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9 Cards in this Set
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Chon-Ji - 9th Gup
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19 movements - Chon-Ji means literally 'the Heaven, the Earth. It is, in the Orient, interpreted as the creation of the world or the beginning of human history, therefore, it is the intial pattern played by the beginner. This pattern consists of two similar parts: one to represent Heaven and the other the Earth.
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Dan-Gun - 8th Gup
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21 movements - Dan-Gun is named after the holy Dan-Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2,333 BC.
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Do-San - 7th Gup
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24 movements - Do-San is the pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Chang-Ho (1876-1938). The 24 movements represent his entire life, which he devoted to furthering the education of Korea and its independence movement.
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Won-HYO - 6th Gup
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28 movements - Won-Hyo was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in the year 686 AD.
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Yul-Gok - 5th Gup
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38 movements - Yul-Gok is the pseudonym of a great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536-1584), nicknamed the 'Confucius of Korea." the 38 movements of this pattern refer to this birthplace on the 38 latitude and the diagram _____ represents 'scholar."
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Joong-Gun - 4th Gup
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32 movements - Joong-Gun is named after the patroit Ahn Joong-Gun who assassinated Hiro-Bumi Ito, the first Japanese governor-general of Korea, know 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 a Lui-Shung prison (1910).
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Toi-Gye - 3rd Gup
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37 movements - "Toi-Gye" is the pen name of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16th Century), an autoritey on Neo-Confucianism. The 37 movements of the pattern refer to his birthplace on 37th latitude, and the diagram ____ represents 'scholar."
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Hwa-Rang - 2nd Gup
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29 movements - Hwa-Rang is named after the Hwa-Rang youth group, which originated in the Silla Dynasty in the early 7th century. 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.
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Choong-Moo - 1st Gup
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30 movements - Choong-Moo was the name given to the great Admiral Yi Soon-Sin of the Yi Dynasty. He was reputed to have invented the first armored battleship (kobukson) in 1592, which was the precursor to the present day submarine. The reason this pattern ends up with a left-handed 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.
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