Taegeuk IL Jang – Heaven (beginner mind)
- Junbi
- Wen apseogi arae makki
- Oreun apseogi momtong bandae ji-reu-gi
- Oreun apseogi arae makki
- Wen apseogi momtong bandae jireugi
- Wen apkubi arae makki momtong baro jireugi Oreun apseogi momtong anmakki
- Wen apseogi momtong baro jireugi
- Wen apseogi momtong anmakki
- Oreun apseogi momtong baro jireugi
- Oreun apkubi arae makki momtong baro jireugi Wen apseogi olgul makki
- Apchagi Oreun apseogi momtong bandae jireugi Oreun apseogi olgul makki
- Apchagi wen apseogi momtong bandae jireugi Wen apkubi arae makki
- Oreun apkubi momtong bandae jireugi “kihap” junbi
Taegeuk EE Jang – Still Lake (Strong inside, gentle outside)
- Junbi
- Wen apseogi arae makki
- Oreun apkubi momtong bandae jireugi
- Oreun apseogi arae makki
- Wen apkubi momtong bandae jireugi
- Wen apseogi momtong anmakki
- Oreun apseogi momtong anmakki
- Wen apseogi momtong arae makki
- Apchagi oreun apkubi olgul bandae jireugi Oreun apseogi arae makki
- Apchagi wen apkubi olgul bandae jireugi
- Wen apseogi olgul makki
- Oreun apseogi olgul makki
- Wen apseogi momtong an-makki
- Oreun apseogi momtong an-makki
- Wen apkubi arae makki
- Apchagi oreun apseogi momtong bandae jireugi Apchagi wen apseogi momtong bandae jireugi Apchagi oreun apseogi momtong bandae jireugi
- “kihap” junbi
Taegeuk SAM Jang – Fire (Energy)
- Junbi
- Wen apseogi arae makki
- Apchagi Oreun apkubi momtong dubeon jireugi Oreun apseogi arae makki
- Wen apkubi momtong dubeon jireugi
- Wen apseogi hansonnal mok-chigi
- Oreun apseogi hansonnal mok-chigi
- oreun dwitkubi hansonnal momtong bakkat makki wen apkubi momtong baro jireugi
- wen dwitkubi hansonnal momtong bakkat makki oreun apkubi momtong baro jireugi
- wen apseogi momtong anmakki
- oreun apseogi momtong anmakki
- wen apseogi arae makki
- Apchagi Oreun apkubi momtong dubeon jireugi oreun apseogi arae makki
- Apchagi wen apkubi momtong dubeon jireugi Wen apseogi arae makki momtong baro jireugi oreun apseogi arae makki momtong baro jireugi Apchagi wen apseogi arae makki
- momtong baro jireugi
- Apchagi oeun apseogi arae makki
- momtong baro jireugi
- “kihap” junbi
Taegeuk SA Jang – Thunder (Action)
- Junbi
- oreun dwitkubi sonnal makki
- Oreun apkubi pyonsonkkeut sewotzireugi
- wen dwitkubi sonnal makki
- wen apkubi pyonsonkkeut sewotzireugi
- wen apkubi jebi poom mokchigi
- apchagi oreun apkubi momtong baro jireugi
- yopchagi yopchagi wen dwitkubi sonnal makki
- oreun dwitkubi momtong bakkat makki
- apchagi oreun dwitkubi momtong anmakki
- wen dwitkubi momtong bakkat makki
- apchagi wen dwitkubi momtong anmakki
- wen apkubi jebi poom mokchigi
- apchagi oreun apkubi deungjumeok apchigi
- wen apseogi momtong anmakki momtong baro jireugi oreun apseogi momtong anmakki momtong baro jireugi wen apkubi momtong anmakki momtong dubeonjireugi oreun apkubi momtong anmakki momtong dubeonjireugi
- “kihap” junbi
Taegeuk OH Jang – Wind (Unseen force)
- Junbi
- wen apkubi araemakki
- wen seogi mejueok naeryochigi
- oreun apkubi araemakki
- oreun seogi mejueok naeryochigi
- wen apkubi momtong anmakki momtong anmakki apchagi oreun apkubi deungjumeok apchigi momtong anmakki
- apchagi wen apkubi deungjumeok apchigi
- momtong anmakki
- oreun apkubi deungjumeok apchigi
- oreun dwitkubi hansonnal bakkatmakki
- oreun apkubi palkup dollyochigi
- wen dwitkubi hansonnal bakkatmakki
- wen apkubi palkup dollyochigi
- wen apkubi arae makki momtong anmakki
- apchagi oreun apkubi arae makki momtong anmakki wen apkubi olgulmakki
- yopchagi oreun apkubi palkup pyojeokchigi
- oreun apkubi olgulmakki
- yopchagi wen apkubi palkup pyojeokchigi
- wen apkubi arae makki momtong anmakki
- apchagi dwikkoaseogi deungjumeok apchigi “kihap” junbi
