Taegeuk 3 Jang symbolizes the "Ree", one of the 8 divination signs, which represents "hot and bright". This is to encou-rage the trainees to harbor a sense of justice and ardor for training. A successful accomplishment of this poomsae will give the trainees a promotion to a blue belter. New actions are sonnal mokchigi, sonnal makki and the dwitkubi stance.

This poomsae is characterized by successive makki and jireugi, chagi and continued jireugi. Emphasis is laid on the counterattacks against the opponent's attack. The 6th Kup-grade trainees can practice this poomsae.

Taegeuk 4 Jang symbolizes the "Jin", one of the 8 divination signs, which represents the thunder meaning great power and dignity. New techniques are sonnal momtongmakki, pyonsonkkeuttzireugi, jebipoom mokchigi, yopchagi, momtong bakkatmakki, deungjumeok olgulapchigi, It is characterized by various movements in preparation for the kyorugi and lots of dwitkubi seogi cases. The 5th Kup-grade trainees pract

Taegeuk 5 Jang symbolizes the "Son", one of the 8 divination signs, which represents the wind, meaning both mighty force and calmness according to its strength and weakness. New movements are mejumeok naeryochigi, palkup dollyo-chigi, palkup pyojeokchigi and such stances as kkoaseogi, wenseogi and oreunseogi. This is characterized by the successive makki such as araemakki and momtongmakki and also the chigi by tumbling after jumping. The 4th Kup grade trainees

Taegeuk 6 Jang symbolizes the "Kam", one of the 8 divination signs, which represents water, meaning incessant flow and softness. New movements are hansonnal olgul bitureo makki, dollyo-chagi, olgul bakkat-makki, arae hecho makki, and batangson momtong-makki.

One should be careful to make the kicking foot land on the ground correctly after dollyo-chagi and to lower the hand by a palm's length at the time of delivering a batangson momtong-makki lower than in the palmok-makki. This is pr

Taegeuk 7 Jang symbolizes the "Kan", one of the 8 divination signs, which represents the mountain, meaning ponderosity and firmness. New movements are sonnal araemakki, batangson kodureomakki, bojumeok kawimakki, mureupchigi, momtong hechomakki, dujumeok jeocho jireugi, arae otkoreo makki, deungjumeok bakkat chigi, pyojeok-chagi, yop-jireugi and such stances as beomseogi and juchumseogi. Smooth connection of movement is important for training. The 2nd Kup-g

Taegeuk 8 Jang symbolizes the "Kon", one of the 8 divination signs, which represents "Yin" and earth, meaning the root and settlement and also the begining and the end. This is the last of the 8 Taegeuk poomsaes, which may enable the trainees to undergo the Dan(black belt) promotion test. New movements are dubal dangseong apchagi, momtong kodureo bakkatmakki, arae kodureo makki, twiochagi, and palkup dollyochigi. Emphasis must be laid on the accuracy of stepping and the difference between jumping-over kick and dubal-dangsong (alternate jumping kick in the air). The 1st Kup-grade trainees practice this poom

Koryo poomsae symbolizes "seonbae", which means a learned man, who is characterized by a strong martial spirit as well as a righteous learned man's spirit. The spirit had been inherited through the ages of Koguryo, Palhae and down to Koryo, which is the background of organizing the Koryo poomsae.

The new techniques appearing in this poomsae are kodeup-chagi, sonnal bakkat-chigi, hansonnal arae-makki, khaljaebi, mureup kkukki, momtong hecho-makki, jumeok pyojeok-jireugi, pyonsonkkeut jeocho-tzireugi, batangson nullo-makki, palkup yop-chagi, mejumeok arae pyojeok-chigi, etc, which only black-belters can practice.

The junbi-seogi is the tongmilgi which requires mental concentration by positioning the hand in between the upper abdomen and the lower abdomen where "sin"(divine) and "jeong"(spirit) converge. The line of poomsae represents the Chinese letter which means "seonbae" or "seonbi", a learned man or a mans

Keumgang (meaning diamond) has the significance of "hardness" and "ponderosity". The Mt. Keumgang on the Korean peninsula, which is regraded as the center of national spirit, and the "Keumgang yoksa" (Kumgang warrior) as named by Buddha, who represents a mightiest warrior, are the background of denominating this poomsae. New techniques introd-uced in this poomsae are batangson teokchigi, hansonnal momtong anmakki, Keumgangmakki, santeulmakki, kheun doltzeogi (large hinge), etc., and the hakdariseogi.

The poomsae line symbolizes a mountain displayed by the Chinese letter. The movements should be powerful and well-balanced so as to befit black-belter's dignity

Taebaek is the name of a mountain with the meaning of "bright mountain", where Tangun, the founder of the nation of Korean people, and the bright mountain symbolizes sacredness of soul and Tangun's thought of "hongik ingan"(human-itarian ideal).

There are numerous sites known as Taeback, but Mt. Paektu, which has been typically known as the cradle of Korean people, is the background of naming the Taebaek poomsae. New technigues introduced in this poomsae are sonnal arae hechomakki, sonnal opeojapki (grabbing), japhin sonmokppaegi (pulling out the caught wrist), Keumgang momtong-makki, doltzeogi(hinge), etc.

The line of poomsae is like a Chinese letter, which symbolizes the bridge between the Heaven and the earth, signifying human beings founded a nation by the Heaven's order. The poomsae movements are largely composed of momtongma

"Pyongwon" means a plain which is a vast stretched-out land. It is the source of life for all the creatures and the field where the human beings live their life.

The poomsae Pyongwon was based on the idea of peace and struggle resulting from the principles of origin and use. The new techniques introduced in this poomsae are palkup ollyochigi, olgul kodureo yop-makki, dangkyo teokchigi, meongyechigi, hechosanteulmakki, etc.

The junbiseogi is the moaseogi wenkyopson (left overlapping hands), which requires concentration of force in the lower abdomen, the source of body strength, as the land is the begining and source of human life. The line of poomsae means the origin and transformation of the p