Pattern: GE-BAEK

Ready Position: NARANI JUNBE SOGI

Number of Movements: 44

Meaning of Pattern:

GE-BAEK s named after General Ge Baek a renowned general in the Baek-Je dynasty (660 C.E.). This pattern's 44 movements are intended to reflect the General's severe military discipline.

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Additional History:

General Ge-Baek was leader of the army near the end of the Baek-Je Dynasty. Very little is known about his personal life, such as his birth place or even the year of his birth. When the united forces of Silla and Tang invaded Baekje in 660 C.E.,

General Ge-Baek organised 5,000 soldiers to fight back. He knew that his army would be outnumbered and that his efforts, regardless of the skills and bravery of his troops, were ultimately futile, however he did not hesitate to try and defend his country. He is reported to have said: I would rather die than be a slave of the enemy.

With defeat inevitable, before going into the Battle of Hwangsanbeol, General Ge-Baek killed his wife and children to prevent them falling into enemy hands and being tortured; it is said he also wanted to prevent the thought of them influencing his actions or causing him to falter in the heat of battle. In the early stages, his forces won a number of key battles, but he was forced to move his troops to protect the Baek-Je capital, Buyeo, from Silla General Kim Yu-Shin. Ge-Baek's forces fought bravely but were outnumbered 10 to 1 and in the end, he and his men were completely defeated.

The remaining Baek-Je army joined forces with Koryo province to attack Silla and were eventually driven back, with the Silla province receiving aid from the Chinese Tang Dynasty. This signified the end of the Baek-Je Dynasty after 678 years.

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Pattern: PO-EUN

Ready Position: NARANI SO HANUL-SON

Number of Movements: 36

Meaning of Pattern:

PO-EUN is the pseudonym of a loyal subject CHONG MONG-CHU (1400) who was a famous poet and whose poem "I would not serve a second master though I might be crucified a hundred times" is known to every Korean.

He was also a pioneer in the field of physics. The diagram represents his unerring loyalty to the king and country towards the end of the Koryo Dynasty.

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Pattern: KWANG-GAE

Ready Position: NARANI SO HANUL-SON

Number of Movements: 39

Meaning of Pattern:

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 represents the expansion and recovery of the lost territory.

The 29 movements refer to the first two figures of 391 AD, the year he came to the throne.

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Pattern: CHOONG MOO

Ready Position: NARANI JUNBE SOGI

Number Of Movements: 30

Meaning Of Pattern:

Choong moo was the given name to the great Admiral Yi Sun Sin of the Yi Dynasty.

He was reputed to have invented the first armoured battleship (Kobukson) which was the precursor of the present day submarine in 1592 AD.

The reason why this pattern ends up with a left hand attack is to symbolize his regrettable death having no chance to show his unrestrained potentiality checked by the forced reservation of his loyalty to the King.

Pattern: HWA-RANG

Ready Position: MOA JUNBE SOGI ‘C’

Number of Movements: 29

Meaning of Pattern:

Hwa-Rang is named after the Hwa-Rang youth group which originated in the Silla Dynasty about 600 AD.

This group eventually became the actual driving force for the unification of the three kingdoms of Korea.

The 29 movements refer to the 29th infantry division where Taekwon-Do developed into maturity.

Pattern: TOI GYE

Ready Position: MOA JUNBE SOGI Type ‘B’

Number of Movements: 37

Meaning of Pattern:

TOI-GYE is the pen-name of the noted scholar YI-HWANG (16 AD) an authority on neo Confucianism. The 37 movements of the pattern refer to his birthplace on the 37° latitude, the diagram represents the scholar.

Pattern: JOON-GUN

Ready Position: MOA JUNBE SOGI Type ‘B’

Number of Movements: 32

Meaning of Pattern:

JOON-GUN is named after the patriot AN JOON-GUN who assassinated Hiro Bumi Ito, the Japanese Governor-General of Korea, known as the man who played the leading part of the Korea-Japan merger.

There are thirty two movements in this pattern to represent Mr. An’s age when he was executed in the Lui-Shung prison (1910).

Pattern: YUL-GOK

Ready Position: NARANI JUNBE SOGI

Number of Movements: 38

Meaning of Pattern:

YUL-GOK is the pseudonym of a great philosopher and scholar YI-I (1536 to 1584 AD) nicknamed the Confucius of Korea.

The 38 movements of the pattern refer to his birthplace on the 38° latitude and the diagram represents the scholar.