BLACK BELT 2nd  DAN

YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW EVERYTHING FROM THE PREVIOUS GRADES

ALSO LEARN ABOUT SOME OF THE HISTORY OF TAEKWON-DO

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND PHILOSOPHIES ON TAEKWON-DO

2ND DAN PATTERNS - EUI- AM     45 MOVEMENTS

                                                          CHOONG-JANG     52 MOVEMENTS

                                         JUCHE     45 MOVEMENTS   or   KO DANG

EUI- AM is the pseudonym of Son Byong Hi, leader of the Korean independence movement on March 1, 1919. The 45 movements refer to his age when he changed the name of Dong Hak (Oriental culture) to Chondo Kyo (Heavenly way religion) in 1905. The diagram represents his Indomitable Spirit, displayed while dedicating himself to the prosperity of his nation.

CHOONG-JANG is the pseudonym given to General Kim Duk Ryang who lived during the Lee Dynasty, 14th century. This pattern ends with a left-hand attack to symbolize the tragedy of his death at 27 in prison before he was able to reach full maturity.

JUCHE is a philosophical idea that man is the master of everything and decides everything. In other words, the idea that man is the master of the world and his own destiny. It is said that this idea was rooted in Baekdu Mountain which symbolizes the spirit of the Korean people. The diagram represents Baekdu mountain.

KO-DANG is the pseudonym of the patriot Cho Man Sik who dedicated his life to the independence movement and education of Korea.

The 39 movements of the pattern show the number of times of his imprisonment