USMA - ITF Patterns

Saju Jirugi
14 Movements White Belt parallel ready stance
Four-directional punching. A fundamental exercise, not a true pattern.

Saju Magki
16 Movements White Belt Parallel Ready Stance
Four-directional blocking. A fundamental exercise, not a true pattern.

Chon-ji
19 Movements White Belt, Yellow Stripe parallel ready stance
Means literally, "the Heaven and Earth". It is, in the orient, interpreted as the creation of the world or the beginning of human history, therefore it is the initial pattern played by the beginner. This pattern consists of two similar parts - one to represent the Heaven and the other the Earth.

Dan-gun
21 Movements Yellow Belt parallel ready stance
Dan-Gun is named after the holy Dan Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 BC.

Do-san
24 Movements Yellow Belt, Green Stripe parallel ready stance
Do-San is the pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Chang-Ho (1876 - 1938). The movements represent his entire life, which he dedicated to furthering the education of Korea and its independence movement.

Won-hyo
28 Movements Green Belt close ready stance
Won-Hyo was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in the year 686 AD

Yul-gok
38 Movements Green Belt, Blue Stripe parallel ready stance
Yul-Gok is the pseudonym of the great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536 - 1584) nicknamed the "Confucius of Korea". The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on the 38-degree latitude and the diagram represents scholar.

Joong-gun
32 Movements Blue Belt close ready stance a
Joong-Gun is named after the patriot Ahn Joong-Gun who assassinated Hiro-Bumi Ito, the first Japanese Governor General of Korea, known as the man who played the leading part of the Korea-Japan merger. There are 32 movements in this pattern to represent Mr Ahn's age when he was executed at Lui-Shung prison in 1910.

Toi-gye
37 Movements Blue Belt, Red Stripe close ready stance b
Toi-Gye is the pen-name of the noted scholar Yi-Hwang (16th century AD), an authority on neo-Confucianism. The 37 movements of the pattern refer to his birthplace on the 37-degree latitude, the diagram represents scholar.

Hwa-rang
29 Movements Red Belt close ready stance c
Hwa-Rang is named after the Hwa-Rang youth group, which originated in the Silla Dynasty in the early 7th century. The 29 movements refer to the 29th Infantry Division, where Taekwon-Do developed into maturity.

Choong-moo
30 Movements Red Belt, Black Stripe parallel ready stance
Choong-Moo was the given name to the great Admiral Yi Soon-Sin of the Lee Dynasty. He was reputed to have invented the first announced battleship (Kobukson) which was the precursor of the present day submarine in 1592 AD. The reason why this pattern ends in 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.

Kwang-gae
39 Movements Black Belt, First Degree parallel ready stance with heaven hand
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 this lost territory. The 39 movements refer tothe first two figures of 391 AD, the year he came to the throne.

Po-eun
36 Movements Black Belt, First Degree parallel ready stance with heaven hand
Po-Eun is the pseudonym of the loyal subject and famous poet 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 King and Country towards the end of they Koryo Dynasty.

Ge-baek
44 Movements Black Belt, First Degree parallel ready stance
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.