Named after the holy Dan-Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 B.C.
The pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Ch’ang-Ho (1876-1938). The 24 movements represent his entire life which he devoted to furthering the education of Korea and its independence movement.
Was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in the year 686 A.D.
Is the pseudonym of a great philosopher and scholar Yi I, (1536-1584 A.D.) nicknamed the “Confucius of Korea”. The diagram (+ / -) represents scholar.
Named after the patriot An Joong-Gun who assassinated Hiro-Bumi Ito, the first Japanese governor-general of Korea, known as the man who played the leading part of the Korea-Japan merger. There are 32 movements in this “pattern” to represent Mr. An’s age when he was executed at Lui-Shin prison in 1910.
Named after the Hwa-Rang youth group which originated in the Silla Dynasty about 1350 years ago. This group eventually became the actual driving force for the unification of the three Kingdoms of Korea.
The name given to the great Admiral Hi Sun-Sin of the Yi Dynasty. He was reputed to have invented the first armored battleship (kobukson) which was the precursor to the present day submarine (in 1592 A.D). This pattern ends with a left hand attack to symbolize his regrettable death, having no chance to show his unrestrained potential checked by the forced reservation of his loyalty to the king.
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Named after the holy Dan-Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 B.C.
The pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Ch’ang-Ho (1876-1938). The 24 movements represent his entire life which he devoted to furthering the education of Korea and its independence movement.
Was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in the year 686 A.D.
Is the pseudonym of a great philosopher and scholar Yi I, (1536-1584 A.D.) nicknamed the “Confucius of Korea”. The diagram (+ / -) represents scholar.
Named after the patriot An Joong-Gun who assassinated Hiro-Bumi Ito, the first Japanese governor-general of Korea, known as the man who played the leading part of the Korea-Japan merger. There are 32 movements in this “pattern” to represent Mr. An’s age when he was executed at Lui-Shin prison in 1910.
Named after the Hwa-Rang youth group which originated in the Silla Dynasty about 1350 years ago. This group eventually became the actual driving force for the unification of the three Kingdoms of Korea.
The name given to the great Admiral Hi Sun-Sin of the Yi Dynasty. He was reputed to have invented the first armored battleship (kobukson) which was the precursor to the present day submarine (in 1592 A.D). This pattern ends with a left hand attack to symbolize his regrettable death, having no chance to show his unrestrained potential checked by the forced reservation of his loyalty to the king.