean independence activist and one of the early leaders of the Korean-American immigrant community in the United States. He is also referred to as his pen name Dosan (도산; 島山 [tosʰan]). He established the Shinminhoe (New Korea Society) when he returned to Korea from the US in 1907. It was the most important organization to fight the Japanese occupation
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The Chil Sung forms of Traditional Taekwondo (and especially Tang Soo Do) were introduced by taekwondo pioneer Hwang Kee in 1952. The phrase Chil Sung means "Seven Star" and and refers to the seven stars of Ursa Major (the Big Dipper constellation). According to one story, Hwang's father had a dream in which he saw the bright star (Sam Tae Song) before his son's birth. He named his son "Tae Nam" which means "star boy", and Hwang used this as the basis for naming his forms. Other sources claim th
Won-Hyo is an ITF pattern with 28 movements diagrammed as a capital I. It is named after the noted monk Won-Hyo who introduced Buddisim to the Silla Dynasty in the year 686 C.E. Won-hyo (617 - 686) was one of the leading thinkers, writers and commentators of the Korean Buddhist tradition. With his life spanning the end of the Three Kingdoms period and the beginning of the Unified Silla, Wonhyo played a vital role in the reception and assimilation of the broad range of doctrinal Buddhist streams
