The solid and broken bars in the eight image tiles in the top navigation are called trigrams. Each trigram represents a particular natural phenomena. If you click on a , it will take you to the corresponding taekwondo form page. Each form has a trigram which I describe scientifically and call scigrams. The animation in the middle of the tiles is supposed to represent a kicking woman. A tangram is a puzzle which originated in China. It is created out of seven flat polygons that can be put together to form shapes.
The movements are listed here so that you can see the Korean translation for some of the techniques by hovering over the green and pink highlighted text.
parallel stance - naranhi sogi
left/right front stance, walking stance - oen /orun ap sogi
left/right forward stance ?The feet are wider apart than for the front stance - oen /orun ap kubi
ready stance - chunbi sogi
front kick - ap chagi
back stance, backward stance twit kubi, dwit koobi
body block momtong makki
back fist strike to face dung chumok ap chigi
covered fist pojumok
back fist spreading strike tu chumok momtong (c)hech yo chirugi
knee strike murup chigi
back fist high outside strike dung chumok eulgool pakkat chigi
elbow target strike pal gup pyojok chigi
side thrust, side strike yop chirugi
palm hand inside block patang son momtong an makki
outside forearm middle spreading or scattered block pakkat palmok momtong (c)hech yo makki
low X-block, cross arm low block, downward thrust block ot goro arae makki
palm hand assisted inside block (from inside to outside) koduro patang son an makki
double scissors block
1. right low block to left body block
2. left low block to right body block tubon kawi makki (4 techniques)
1. right low block to left body block
2. left low block to right body block tubon kawi makki (4 techniques)
single knife hand sideways block han sonnal momtong yop makki
tiger or cat stance pom sogi
cross stance kkoa sogi
horse-riding stance chuchum sogi
closed stance, like charyot but the toes are together moa sogi
inside crescent target kick pyojok chagi
knife-hand low block sonnal arae makki
| Stance | Movements | Poom |
|---|---|---|
| ready stance | ||
| tiger stance | Turn 90° to the left while executing palm hand inside block. That is, the body is facing forward in tiger stance and at the end of the block, the palm is held upwards with the fingertips at solar plexus level. Then, right front kick, return foot to its original position and left body block (blocking from outside to inside). | 1, 2 |
| right tiger stance (right front heel is off the ground) | Turn 180° to the right while executing palm hand inside block, left front kick, return foot to its original position and then right body block. | 3, 4 |
| back stance | Move the left foot forward into right back stance while executing knife-hand low block. Move into left back stance by turning the left foot and stepping forward right side while executing knife-hand low block. | 5, 6 |
| tiger stance | Step into left tiger stance by moving the left foot forward. Execute the palm hand assisted inside block. Back fist strike to the face (chin level). | 7, 8 |
| tiger stance | Pivot into right tiger stance. Palm hand assisted inside block. Back fist front strike to the face (chin level). | 9, 10 |
| closed stance, forward stance | Turn 90 ° to the left while executing covered fist. The fist is at mouth level and covered with the other palm one inch away. Move the left foot one step forward into left forward stance. Execute the double scissors block: right palm hand low block and left palm hand body block. Left palm hand low block and right palm hand body block. Move the right foot one step forward into right front stance and repeat the double scissors block. | 11, 12, 13 |
| forward stance | Turn 270° to the left into left forward stance. In left forward stance, do the open block (fists are at shoulders). After the knee strike, the right knee pulls up while arms move downwards as if you are breaking a bar; it looks like you are bringing a bar downwards and breaking it with your upward thrusting knee. This is called back fist spreading strike | 14 |
| cross stance | Jump forward into right cross stance, double fisted upper punch. The upper punch (or upper cut) is done by thrusting your fists upward from the waist to chest level while you are in right cross stance. | 15 |
| forward stance | Outside forearm middle spreading block. Move your left foot back into right front stance and then cross arm low block into front stance, the cross arm low block is where both of the fists are together at shoulder level and you are turned to the side and then the fists are thrust downwards. The cross arm low block looks like you've turned your upper body to the left and your fists are carrying a bag over your shoulder. Then you throw your fists down as if you are throwing something to the ground. | 16 |
| forward stance, cross stance, forward stance | Turn 180° to the right into right forward stance. (You turn towards the back instead of towards the front this time.) Execute three blocks with both arms. This is the same as pooms 14, 15, 16. | 17, 18, 19 |
| walking stance, horse-riding stance | Turn 90° to the left into left walking stance so that you face towards the back (not the side) and execute left back fist high outside strike. You keep your arm outstretched and hold your left open palm still while executing the target kick with your right foot. (You use your left palm as the target and kick the palm with your right foot. This is called elbow target strike.) After this hold your arms in front of you bent in horse-riding stance. | 20, 21 |
| walking stance, horse-riding stance | Then you move into right walking stance facing backwards and hold your right palm outstretched. You kick the right palm with your left foot. This is called inside crescent target kick. Then you hold your arms bent at the elbow. (Right backfist high outside strike) | 22, 23 |
| horse-riding stance | With both feet fixed in horse riding stance, left single knife hand sideways block. Right side thrust (place the left hand to the left side.) Kiyap. | 24, 25 |
| parallel stance, ready stance | kuman | |
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Lesson 7
Taegeuk Chil Jang, New Techniques
| Punches, Strikes, Thrusts | 치기, 지르기 | chigi, chirugi |
| dung chumok ap chigi | 등 주먹 앞 치기 | back fist strike |
| pojumok | 보주먹 | covering fist |
| tu chumok momtong (c)hech yo chirugi | 뒷 주먹 몸통 제쳐 지르기 | back fist spreading strike |
| murup chigi | 무릎 치기 | knee strike |
| dung chumok eulgool pakkat chigi | 등 주먹 얼굴 바깥 치기 | back fist high outside strike |
| pal gup pyojok chigi | 팔꿈 표적 치기 | elbow target strike |
| yop chirugi | 옆 지르기 | side thrust |
| Blocks | 막기 | Makki |
| patang son momtong an makki | 바탕손 몸통 안 막기 | palm hand inside block |
| momtong (c)hech yo makki | 몸통 제 쳐 막기 | middle spreading or scattered block |
| pakkat palmok momtong (c)hech yo makki | 바깥 팔목 몸통 제 쳐 막기 | outside forearm middle spreading or scattered block |
| ot goro arae makki | 엇 걸어 아래 막기 | low X-block |
| koduro patang son an makki | 고두로 바탕 손 안 막기 | palm hand assisted inside block (from inside to outside) |
| tubon kawi makki (4 techniques) | 두번 가위 막기 | double scissors block
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| han sonnal momtong yop makki | 한 손날 몸통 옆 막기 | single knife hand sideways block |
| son nal areh magkie/ sonnal arae makki | 손날 아래 막기 | double knife-hand low block |
Stance |
서기, 굽이 |
sogi, kubi |
| pom sogi | 범 서기 | tiger stance |
| kkoa sogi | 꼬 아 서기 | cross stance |
| chu chum sogi | 주춤 서기 | horse-riding stance |
| moa sogi | 모아 서기 | fighting stance, closed stance (like charyot but the toes are together) |
| Kick | 차기 | Chagi |
| pyojok chagi | 표적 차기 | inside crescent target kick |
