I was so pleased with the competitive spirit in all the Banstead TaeKwon-Do Junior Students who took part in the TKD Impact Junior Competition on March 19th, 2011 – every one of you did amazingly well and you should all be super proud. Haywards Heath was the venue again, which has great facilities and allowed [...]
Yesterday was the fourth session for TaeKwon-Do in Banstead, all students had a great time put in a huge amount of effort and learnt loads. The Tiny TKD’ers class (4 – 6 year olds) was a special session because Georgia Thomas turned four years old! We made a fuss of her and everyone sang Happy [...]
Meaning: Kwang-Gae is named after the famous Kwang Gae To Wang, the 19th King of the Kogoryo Dynasty, who regained all the lost territories including the greater part of Manchuria. The diagram represents expansion and recovery of lost territories. The 39 movements refer to the first two digits of 391 AD, the year he came to [...]
Meaning: Choong-Moo is named after the Great Admiral Yi Soon Sin of the Lee Dynasty, he was reputed to be the man to have invented the first armoured battleship (kobukson) in 1592, said to be the precursor to the modern day submarine. The reason this pattern ends with a left hand attack is to [...]
Meaning: Hwa-Rang is named after the Hwa-Rang youth group which originated in the Silla Dynasty in the late 7th Century. The 29 movements refer to the 29th Infantry division where TaeKwon-Do developed in to maturity. Movements: 29 Ready position: close ready stance c Diagram:
Meaning: Toi-Gye was the pen name of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16th Century), an authority on Neo-Confucianism. The 37 movements refer to his birthplace on the 37th degree latitude and the diagram represents scholar. Movements: 37 Ready position: close ready stance a Diagram: Breakdown (TKD Success wording): Turn 90 left; Right L/S, inner [...]
Meaning: Joong-Gun is named after the patriot Ahn Joong-Gun who assassinated Hiro Bimi Ito, the first Japanese Govenor General of Korea, known as the man who played a leading role in the Korea – Japan merger. The 32 movements represent Mr Ahns age when he was executed at Lui-Shung prison (1910) Movements: 32 Ready [...]
Meaning: Yul-Gok is the pseudonym of the noted philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536 – 1584), nicknamed the “Confucious of Korea”. The 38 movements represents his birthplace on the 38th degree latitude and the diagram represents scholar. Movements: 38 Ready position: parallel ready stance Diagram: Breakdown (TKD Success wording): Left; Sitting Stance, extend [...]
Meaning: Won-Hyo was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in the year 686 Movements: 28 Ready position: close ready stance A Diagram: Breakdown (TKD Success wording): Turn left; Right L/S, twin forearm block Still; Right L/S, high right knife hand inward strike Slip left foot; Left Fixed Stance, obverse [...]
Meaning: Do-San is a 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 it’s independence movement. Movements: 24 Ready position: parallel ready stance Diagram: Breakdown (TKD Success wording): Turn left; Left W/S, Outer forearm high side block [...]
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