Taeguk (Taekwondo)

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Taeguk (in World Taekwondo Federation, or WTF, Taekwondo) refers to the "forms" used to create a foundation for the teaching of Taekwondo. A form (形 or 型) is a detailed pattern of defense-and-attack used in traditional martial arts. The word Taeguk (the Korean pronunciation of Taiji/T'ai Chi) refers to the important principle in east Asian Taoist thought of the union of yin and yang.

All students studying in WTF Kukkiwon style must learn these forms, or Taeguks, to advance to a higher belt level. There are eight Taeguks, each one similar to the previous one, but each time with more complicated techniques to display the students' mastery of the techniques learned during lessons as well as the ability to interconnect these techniques.

Each Taeguk symbolizes a specific state thought to be indicative of the belt the student currently holds before gaining a new belt, and is represented in WTF Taekwondo by trigrams similar to those found in the four corners of the South Korean flag.

In order to receive a Black Belt, the student must perform all Taeguks consecutively.

Each Dan (degree of Black Belt) also has its own associated form, required for belt testing. The first degree form for the WTF is called Koryo.

The Palgwe forms are a slightly older, somewhat similar supplemental group of WTF pumse. There are eight Palgwe forms that also represent eight trigrams from I-Ching.

The International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) has its own sequence of pumse. They are named after figures from Korean history and are less formulaic than the WTF's Taeguk and Palgwe pumse. The first nine, which are required for 1st degree black belt, are named after significant Korean historical figures or concepts: Chonji, Dangun, Dosan, Wonhyo, Yulgok, Junggon, Toegye, Hwarang, and Chungmu.

Various schools sometimes insert one of a variety of other forms before Taeguk Il-jang"

Contents 1 Taeguks by Belt Level 1.1 Eighth Gup 1.2 Seventh Gup 1.3 Sixth Gup 1.4 Fifth Gup 1.5 Fourth Gup 1.6 Third Gup 1.7 Second Gup 1.8 First Gup 1.9 First Degree Black Belt 1.10 Second Degree Black Belt 2 External links

[edit] Taeguks by Belt Level

Many schools require that form practice begins with a bow to the flag and/or instructor, however the motions of the forms themselves do not require the bow, nor is it necessary in personal practice.

[edit] Eighth Gup

(Taegeuk Il-jang)

• Turn 90° to the left into a walking stance with left foot forward; left low block
• Step forward into walking stance with right foot forward; right hand middle punch
• Turn 180° over your right shoulder into a walking stance with right foot forward; right low block
• Step forward into walking stance with left foot forward; left hand middle punch
• Turn 90° to the left into a front stance with left foot forward; left low block; right middle punch
• Turn 90° to the right into a walking stance with right foot forward; left inside block
• Step forward into walking stance with left foot forward; right hand middle punch
• Turn 180° over your left shoulder into a walking stance with left foot forward; right inside block
• Step forward into walking stance with right foot forward; left hand middle punch
• Turn 90° to the right into a front stance with right foot forward; right low block; left middle punch
• Turn 90° to the left into a walking stance with left foot forward; left high block
• Right front kick, foot placed down into walking stance with right foot forward; right middle punch
• Turn 180° over your right shoulder into a walking stance with right foot forward; right high block
• Left front kick, foot placed down into walking stance with left foot forward; left middle punch
• Turn 90° to the right into a front stance with left foot forward; left low block
• Step forward into a front stance with right foot forward; right middle punch; gyiup

[edit] Seventh Gup

(Taegeuk Ee-jang)

• Turn 90 degrees to the left into a walking stance with left foot forward; left arm low block
• Step forward into front stance with right foot forward; right arm middle punch
• Turn 180 degrees to the right into walking stance with right foot forward; right arm low block
• Step forward into front stance with left foot forward; left arm middle punch
• Turn 90 degrees to the left into walking stance with left foot forward; right arm middle block
• Step forward into walking stance with right foot forward; left arm middle block
• Turn 90 degrees to the left into walking stance with left foot forward; left arm low block
• Right foot front snap kick, landing in front stance with right foot forward; right arm high punch
• Turn 180 degrees to the right into walking stance with right foot forward; right arm low block
• Left foot front snap kick, landing in front stance with left foot forward; left arm high punch
• Turn 90 degrees to the left into walking stance with left foot forward; left arm rising block
• Step forward into walking stance with right foot forward; right arm rising block
• Turn 270 degrees to the left into walking stance with left foot forward; right arm middle block
• Turn 180 degrees to the right into walking stance with right foot forward; left arm middle block
• Turn 90 degrees to the left into walking stance with left foot forward; left arm low block
• Right foot front snap kick, landing in walking stance with right foot forward; right arm middle punch
• Left foot front snap kick, landing in walking stance with left foot forward; left arm middle punch
• Right foot front snap kick, landing in walking stance with right foot forward; right arm middle punch; kiap

