Taekwondo Form Descriptions

Front 1

Chon-ji

Back 1

Heaven and earth.
19 movements. 2 kihaps.

Front 2

Tan-Gun

Back 2

Legendary founder of Korea.
21 movements. 3 kihaps.

Front 3

To-San

Back 3

Named after Master Ahn Ch'ang Ho, great patriot, educator, and philosopher of Korea.
24 movements. 3 kihaps.

Front 4

Won-Hyo

Back 4

Named for the monk who introduced Buddahism to the Silla dynasty in 686 A.D.
28 movements. 3 kihaps.
Begins in chunbi sogi A.

Front 5

Yul-Kok

Back 5

Known as the Confucius of Korea. The 38 movements represent the 38th degree latitude of his birthplace. The diagram of this pattern represents scholar.
38 movements. 3 kihaps.

Front 6

Chung-Gun

Back 6

Named after Master An Chung-Gun who assassinated the first Japanese overlord of Korea. The 32 movements represent the age at which he was martyred in prison.
32 movements. 3 kihaps.
Begins in chunbi sogi B.

Front 7

Toi-Gye

Back 7

An authority on neoconfucianism. The 37 movements represent the 37th degree latitude of his birthplace. The diagram of this pattern represents scholar.
37 movements. 3 kihaps.
Begins in chunbi sogi B.

Front 8

Hwa-Rang

Back 8

Named after the 120 warriors that went to the mountains of Silla to refine the techniques of TaeKwonDo, then known as Taekyon. The 29 movements represent the 29th infantry division where TaeKwonDo developed to maturity.
29 movements. 3 kihaps.
Begins in chunbi sogi C.

Front 9

Chung-Mu

Back 9

Named after Admiral Yi Sun Sin, who is reputed to have designed the first armored battleship, the precursor to the modern day submarine. This pattern ends in a left-handed attack to symbolize his regrettable death.
30 movements. 3 kihaps.