ITF Patterns – 1st Dan

KWANG-GAE (39 movements)

KWANG-GAE
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 lost territory. The 39 movements refer to the first two figures of 391 A. D., the year he came to the throne.

Ready Posture – PARALLEL STANCE WITH A HEAVEN HAND

Po-Eun (36 movements)

PO-EUN
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.

Ready Posture – PARALLEL STANCE WITH A HEAVEN HAND

Ge-Beak (44 movements)

GE-BAEK
GE-BAEK is named after Ge-Baek, a great general in the Baek Je Dynasty 660 AD). The diagram represents his severe and strict military discipline.

Ready Posture – PARALLEL READY STANCE

Practice makes Perfect!

10TH – 9TH Kup Patterns (4DP, 4DB, Chon-Ji)

8TH – 6TH Kup Patterns (Dan-Gun, Do-San, Won-Hyo)

5TH – 3RD Kup Patterns (Yul-Gok, Joong Gun, Toi-Gae)

2ND – 1ST Kup Patterns (Hwa-Rang, Choong-Moo)

Ist Dan Patterns (Kwang Gae, Po-Eun, Ge-Beak)

2nd Dan Patterns (Eui-Am, Choong-Jang, Kodang)

3rd Dan Patterns (Sam-Il, Yoo-Sin, Choi-Yong)

4th Dan Patterns (Yon-Gae, Ul-Ji, Moon-Moo)