[edit] Sixth Gup

(Taegeuk Sam-Jang)

• Turn to left hand side of flag/instructor, left Low Block
• Right side Front Kick, right punch, left punch
• Turn behind flag to right hand side of flag/instructor, right Low Block
• Left side Front Kick,left punch, right punch
• Turn to flag/instructor, right hand Knife Hand Neck Strike
• Left hand Knife Hand Neck Strike
• Turn to left hand side of flag/instructor, left hand Guarding Block in Back Stance
• Right punch in Front Stance
• Turn to right hand side of flag/instructor, right hand Guarding Block in Back Stance
• Left punch in Front Stance
• Turn to flag/instructor, right hand Inside Middle Block
• left hand Inside Middle Block
• 270 degree turn to right hand side of flag/instructor, left Low Block
• Right side Front Kick, right punch, left punch
• Turn to left hand side of flag/instructor, right Low Block
• Left side Front Kick,left punch, right punch
• Turn away from flag/instructor, left Low Block, reverse (right) punch
• Right Low Block, reverse (left) punch
• Left Front Kick, left Low Block, reverse (right) punch
• Right Front Kick, right Low Block, reverse (left) punch, kihap with punch
• Turn to flag/instructor, using right foot as a pivot.
• Stand at attention

[edit] Fifth Gup

(Taegeuk Saa-jang)

• Left Back Stance, Middle Guarding Knife Hand Block
• Right Walking Stance, Middle Spear Finger Strike
• Right Back Stance, Middle Guarding Knife Hand Block
• Left Walking Stance, Middle Spear Finger Strike
• 90 degree turn Left into Left Walking Stance, Swallow Knife Hand Strike (right hand striking, left hand blocking)
• Right Front Kick, into Right Walking Stance, Right hand punch
• Left Sidekick, into Left Back Stance, Right Sidekick, into Right Back Stance, Middle Guarding Knife Hand Block
• 270 degree t urn into Right Back Stance, In-Out Forearm Block
• Right Foot Front Kick to the Left, back to Right Back Stance and Right hand Out-In Forearm Block
• Stance shift to Left Back Stance, In-Out Forearm Block
• Left Foot Front Kick to the Right, back to Left Back Stance and Left hand Out-In Forearm Block
• 90 degrees Left into Left Walking Stance, Swallow Knife Hand Strike (Left Blocking and Right Striking)
• Right Foot Front Kick into Right Walking Stance, Right hand Backfist Strike
• 90 degrees Left into Left Walking Stance, Left hand Out-In Forearm Block, Reverse punch
• 180 degrees Right into Right Walking Stance, Right hand Out-In Forearm Block, Reverse punch
• 90 degrees Left into Left Walking Stance, Left hand Out-In Forearm Block, Reverse punch, punch
• Right Walking Stance, Right hand Out-In Forearm Block, Reverse punch, punch; Kihap
• Turn to flag/instructor, using right foot as a pivot.
• Stand at attention (Barro)

[edit] Fourth Gup

(Taegeuk O-jang)

• Turn Left into Left Front Stance, Left hand Low Block
• Left foot comes back next to the right foot, Left hand Hammer Fist downwards
• Turn Right into Right Front Stance, Right Hand Low Block
• Right foot comes back next to the left foot, Right hand Hammer Fist downwards
• Advance forward into Left Front Stance, Left hand Out-In Forearm Block, Right hand Out-In Forearm Block
• Right foot Front Snap Kick into Right Front Stance, Right hand Backfist, Left hand Out-In Forearm Block
• Left foot Front Snap Kick into Left Front Stance, Left hand Backfist, Right hand Out-In Forearm Block
• Advance Right foot forward into Left Back Stance, Right hand Back Fist as side attack
• Left foot 90 degrees to the right into Right Back Stance, Middle Guarding Knife Hand Block
• Right Front Stance, Right hand precision Elbow Strike
• Left Back Stance, Middle Guarding Knife Hand Block
• Left Front Stance, Left hand precision Elbow Strike
• 90 degrees Left into Left Front Stance, Left hand Low Block, Right hand Out-In Forearm Block
• Right foot Front Snap Kick into Right Front Stance, Right hand Low Block, Left hand Out-In Forearm Block
• 90 degrees Left into Left Walking Stance, Left hand High Block
• Right foot Sidekick and Right hand punch together into Right Front Stance, Left hand Elbow Strike targeting Right hand
• 180 degrees into Right Walking Stance, Right hand High Block
• Left foot Sidekick and Right hand punch together into Left Front Stance, Right hand Elbow Strike targeting Left hand
• 90 degrees Left into Left Front Stance, Left hand Low Block, Right hand Out-In Forearm Block
• Right foot Front Snap Kick jump executing Rolling Backfist, land in an X-Stance Right foot planted Left foot on ball of foot; Kihap.
• Turn to flag/instructor, using right foot as a pivot.
• Stand at attention (Barro)

