I.T.F Patterns II

10/09/2011

KWANG-GAE
Movements - 39
Ready Posture - PARALLIs named after the famous Kwang-G*e-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. EL STANCE WITH A HEAVEN HAND

10/09/2011

PO-EUN
Movements - 36
Ready Posture - PARALLEL STANCE WITH A HEAVEN HAND
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.

10/09/2011

GAE-BAEK
Movements - 44
Ready Posture - PARALLEL READY STANCE
is named after Ge-Baek, a great general in the Baek Je Dynasty (660 A.D.). The diagram ( I ) represents his severe and strict military discipline.

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.

10/09/2011

EUI-AM
Movements - 45
Ready Posture - CLOSED READY STANCE D
is the pseudonym of Son Byong Hi, leader of the Korean independence movement on March1, 1919. The 45 movements refer to his age when he changed the name of D**g Hak (Oriental Culture) to Chondo Kyo (Heavenly Way Religion) in 1905. The diagram (I) represents his indomitable spirit, displayed while dedicating himself to the prosperity of his nation.

10/09/2011

CHOONG-JANG
Movements - 52
Ready Posture - CLOSED READY STANCE A
is the pseudonym given to General Kim Duk Ryang who lived during the Lee Dynasty, 14th century. This pattern ends with a left- hand attack to symbolize the tragedy of his death at 27 in prison before he was able to reach full maturity.

10/09/2011

JUCHE
Movements - 45
Ready Posture - PARALLEL STANCE WITH A TWIN SIDE ELBOW
is a philosophical idea that man is the master of everything and decides everything, in other words, the idea that man is the master of the world and his own destiny. It is said that this idea was rooted in
Baekdu Mountain which symbolizes the spirit of the Korean people. The diagram (&) represents Baekdu Mountain.

10/09/2011

SAM-IL
Movements - 33
Ready Posture - CLOSED READY STANCE C
denotes the historical date of the independence movement of Korea which began throughout the country on March 1, 1919. The 33 movements in the pattern stand for the 33 patriots who planned the
movement.

10/09/2011

YOO-SIN
Movements - 68
Ready Posture - WARRIOR READY STANCE B
is named after General Kim Yoo Sin, a commanding general during the Silla Dynasty. The 68 movements refer to the last two figures of 668 A. D., the year Korea was united. The ready posture signifies a
sword drawn on the right rather than left side, symbolizing Yoo Sin’s mistake of following his king’s orders to fight with foreign forces against his own nation.

10/09/2011

CHOI-YONG
Movements - 46
Ready Posture - CLOSED READY STANCE C
is named after General Choi Yong, Premier and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed forces during the 14th century Koryo Dynasty. Choi Yong was greatly respected for his loyalty, patriotism, and humility. He was executed by his subordinate commanders headed by General Yi Sung G*e, who later become the first king of the Lee Dynasty.

10/09/2011

YONG-GAE
Movements - 49
Ready Posture - WARRIOR READY STANCE A
is named after a famous general during the Koguryo Dynasty, Yon G*e Somoon. The 49 movements refer to the last two figures of 649 A. D., the Year he forced the Tang Dynasty to quit Korea after
destroying nearly 300,000 of their troops at Ansi Sung.

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10/09/2011

UL-JI
Movements - 42
Ready Posture - PARALLEL STANCE WITH AN X-BACK HAND
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 hit and run guerilla tactics, was able to decimate a large percentage of the force. The diagram ( L) represents his surname. The 42 movements represents the author’s age when he designed the pattern.

10/09/2011

MOON-MOO
Movements - 61
Ready Posture - PARALLEL READY STANCE