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TAEGEUK FORMS

	TAEGEUK IL-JANG (KEON): The principle represented by TAEGEUK IL-JANG is Keon, meaning heaven and light. Keon represents the beginning of everything on earth and the source of creation.
	TAEGEUK EE-JANG (TAE): The principle represented by TAEGEUK EE-JANG is Tae, meaning joyfulness. Tae represents firmness, but gentleness. Accordingly, this poomse should be executed gently, yet forcefully.
	TAEGEUK SAM-JANG (RI): The principle represented by TAEGEUK SAM-JANG is Ri, meaning fire and the sun. Ri gives man hope, warmth and enthusiasm. Accordingly, this poomse should be performed with variety and passion
	TAEGEUK SA-JANG (JIN): The principle represented by TAEGEUK SA-JANG is Jin, meaning thunder. Jin is the object of fear and trembling. Accordingly, this poomse should be performed calmly and bravely in the face of danger.
	TAEGEUK OH-JANG (SEON): The principle represented by TAEGEUK OH-JANG is Seon, meaning wind. Seon symbolizes the humble state of mind. Accordingly, this poomse should be performed with some actions done gently like a summer breeze and some actions forceful like the winds in a storm.
	TAEGEUK YOOK-JANG (GAM): The principle represented by TAEGEUK YOOKJANG is Gam, meaning water. Gam is liquid and flows smoothly, but has great power. Accordingly, this poomse should be performed with fluidity and smoothness, but with powerful movements.
	TAEGEUK CHIL-JANG (GAN): The principle represented by TAEGEUK CHIL-JANG is Gan, meaning “Top-Stop”. Gan symbolizes the mountain, characterized by stability. Accordingly, this poomse should be performed with great stability and quick strong movements.
	TAEGEUK PAL-JANG (GON): The principle represented by TAEGEUK PAL-JANG is Gon, meaning Earth. Gon symbolizes the source of life from which we draw limitless energy. Accordingly, this poomse should be performed with great energy and enthusiasm.

BLACK BELT FORMS 1- 9

	Koryo (Korea): Represents the fighting spirit of the ancient Korean culture and people. This form should be performed with power and spirit.
	Keumkang (Diamond): Represents the beautiful mountains in Korea. This form should be performed like the stable mountain that it represents with grace and beauty but stability. This form is also described as "too strong to be broken" or “immovable.”
	Taebek (Sacred Mountain): Taebek is the ancient name of Mount Peakdo (or Beakdo or Paekdu), considered the ancestral mountain of Korea. The black belt should perform this poomse with precision and dexterity as a sign of respect for Taekwondo’s Korean cultural heritage.
	Pyong Won (Vast Plain): Represents fertile plains where people live on the crops and farms they cultivate themselves. The student should perform it as a graceful dance.
	Ship Jin (Symmetry): Represents endless growth and balanced learning. Literally, it means “decimal system,” indicating the value of order in life. Strive to perform this poomse with balance, precision and control.
	Ji Tae (Earth): Represents the changes in the earth. Perform it with an emphasis on rooted stances, to represent connections with the earth.
	Chun Kwon (Sky): Represents the mystery of the sky. The sky has always stimulated the imagination. [The Chun Kwon poosme movements are the exact opposite of the movements of Ji Tae (6) demonstrating the balance of earth and sky] Perform this poomse with the respect for the balance of life, but with the optimism of imagination.
	Han Soo (Water): Represents water, which adjusts to any situation, which can both weak and powerful. Perform this poomse with fluid movements but with power execution.
	Ill Yo (Oneness): Represents the Buddhist goal of enlightenment – the state in which the mind, body and spirit are one. Perform this poomse with a concentration that cannot be disturbed by outside influences.

TAEGEUK_IL-JANG - Form 1

TEAGUEK EE JANG - Form 2

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