9th Kup

White Belt Yellow Tag

Chon-Ji

Has 19 moves

Starts in a Parallel Ready Stance

(Narani Chunbi Sogi)

Created By: Master Kim Bok Man & Master Woo Jae Lim in Malaysia 1962-1964

Chon-Ji

Literally means “the heaven and the earth”.

It is, in the Orient, interpreted as the creation of the world or the beginning of human history.

It is therefore the initial pattern played by the beginner.

The pattern consists of 2 similar parts – One to represent heaven and the other the earth.

8th Kup

Yellow Belt

Dan-Gun

Has 21 moves

Starts in a Parallel Ready Stance

(Narani Chunbi Sogi)

Created By: Master Kim Bok Man & Master Woo Jae Lim in Malaysia 1962-1964

Dan-Gun

Is named after the Holy Dan-Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333BC.

7th Kup

Yellow Belt Green Tag

Do-San

Has 24 moves

Starts in a Parallel Ready Stance

(Narani Chunbi Sogi)

Created By: Master Kim Bok Man & Master Woo Jae Lim in Malaysia 1962-1964

Do-San

Is the pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Ch’ang-Ho (1876-1938),

who devoted his life to furthering the education of Korea and its independence movement.

6th Kup

Green Belt

Won-Hyo

Has 28 moves

Starts in Closed Ready Stance “A”

(Moa Chunbi Sogi “A”)

Created By: Master Kim Bok Man & Master Woo Jae Lim in Malaysia 1962-1964

Won-Hyo

Was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in the year 686AD.

5th Kup

Green Belt Blue Tag

Yul-Gok

Has 38 moves

Starts in a Parallel Ready Stance

(Narani Chunbi Sogi)

Created By: Master Kim Bok Man & Master Woo Jae Lim in Malaysia 1962-1964

Yul-Gok

Is the pseudonym of the great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536-1584AD),

nicknamed the “Confucius of Korea”.

The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on the 38th degree latitude

and the diagram represents “scholar”.

4th Kup

Blue Belt

Joong-Gun

Has 32 moves

Starts in Closed Ready Stance “B”

(Moa Chunbi Sogi “B”)

Created By: Master Kim Bok Man & Master Woo Jae Lim in Malaysia 1962-1964

Joong-Gun

Is named after the patriot An Joong-Gun who assassinated Hiro Bumi Ito, the first Japanese Governor-General of Korea

– known as the man who played the leading part in the Korea-Japan merger.

There are 32 movements in this pattern to represent Mr An’s age when he was executed at Lui-Shung prison in 1910.

3rd Kup

Blue Belt Red Tag

Toi-Gye

Has 37 moves

Starts in Closed Ready Stance “B”

(Moa Chunbi Sogi “B”)

Created By: Master Kim Bok Man & Master Woo Jae Lim in Malaysia 1962-1964

Toi-Gye

Is the pen name of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16th Century AD) an authority on Neo-Confucianism.

The 37 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on the 37th degree latitude

and the diagram represents “scholar”.

2nd Kup

Red Belt

Hwa-Rang

Has 29 moves

Starts in Closed Ready Stance “C”

(Moa Chunbi Sogi “C”)

Created By: Colonel Nam Tae Hi & Sergeant Han Cha Kyo in Korea 1955

Hwa-Rang

Means “flowering youth” and is named after the Hwa-Rang youth group which originated in the Silla Dynasty around 600AD.

This group eventually became the actual driving force for the unification of the 3 kingdoms of Korea.

The 29 moves refer to the 29th Infantry Division, where Tae Kwon-Do developed into maturity.

1st Kup

Red Belt Black Tag

Choong-Moo

Has 30 moves

Starts in Parallel Ready Stance

(Narani Chunbi Sogi)

Created By: Colonel Nam Tae Hi in Korea 1955

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 A.D.

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