Eclipse Taekwondo

03/26/2014

03/26/2014

Black Stripe I Pattern- Choong Moo Tul (30 Movements)- The given name to the great Yi Sun Sin of the Yi Dynasty. He was reputed to have invented the first armored battleship (kobukson), which was the precursor of the present day submarine in 1592 A.D. The reason why this pattern ends up with a left-hand attack is to symbolize his regrettable death having no chance to show his unrestrained potentiality checked by the forced reservation of his loyalty to the king.

Black Stripe II Pattern- Free Sparring Pattern #10

02/28/2014

Red Belt Pattern (signifies danger, cautioning the student to exercise control and warning the opponent to stay away.)
Hwan Rang Tul (29 Movements)- Named after the Hwa-Rang youth group which originated in the Silla Dynasty about 1350 years ago. This group eventually became the actual driving force for the unification of the three Kingdoms of Korea. The 29 movements refer to the 29th infantry division, where Tae Kwon Do developed into maturity.
Free Sparring Pattern #9

02/28/2014

Red Stripe Pattern- Toi Gye Tul (37 Movements)- The penname of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16th A.D.), an authority in neo-Confucianism. The 37 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on the 37th latitude, the diagram (+) represents "scholar."
Free Sparring Pattern #8

02/14/2014

Congratulations to the new green stripes!

02/12/2014

Belt testing for some yellow belts Thursday.

02/12/2014

Blue Belt Pattern (signifies the Heaven towards which the plant matures into a towering tree as training in Tae Kwon Do progresses)-
Joong Gun Tul (32 movements)- Named after the patriot An Joong Gun who assassinated Hiro Bumi Ito, the first Japanese Governor General of Korea, known as the man who played the leading part of the Korea-Japan merger. There are 32 movements in this pattern to represent Mr. An's Age when he was executed at Liu-Shung prison (1910.)
Free Sparring Pattern #7