Phase 2/3 Pattern Workshop – Joong-Gun, Toi-Gye & Hwa Rang

Joong-Gun Facts

1. Joong Gun is named after the patriot Ahn Joong Gun who assassinated Hiro Bumi Ito, the first Japanese governor general of Korea
2. Joong-Gun has 32 moves
3. The 32 movements of this pattern represent the age Ahn Joong Gun was executed

Toi-Gye Facts

1. Toi-Gye is the pen name of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16th century), an authority on neo Confucianism
2. Toy-Gye has 37 moves
3. The 37 movements of the pattern refer to his birthplace on 37 latitude
4. The diagram represents the scholar

Hwa Rang Facts

1. Hwa Rang is named after the Hwa-Rang youth group, which originated in the Silla Dynasty about 600 AD
2. Hwa Rang has 29 moves
3. This group eventually became the actual driving force for the unification of the three Kingdoms of Korea
4. The 29 movements refer to the 29th Infantry Division, where Tae kwon-Do developed into maturity