[edit] Third Gup

(Taegeuk Yuk-jang)

• From Junbi Stance
• Turn 90 degrees left into Left Front Stance, Left hand Low Block
• Right Leg Front kick
• place kicking leg behind the left foot into a Back Stance while at the same time do a Left In-out Forearm Block.
• Turn 180 degrees to the right into left Right Front Stance, Right hand Low Block
• Left Leg Front Kick
• place kicking leg behind the right foot into a Back Stance while at the same time do a Right In-out Forearm Block.
• Turn 90 degrees to the left into a Left Front Stance, Right hand Middle Chop Block
• Right Leg Roundhouse Kick (Some Schools Kiap), and drop into Horse Stance facing 90 degrees left
• Step into a Left Font Stance, left In-out Forearm Block, Right hand Middle Punch
• Right leg Front Kick stepping into right Front Stance, left middle punch
• Turn 180 degrees right into right Front Stance, Right hand In-out Forearm Block, left hand middle punch
• Left Leg Front Kick stepping into Left Front Stance, Right hand Punch
• Turn 90 degrees left into a Ready Stance, bring both hands crossed over the head and do a slow Double Low Block
• Step into Right Front Stance, Left hand Middle Chop Block
• Left Leg Round House Kick (Kiap), and drop then spin 270 degrees right
• Right Front Stance, Right hand Low Block
• Left Leg Front Kick
• place kicking leg behind the right foot into a Back Stance while at the same time do a Right In-out Forearm Block.
• Turn 180 degrees to the left into left Left Front Stance, Left hand Low Block
• Right Leg Front kick
• place kicking leg behind the left foot into a Back Stance while at the same time do a left in-out forearm block.
• Taking right foot, step 90 degrees to the right into a Left Leg Front Back Stance, Right double edge knife Block
• Stepping back into Right Leg front Back Stance, Left double edge knife block
• Stepping back into Left Front Stance, Left low pushing Block, Right hand Middle Punch
• Stepping back into Right Front Stance, Right low Pushing Block, Left hand Middle Punch (Kiap)
• Return to Junbi Stance

[edit] Second Gup

(Taegeuk Chil-jang)

[edit] First Gup

(Taegeuk Pal-jang)

• Left foot forward Back Stance, Double fist block
• Left foot step out into left Front Stance, Right hand Reverse punch
• Raise right knee and do a left foot jumping Front Snap Kick
• Land into left foot Front Stance,Left hand Out-In Forearm Block, Right hand punch, Left hand punch
• Right foot step forward into Front Stance, Right hand punch (Some schools may add a Kihap here)
• Turn 90° left, reverse Front Stance stance, Right arm Forearm Block, left arm foreleg block.
• Shift into Front Stance, slow upset strike
• Step across, reverse Front Stance stance, Right arm Forearm Block, left arm foreleg block.
• Shift into Front Stance, slow upset strike
• Rotate 270° left into a knifehand guarding block, reverse punch, Front Snap Kick landing behind, step back twive.
• 90° left turn, knifehand guarding block in cat stance with left foot forward Front Snap Kick off the front leg, landing in front. Reverse punch, pull back into a cat stance with a push block (hand pulls back to protect the groin).
• 180° right turn, knifehand guarding block in cat stance with left foot forward. Front Snap Kick off the front leg, landing in front. Reverse punch, pull back into a cat stance with a push block.
• 90° left turn, lower guarding block (left closed fist on solar plexus, right fist in foreleg block)
• Left forward kick, brought back to the knee then a second forward kick is launched (i.e. jumping). (Some schools add a kihup at the point of impact)
• Land into left foot Front Stance, Left hand Out-In Forearm Block, Right hand Reverse punch, Left hand Reverse punch

[edit] First Degree Black Belt

(Koryo)

[edit] Second Degree Black Belt

(Keumgang)

[edit] External links

• List of Taegeuk forms(Movies)
• Pictures of Taegeuk forms
• Taegeuk forms in 3D
• Philosophy of the Taeguk forms
• Philosophy behind Taeguk and Palgwe forms