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Although fairly modern in its form, Taekwondo was derived from a combonation of ancient arts that can be dated back over two thousand years. A combat system that has quickly become one of the most popular Martial Arts in the world. TAEKWONDO is made up of three distinct words. Tae (Foot or to Kick or Jump), Kwon (The fist) and Do (The way) so we can roughly translate the meaning to "The Way of the Hand and Foot. Best know for the dynamic use of multiple kicks, Taekwondo has a deeper focus. It is designed to provide insite to the student on a way of life that is both logical and practical while incorporating a solid system for self defense. Sparring, breaking, self defense sets and formal patterns are all part of the systems of instruction that makes up Taekwondo. The National Progressive Taekwondo Association supports training in two forms of Taekwondo. Chon-Hon (Blue Cottage) is the tradional form system developed by General Choi Hong Hi and Pilsung (Certain Victory) Taekwondo is a modern system developed by Chief Master Dan Perry and has an emphasis on the dynamic movement of the Taekwondo stylist. |
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White Belt = Pilsung Yellow Belt = Pa Sa Orange Belt = Oh Do Low Green Belt = Deh Han |
The Twent Four orginal patterns were developed to represent the twenty-four hours in a day and with and day when compared to all of eternity representing the whole of ones life. Therefore Taekwondo is ment to be a system that will represent a lifetime of training and learning. A process that is never entirely complete. Chon-Ji 9th Grade White Belt Dan Gun 8th Grade Yellow Belt Do San 7th Grade Orange Belt Won Hyo 6th Grade Green Belt Yul Gok 5th Grade Green Belt Choong Gun 4th Grade Purple Belt Tie Gye 3rd Grade Blue Belt Hwa Rang 2nd Grade Brown Belt Chung Mu 1st Grade Red Belt Kwang Gye 1st Degree Black Belt - R Po Un 1st Degree Black Belt Gae Beck 2nd Degree Black Belt Eui Ahm 2nd Degree Black Belt Choong Jang 3rd Degree Black Belt Juche 3rd Degree Black Belt Sam Il 3rd Degree Black Belt Yoo Sin 4th Degree Black Belt Choi Yong 4th Degree Black Belt Yong Gae 4th Degree Black Belt Ul Ji 4th Degree Black Belt Moon Moo 5th Degree Black Belt So San 5th Degree Black Belt Se Jong 5th Degree Black Belt Tong Il 5th Degree Black Belt |
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