by Malcolm Jones | Nov 2, 2008 | Patterns
28 Moves Click here to see the pattern performed Won hyo was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in the year 686 A.D. This pattern is practised by the 6th Kup green belt English Korean Start position – Closed ready stance towards D Junbi...
by Malcolm Jones | Nov 2, 2008 | Patterns
42 Moves Click here to see the pattern performed Ul Ji is named after General Ul Ji Moon Dok who successfully defended Korea against a Tang’s invasion force of nearly one million soldiers led by Yang je in 612 A.D. Ul Ji employing guerilla hit and run tactics,...
by Malcolm Jones | Nov 2, 2008 | Patterns
56 Moves Click here to see the pattern performed Tong il denotes the resolution of the unification of Korea which has been divided since 1945. T he diagram symbolizes the homogenous race. This pattern is practised by the 6th Degree black belt English Korean Start...
by Malcolm Jones | Nov 2, 2008 | Patterns
37 Moves Click here to see the pattern performed Toi Gye is the pen name of the noted scholarYi Hwang ( 16th century ), an authority on neo confucianism. The 37 moves of this pattern refer to his birthplace on 37 degrees latitude, the diagram ( which is upside down )...
by Malcolm Jones | Nov 2, 2008 | Patterns
72 Moves Click here to see the pattern performed So San is the pseudonym of the great monk Choi Hyong Ung ( 1520 – 1604 ) during the Yi Dynasty. The 72 moves refer to his age when he organized a corps of monk soldiers with the assistance of his pupip Sa Myung...
by Malcolm Jones | Nov 2, 2008 | Patterns
24 Moves Click here to see the pattern performed Se jong is named after the greatest Korean King, Se Jong, who invented the Korean alphabet in 1443, and was also a noted meteorologist having invented the first rain gauge in human history in 1442. The diagram...