Taegeuk YOOK Jang – Water (Flowing Motion)
- Junbi
- wen apkubi araemakki
- apchagi oreun dwitkubi momtong bakkatmakki
- oreun apkubi araemakki
- apchagi wen dwitkubi momtong bakkatmakki
- wen apkubi hansonnal olgul bitureomakki dollyochagi wen apkubi olgul bakkatmakki
- momtong barojireugi
- apchagi oreun apkubi momtong barojireugi
- oreun apkubi olgul bakkatmakki momtong barojireugi
- apchagi wen apkubi momtong barojireugi naranhiseogi arae hechomakki
- oreun apkubi hansonnal olgul bitureomakki dollyochagi “kihap” oreun apkubi araemakki apchagi wen dwitkubi momtong bakkatmakki wen apkubi araemakki
- apchagi oreun dwitkubi momtong bakkatmakki oreun dwitkubi sonnalmakki
- wen dwitkubi sonnalmakki
- wen apkubi batangson momtongmakki momtong barojireugi
- oreun apkubi batangson momtongmakki momtong barojireugi
- junbi
Taegeuk CHIL Jang – Mountain (Never giving up)
- Junbi
- Wen beomseogi batangson momtong anmakki
- Apchagi wen beomseogi momtong anmakki
- oreun beomseogi batangson momtong anmakki
- Apchagi oreun beomseogi momtong anmakki
- Oreun dwitkubi sonnal araemakki
- Wen dwitkubi sonnal araemakki
- Wen beomseogi batangson momtong kodureo anmakki, Deungjumeok olgul ahchigi
- oreun beomseogi batangson momtong kodureo anmakki, Deungjumeok olgul ahchigi
- Moaseogi bojumeok
- Wen apkubi bandae kawimakki kawimakki
- Oreun apkubi bandae kawimakki kawimakki
- Wen apkubi momtong hechomakki
- Mureupchigi dwikkoaseogi jeochojireugi
- Oreun apkubi arae otgoreo makki
- oreun apkubi momtong hechomakki
- Mureupchigi, dwikkoaseogi jeochojireugi
- wen apkubi arae otgoreo makki
- wen apseogi deungjumeok bakkatchigi
- pyojeokchagi juchumseogi palkup pyojeokchigi
- oreun apseogi deungjumeok bakkatchigi
- pyojeokchagi juchumseogi palkup pyojeokchigi juchumseogi hansonnal yopmakki
- juchumseogi momtong yopjireugi “kihap”
- junbi
Taegeuk PAL Jang – Earth (circle of life)
- Junbi
- Oreun dwitkubi kodureo bakkatmakki
- Wen apkubi momtong barojireugi
- Dangseong apchagi “kihap”
- Wen apkubi momtong anmakki momtong dubeonjireugi Oreun apkubi momtong bandaejireugi
- Oreun apkubi wesanteulmakki
- Wen apkubi dangkyo teokjireugi
- Apkkoaseogi wen apkubi wesanteulmakki
- oreun apkubi dangkyo teokjireugi
- Oreun dwitkubi sonnalmakki
- Wen apkubi momtong barojireugi
- Apchagi Oreun beomseogi batangson momtongmakki Wen beomseogi sonnal momtongmakki
- Apchagi wen apkubi momtong barojireugi
- Wen beomseogi batangson momtongmakki
- oreun beomseogi sonnal momtongmakki
- Apchagi oreun apkubi momtong barojireugi
- oreun beomseogi batangson momtongmakki
- wen dwitkubi kodureo makki
- apchagi tweo apchagi “kihap”
- oreun apkubi momtong makki momtong dubeonjireugi Oreun dwitkubi hansonnal momtong bakkatmakki
- Wen apkubi oreunpalkup dollyochigi
- deungjumeok apchigi momtong bandaejireugi
- oreun apkubi momtong makki momtong dubeonjireugi wen dwitkubi hansonnal momtong bakkatmakki
- oreun apkubi oreunpalkup dollyochigi
- deungjumeok apchigi momtong bandaejireugi
- junbi
South Korean Flag
The circle in the center, red upper half and blue lower half, represents absolute, or the essential unity of all being. The Yang (positive) and the Yin (negative) divisions within the circle represent duality. Examples of duality are heaven and hell, fire and water, life and death, good and evil, or night and day. The four trigrams also indicate the duality of opposites and balances. In the upper left trigram, three unbroken lines symbolize Heaven; opposite them in the lower right, three broken lines represent Earth. In the upper right trigram, two broken lines separated by an unbroken line is the symbol of Water; opposite them is Fire, symbolized by two unbroken lines separated by a broken line.
