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The following points should be considered while performing patterns:
1. Pattern should begin and end at exactly the same spot. This will indicate
the performer's accuracy.
2. Correct posture and facing must be maintained at all times.
3. Muscles of the body should be either tensed or relaxed at the proper
critical moments in the exercise.
4. The exercise should be performed in a rhythmic movement with an absence
of stiffness.
5. Movement should be accelerated or decelerated according to the instructions
in this book.
6. Each pattern should be perfected before moving to the next .
7. Students should know the purpose of each movement.
8. Students should perform each movement with realism.
9. Attack and defense techniques should be equally distributed among right
and left hands and feet.
All patterns listed are performed under the assumption the student is facing "D" (see pattern diagrams). There are a total of twenty-four patterns in Taekwon-Do. The name of the pattern, the number of movements, and the diagrammatic symbol of each pattern symbolize either heroic figures in Korean history or instances relating to historical events. The interpretation of each pattern will be found on its specific page. Since each Pattern has a close relationship with the fundamental exercise, students should practice the patterns according to the following graduation to attain the maximum results with the least effort.
JOONG-GUN
TOI-GYE
HWA-RANG
CHOONG-MOO
KWANG-GAE
PO-EUN
GE-BAEK
EUI-AM
CHOONG-JANG
JUCHE
SAM-IL
YOO-SIN
CHOI-YONG
YONG-GAE
UL-JI
MOON-MOO
SO-SAN
SE-JONG
TONG-IL
SAJU JIRUGI
SAJU MAKGI
9th gup white/yellow stripe
8th gup yellow
7th gup yellow/green stripe
6th gup green
5th gup green/blue stripe
4th gup blue
3rd gup blue/red stripe
2nd gup red
1st gup red/black stripe
1st degree black
1st degree black
1st degree black
2nd degree black
2nd degree black
2nd degree black
3rd degree black
3rd degree black
3rd degree black
4th degree black
4th degree black
4th degree black
5th degree black
5th degree black
6th degree black
four direction punch
four direction block