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tRAINING VIDEOS
Videos to help with Patterns, Self-Defense and Step Sparring as well as links to other ITF resources onlne. Remember that they are no substitute for in person classes but are ideal for extra practice at home or just to remember that tricky move!
STUDENT Curriculum
Downloadable PDF versions of the curriculum’s so you can learn the theory for each rank as well as check off the techniques as you learn them. If there is something that you are missing from classes please bring your printed curriculum sheet to class and the instructors will be happy to cover it in class.
TAEKWON-DO SCIENCE
Learn the secrets to Taekwon-Do’s power and effectiveness. ITF Taekwon-Do has become famous through its use of physics and the perfection of technique to produce a devastating martial art.
Black Belt videos
We hope that these videos performed by Master Morris and the Mightyfist instructors will be helpful when practicing at home or revising for a test. Please note that instruction in class is still required to spot errors in technique.
kwang-gae
Kwang-Gae is named after the famous Kwang-Gae-Toh-Wang, the 19th King of the
Koguryo Dynasty, who regained all the lost territories including the greater part of
Manchuria. The diagram represents the expansion and recovery of lost territory. The 39 movements refer to the first two figures of 391 A. D., the year he came to the throne.
po-eun
Po-Eun is the pseudonym of a loyal subject Chong Mong-Chu (1400) who was a famous poet and whose poem “I would not serve a second master though I might be crucified a hundred times” is known to every Korean. He was also a pioneer in the field of physics. The diagram represents his unerring loyalty to the king and country towards the end of the Koryo Dynasty.
GAE-BAEK
Gae-Baek is named after Gae-Baek, a great general in the Baek Je Dynasty (660 AD). The diagram represents his severe and strict military discipline.
EUI-AM
Eui-Am is the pseudonym of Son Byong Hi, leader of the Korean independence movement on March 1, 1919. The 45 movements refer to his age when he changed the name of Dong Hak (Oriental culture) to Chondo Kyo (Heavenly way religion) in 1905. The diagram represents his Indomitable Spirit, displayed while dedicating himself to the prosperity of his nation..
CHOONG-JANG
Choong-Jang is the pseudonym given to General Kim Duk Ryang who lived during the Lee Dynasty, 14th century. This pattern ends with a left-hand attack to symbolize the tragedy of his death at 27 in prison before he was able to reach full maturity.
JUCHE
Juche is a philosophical idea that man is the master of everything and decides everything. In other words, the idea that man is the master of the world and his own destiny. It is said that this idea was rooted in Baekdu Mountain which symbolizes the spirit of the Korean people. The diagram represents Baekdu mountain.
SAM-IL
Sam-Il denotes the historical date of the independence movement of Korea which began throughout the country on March 1, 1919. The 33 movements in the pattern stand for the 33 patriots who planned the movement..
SAM-IL
Sam-Il denotes the historical date of the independence movement of Korea which began throughout the country on March 1, 1919. The 33 movements in the pattern stand for the 33 patriots who planned the movement..
SAM-IL
Sam-Il denotes the historical date of the independence movement of Korea which began throughout the country on March 1, 1919. The 33 movements in the pattern stand for the 33 patriots who planned the movement..
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