RED BELT 2ND KUP

BLACK SIGNIFIES - THE OPPOSITE TO WHITE THEREFORE SIGNIFYING THE MATURITY AND PROFICIENCY IN TAEKWON-DO ALSO INDICATES THE WEARERS IMPERVIOUSNESS TO DARKNESS AND FEAR

2ND KUP PATTERN - HWA-RANG 29 MOVEMENTS

PATTERN MEANING - HWA-RANG IS NAMED AFTER THE HWA-RANG YOUTH GROUP WHICH ORIGINATED IN THE SILLA DYNASTY AROUND 600 A.D THIS GROUP EVENTUALLY BECAME THE ACTUAL DRIVING FORCE FOR UNIFICATION OF THE 3 KINGDOMS OF KOREA THE 29 MOVEMENTS REFER TO THE 29TH INFANTRY DIVISION WHERE TAEKWON-DO DEVELOPED INTO MATURITY

CLOSED READY STANCE 'C' - MOA JUNBI SOGI 'C'

PALM PUSHING BLOCK - SONBADAK MIRO MAKGI

UPWARD PUNCH - OLLYO JIRUGI

SLIDING - MIKULGI

KNIFE HAND DOWNWARD STRIKE - SONKAL NAERYO TAERIGI

INNER FOREARM SIDE FRONT BLOCK - AN PALMOK YOPAP MAKGI