Symbolic of the nation is the white background (the land), the circle (people), and the four trigrams (the government). All three make up the essential elements of the nation
American Flag
The colors on the flag symbolize: red – valor and hardiness, white – innocence and purity, and blue stands for vigilance, perseverance, and justice.The stars represent the 50 states in the union. The 13 alternating red and white stripes represent the 13 original colonies.
Moo Duk Kwan Emblem
The fourteen laurel leaves on each side represent the fourteen states of Korea and the advancement of peace. The three seeds joined to the laurel leaves on each side of the emblem represent the “three thousand li” (the distance running north to south) of the “land of morning calm” and its success. The six seeds in total indicate the world and represent the six continents. The fist represents Tae Kwon Do and justice. The Korean character in the center of the circle means Moo Duk Kwan. The character on the left of the circle means Tae and the character on the right of the circle means Kwon. The deep blue color of the emblem represents the three oceans and black belts. As a whole, the emblem symbolizes the spreading of Moo Duk Kwan throughout the fourteen states, i.e. all of Korea, and then across the oceans to the six continents of the world. Moo Duk Kwan, as an international institution, is to achieve the objectives of peace and human advancement as the emblem symbolizes.
Calligraphy
1st Gup
Different belts symbolize the various stages of physical and spiritual development in martial arts. The following is a list of belts and their color interpretations
| Grade | Color | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 10th Gup | White | A student who has no knowledge of the art but has begun the journey. White, being a non-color, expresses a VOID, NO ACTION. |
| 9th Gup | White w/ Star | Student has learned the basics. 1) the student creed,Yellow Star 2) A leader is best Red Star, and 3) Personal Creed, Black Star |
| 8th Gup | Yellow | Development has slowly begun. Yellow represents CAUTION, careful and slow movements. |
| 7th Gup | Purple | The student receives his or her first dark color, representing the DESIRE TO LEARN and CONCENTRATION. |
| 6th Gup | Green | Student has begun to achieve a higher level of concentration, FOCUS and COORDINATION of technique. |
| 5th Gup | Blue | Student has begun to acquire SKILL and is developing CONFIDENCE. |
| 4th Gup | Brown | Student has begun to coordinate SKILL with CONFIDENCE. |
| 3rd Gup | Red | Student is now developing SPEED and techniques with FLOWING MOTION. |
| 2nd Gup | Red w/ Black stripes | Student is combining SPEED with STRENGTH resulting in power. He or she has no begun to work on ACCURACY. |
| 1st Gup | Deputy Black | Student has successfully combined POWER with ACCURACY. The black signifies MATURITY and NO FEAR, self confidence as well as self discipline has helped the student overcome him or herself. |
| Dan | Black | All has now come together in HARMONY. The student has obtained SELF-CONFIDENCE and MATURITY. The student has graduated to a DEGREE in the martial arts. There are nine degrees of black belt. |
| Terminology | |
|---|---|
| President | Kwan jang nim |
| Master | Sa Bum nim |
| 3rd Dan | Kyo Soo nim |
| 2nd Dan | Kyo Bum nim |
| 1st Dan | Yooh Dan Ja nim |
| Bow to Flag | Koo ki yah, kyung nyeh |
| Studio | Do jang |
| Uniform | Do bok |
| Belt | Dhee |
| Form | Poom seh |
| Attention | Char yut |
| Bow | Kuung nyeh |
| Ready | Jhoon be |
| Begin | Shee jak |
| Stop | Ku man |
| Return | Bah rote |
| Relax | Sho |
| Yell | Ki hap |
| 서기 | Suh-gi | STANCES |
|---|---|---|
| 왼앞굽이, 오른앞굽이 | (wen apkubi, oreun apkubi) | Left, Right, deep front stance |
| 왼앞서기, 오른앞서기 | (wen apseogi, oreun apseogi) | Left, Right, walking stance |
