Pattern Summary

Pattern	# of	Ready	Kihap	Foot
Name	Moves	Position	Move #	Back
1.  Chon-Ji	19	parallel ready	8, 19	left
2.  Dan-Gun	21	parallel ready	8, 21	left
3.  Do-San	24	parallel ready	8, 24	right
4.  Won-Hyo	28	closed A	12, 28	right
5.  Yul-Gok	38	parallel ready	21, 38	left
6.  Joong-Gun	32	closed B	12, 32	left
7.  Toi-Gye	37	closed B	18, 37	right
8.  Hwa-Rang	29	closed C	14, 29	right
9.  Choong-Mu	30	parallel ready	9, 30	left
10. Gwang-Gae	39	sun salutation	31, 39	left
11. Po-Eun	36	sun salutation	12,30,36	left
12. Ga-Baek	44	parallel ready	24, 44	right
13. Eui-Am	45	closed D	45	right
14. Choong-Jang	52	closed A	8, 52	left
15. Juche	45	parallel, twin	45	right
		side elbow
16. Sam-Il	33	closed C	33	left
17. Yoo-Sin	68	warrior B	68	right
18. Choi-Yong	46	closed C	46	right
19. Yon-Gae	49	warrior A	49	right
20. Ul-Ji	42	parallel with	42	left
		X-back hand
21. Moon-Moo	61	parallel ready	61	right
22. So-San	72	closed A	72	right
23. Se-Jong	24	closed B	24	left
24. Tong-Il	56	Parallel with	56	right
		overlapped back
		hand

 

The Reason for 24 Patterns:

 

 "The life of a human being, perhaps 100 years, can be considered as a day when compared with eternity.

 Therefore, we mortals are no more than simple travellers who pass by the eternal years of an aeon in a day"

It is evident that no one can live more than a limited amount of time. Nevertheless, most people foolishly enslave themselves to materialism as if they could live for thousands of years. And some people strive to bequeath a good spiritual legacy for coming generations, in this way, gaining immortality. Obviously, the spirit is perpetual while material is not. Therefore, what we can do to leave behind something for the welfare of mankind is, perhaps, the most important thing in our lives.

Here I leave Taekwon-Do for mankind as a trace of man of the late century.

The 24 patterns represent 24 hours, one day, or all my life."

General Choi Hong Hi          Founding Father of Taekwon-Do President of International Taekown-Do  Federation

 

 

General Choi's Important Points

 

Start and end each pattern in exactly the same spot.

 

Maintain correct posture and facing throughout.

 

Muscles should be relaxed or tensed at the appropriate times.

 

Patterns should flow with an absence of stiffness.

 

Movements should accelerate or decelerate at correct times.

 

Perfect each pattern before moving on to the next.

 

Students should know the purpose of each movement.

 

Students should perform the movements with realism.

 

Left and Right sides of the students body should be trained equally.