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Won Hyo

Author: integritysupport
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Date: 02/11/2008
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 jase - Moa junbi sogi A 01 […]

Ul Ji

Author: integritysupport
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Date: 02/11/2008
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, was able to decimate a large pecentage […]

Tong Il

Author: integritysupport
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Date: 02/11/2008
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 position - Parallel stance with an over lapped back hand […]

Toi Gye

Author: integritysupport
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Date: 02/11/2008
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 ) represents 'scholar' This pattern […]

So San

Author: integritysupport
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Date: 02/11/2008
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 Dang. The […]

Se Jong

Author: integritysupport
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Date: 02/11/2008
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 represents the King, while the 24 moves refer to […]

Sam Il

Author: integritysupport
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Date: 02/11/2008
33 Moves Click here to see the pattern performed Sam IL denotes the historical date of the independence movement of Korea which began throughout the country on March 1st 1919. The 33 moves of this pattern refer to the 33 patriots who planned the movement. This pattern is practised by the 3rd Degree black belt […]

Po Eun

Author: integritysupport
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Date: 02/11/2008
36 Moves Click here to see the pattern performed   Po eun is the pseudonym of a loyal subject Chong Mong Chu ( 1400 ) who was a famous poet and whose poem ' I shall not serve a second master though I may be crucified a hundred times ' is known to every Korean. […]

Moon Moo

Author: integritysupport
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Date: 02/11/2008
61 Moves Click here to see the pattern performed Moon Moo honours the 30th King of the Silla Dynasty. His body was buried near Dae Wang Am, great King's rock. According to his will his body was placed in the sea " Where my soul shall forever defend my land against the Japanese " It […]

Kwang Gae

Author: integritysupport
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Date: 02/11/2008
39 Moves Click here to see the pattern performed 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 ( which is upside down ) represents the expansion and recovery of lost territory. […]
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