| 왼뒷굽비, 오른뒷굽비 | (wen gwitkubi, oreun dwitkubi) | Left, Right, back stance |
| 왼옆서기, 오른옆서기 | (wen yupseogi, oreun yupseogi) | Left, Right, side stance |
| 준비, 기본준비서기 | (jun-bi)(kibon junbiseogi) | ready stance |
| 주춤서기 | (joo-chum-suh-gi) | horse back stance |
| 범서기 | (bum-suh-gi) | tiger stance |
| 앞꼬아서기 | (ap-qko-ah-suh-gi) | front cross stance |
| 뒷꼬아서기 | (gwit-qko-ah-suh-gi) | back cross stance |
| 막기 | Mak-gi | Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| 얼굴 막기 | (ul-gul-mak-gi) | high (face) block |
| 몸통안막기 | (mom-tong-ahn-mak-gi) | body inside block |
| 몸통밖았막기 | (mom-tong-bak-ak-mak-gi) | body outside block |
| 아래 막기 | (ah-reh-mak-gi) | low block |
| 제비폼목치기 | (jae-bi-poom-mok-chi-gi) | high block |
| 양손날아래막기 | (yang·son-naI-bak-ak-mak-gi) | both knife hand low block |
| 산틀 막기 | (san-til-mak-gi) | mountain block |
| 금강 막기 | (gum kang mak gi) | diamond block |
| 한손날밖았막기 | (han son nal bak ak mak gi) | one knife hand outside block |
| 한손날밖았막기 | (han-son-nal-bak-ak-mak-gi) | one knife hand low block |
| 양손날밖았막기 | (yang-son-naI-bak-ak·mak-gi) | both knife hand outside block |
| 바탕손안막기 | (bah-tang-sun-ahn-mak-gi) | palm block |
| 차기 | Cha-gi | Kicks |
|---|---|---|
| 앞차기 | 앞차기 | front kick |
| 돌려차기 | (dul-ruh-cha-gi) | round kick |
| 옆차기 | (yup-cha-gi) | side kick |
| 뒷차기 | (gwit-cha-gi) | back kick |
| 후리기 | (hoo-ri-gi) | hook kick |
| 내려차기 | (neh-ruh-cha-gi) | axe kick |
| 뒤후리기 | (gwi-hoo-ri-gi) | spinning hook kick |
| 날루방 | (nal-roo-bang) | tornado round kick |
| 돌개차기 | (dul-gae-cha-gi) | Tornado round kick |
| 나래차기 | (nah-reh-cha-gi) | double round kick |
| 양발돌려차기 | (yang-bal-dul-ruh-cha-gi) | Double round kick |
| 양발앞차기 | (yang-bal-ap-cha-gi) | double front kick |
| 날라앞차기 | (nal-rah-ap-cha-gi) | jumping front kick |
| 뛰어뒷차기 | (Thi-uh-gwit-cha-gi) | jumping back kick |
| 뛰어후리기 | (thi-uh-gwi-hoo-ri-gi) | jumping hook kick |
| 두발 앞차기 | (doo-ba|_ap_Cha_gi) | both feet jumping front kick |
| Numbering | ||
|---|---|---|
| 일 | il | First |
| 이 | ee | Second |
| 삼 | sahm | Third |
| 사 | sah | Fourth |
| 오 | oh | Fifth |
| 육 | ryook | Sixth |
| 칠 | chil | Seventh |
| 팔 | pal | Eighth |
| 구 | koo | Ninth |
| 십 | ship | Tenth |
| Basic Anatomy | ||
|---|---|---|
| 몸 | mom | body |
| 얼굴 | ulgool | face & head |
| 머리 | muh ree | head |
| 인종 | in joong | pilgrim |
| 턱 | tuhk | chin |
| 목구멍 | mokoomeong | throat |
| 목 | mok | neck |
| 어깨 | ouka | shoulder |
| 명치 | myung chi | solar plexus |
| 팔 | pahl | arm |
| 팔꿈 | pahlkup | elbow |
| 팔목 | pahlmahk | forearm |
| 안 팔목 | ahn pahlmahk | inner side of forearm |
| 바깥 팔목 | bahkat pahlmahk | outer side of forearm |
| 밑 팔목 | meet pahlmahk | palm side of forearm |
| 위 팔목 | wi pahlmahk | back side of forearm |
| 뒤 팔목 | deung pahlmahk | back of forearm |
| 손목 | sahnmahk | wrist |
| 손 | sahn | hand |
| 싼칼 | sahnkal | outside edge of hand (knifehand) |
| 싼칼등 | sahnkal deung | inside edge of hand (ridgehand) |
| 손등 | sahn deung | back hand |
| 주목 | joomok | fist |
| 몸통 | momtong | trunk (middle section) |
| 아래 | ahrae | lower body (low section) |
| 다리 | dahree | leg |
| 무릎 | mooreup | knee |
| 앞 정강이 | ahp jung kang yi | shin |
| 발목 | bahl mahk | ankle |
| 발 | bahl | foot (or feet) |
| 발등 | bahldung | instep |
| 발동호리 | bahldong oh ri | arch of foot |
| 발날 | bahl nahl | outside edge of foot |
| 안발날 | an bahl nahl | inside edge of foot |
| 발바닥 | bahl badak | sole of foot |
| 앞촉 | ahp chook | ball of foot |
| 뒷꿈치 | dwi koomchi | heel |
| 뒷 쪽 | dwi chook | bottom of heel |
| 발가락 | bahlkeut | toes |
Personal Creed
My work is a reflection of myself. My execution of martial arts technique is also a reflection of my self. In whatever productive work I do, I will create a masterpiece. It will reflect my genius and virtuosity. In all things, I will work most seriously, intelligently and wholeheartedly. To it, I commit my soul, my body and spirit, and even my whole life fortune. I am a doer, a venturer, a winner.
Student creed
To build true confidence through KNOWLEDGE in the mind, HONESTY in the heart, and STRENGTH in the body. To keep friendship with one another and to build a strong and happy community. Never to fight to achieve selfish ends, but to develop MIGHT FOR RIGHT
A leader is best
A leader is best when people barely know he exists. Not so good when people obey and acclaim him. Worse when they despise him. But of a good leader, who talks little, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say : “We did it ourselves.”
Association philosophy
School philosophy
Student’s Four Keys to Time Management
- Set a goal and be positive
- Plan and organize your work
- Do one thing at a time
- Do it now and never postpone
Yesterday is ashes … tomorrow is wood
only today does the fire burn brightly
thoughts produce action
action creates habit
habit controls one’s destiny
the man who fails to plan
plans to fail.
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan, ‘press on’ has solved, and always will solve, the problems of the human race.”
– Calvin Coolidge
“I never failed once. It just happened to be a 2000-step process.”
– Thomas Edison
American inventor, responding to a reporter who asked how it felt to fail 2000 times before successfully inventing the light bulb
| No. | Start Class |
|---|---|
| 1 | Line up (chul sa) |
| 2 | Attention (cha ryuht) |
| 3 | At ease (ul shin cho) |
| 4 | Personal creed |
| 5 | Attention (cha ryuht) |
| 6 | Turn right (to face flags) (oo yrang oo) |
| 7 | Attention (cha ryuht) |
| 8 | Salute the flags (kukki ye [ke han] kyung yet) |
| 9 | Turn left (to face mirror) (cha young jah) |
| 10 | Attention (cha ryuht) |
| 11 | Kneel or sit (ahn jo) |
| 12 | Meditate (mukyum) |
| 13 | Return (bah ro) |
| 14 | Stand up (ay oh set) |
| 15 | Attention (cha ryuht) |
| 16 | Face (kwanjang nim or kyo bo nim) |
| 17 | Bow to the Master Kim (kwang jang nim ke kyung yet) |
| 18 | or bow to the instructor (kyo bum nim ke kyung yet) |
| 19 | Say, “how are you, sir?” (ahnyong hasimnika) |
| No. | End Class |
|---|---|
| 1 | Attention (cha ryuht) |
| 2 | At ease (ul shin cho) |
| 3 | Students’ creed |
| 4 | Attention (cha ryuht) |
| 5 | Turn right (to face flags) (oo yrang oo) |
| 6 | Attention (cha ryuht) |
| 7 | Salute the flags (kukki ye ke han kyung yet) |
| 8 | Turn left (to face mirror) (cha young jah) |
| 9 | Attention (cha ryuht) |
| 10 | Kneel or sit (ahn jo) |
| 11 | Meditate (mukyum) |
| 12 | Return (bah ro) |
| 13 | Stand up (ay oh set) |
| 14 | Attention (cha ryuht) |
| 15 | At ease (ul shin cho) |
| 16 | “A leader is best” |
| 17 | Attention (cha ryuht) |
| 18 | Face (kwanjang nim or kyo bo nim) |
| 19 | Bow to the Master Kim (kwang jang nim ke kyung yet) |
| 20 | Say, “thank you” or (kahm sa hamnida) |
| 21 | “I appreciate your effort” (sugo ha shasim nida) |
| 22 | Turn to face black belts |
| 23 | High color belt says, “bow to black belts” (kyo bum nim ke kyung yet) |
| 24 | Say, “thank you” (kahm sa hamnida) |
| 25 | Class dismissed (ee sahn) |
