ITF Forms (Hyungs):

Chon-Ji

Dan-Gun

Do-San

Won-Hyo

Yul-Gok

Chung-Gun

Toi-Gye

Hwa-Rang

Chung-Mu

Chon-Ji

(19 Movements) - White Belt Form

Means literally "Heaven and Earth", and is in the Orient, interpreted as the creation of the world and the beginning of human history. Therefore, it is the initial pattern learned by the beginner. The pattern consists of two parts - one to represent Heaven, the other, the Earth.

Count	Direction	Stance	Technique
	Front	Ready	Chunbee
1.	Left 90°	Front	Low block
2.		Front	Middle Punch
3.	Right 180	Front	Right Low Block
4.		Front	Middle Punch
5.	Left 90	Front	Low Block
6.		Front	Middle Punch
7.	Right 180	Front	Low Block
8.		Front	Middle Punch
9.	Left 90	Back	Inside-Outside Block
10.		Front	Middle Punch
11.	Right 120	Back	Inside-Outside Block
12.		Front	Middle Punch
13.	Left 90	Back	Inside-Outside Block
14.		Front	Middle Punch
15.	Right 120	Back	Inside-Outside Block
16.		Front	Middle Punch
17.		Front	Middle Punch
18.		Front	Back-Step Middle Punch
19.		Front	Back-Step Middle Punch - Kihop

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Dan-Gun

(21 Movements) - Yellow Belt Form

Named after the Holy Dan-Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 B.C.

Count	Direction	Stance	Technique
	Front	Ready	Chunbee
1	Left 90	Back	Middle Knife-Hand block
2		Front	High Punch
3	Right 180	Back	Middle Knife-Hand block
4		Front	High Punch
5	Left 90	Front	Low Block
6		Front	High Punch
7		Front	High Punch
8		Front	High Punch - Kihop
9	Left 270	Back	C-Block
10		Front	High Punch
11	Right 180	Back	C-Block
12		Front	High Punch
13	Left 90	Front	Low Block
14		Front	* High Block
15		Front	High Block
16		Front	High Block
17		Front	High Block
18	Left 270	Horse	Knife Hand Strike
19		Front	High Punch
20	Right 180	Horse	Knife Hand Strike
21		Front	High Punch

* movement performed on same count as previous

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Do-San

(24 Movements) - Orange Belt Form

Do-San is the pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Chang Ho (1876-1938) who devoted his life to furthering the education of Korea and its independent movement.

Count	Direction	Stance		Technique
	Front	Ready	Chunbee
1.	Left 90	Front	Inside-Outside Block
2.			* Middle reverse punch
3.	Right 180	Front	Inside-Outside Block
4.			* Middle reverse punch
5.	Left 90	Back	Middle Knife Hand Guarding Block
6.		Front	Quansu (right hand extended) - Kihop
7.	Left 360	Front	Back Fist Strike
8.		Front	Back Fist Strike
9.	Left 270	Front	Inside-Outside Block
10.			* Middle reverse punch
11.	Right 180	Front	Inside-Outside Block
12.			* Middle Reverse Punch
13.	Left 135	Front	Collar Grab
14.			Right Front Snap Kick High
15.			* Punch Right
16.			* Punch Left
17.	Right 90	Front	Collar Grab
18.			Left Front Snap Kick
19.			* Punch Left
20.			* Punch Right
21.	Left 45	Front	High Block
22.		Front	High Block
23.	Left 270	Horse	Knife Hand Strike
24.	Right 180	Horse	Jump Knife Hand Strike - Kihop

* movement performed on same count as previous

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Won-Hyo

(28 Movements) - Green Belt Form (low green)

Was the noted monk who introduced Buddhusm to the Silla Dynasty in the year of 686 A.D.

Count	Direction	Stance	Technique
	Front	Chereyhet	Closed Hands - Ready Strike high
1.	Left 90	Back Stance	C-Block
2.			* Knife hand strike
3.			* High Punch
4.	Right 180	Back Stance	C-Block
5.			* Knife hand strike
6.			* High Punch
7.	Left 90	Ready Stance
8.			* Side Kick & Punch
9.			Knife hand block
10.			Knife hand block
11.			Knife hand block
12.			Quansu - Kihop
13.	Left 270	Back Stance	C-Block
14.			* Knife hand strike
15.			* High Punch
16.	Right 180	Back Stance	C-Block
17.			* Knife hand strike
18.			* High Punch
19.	Left 90		Low sweeping block
20.			Front Snap Kick
21.			* Middle Punch
22.			* Low sweeping block
23.			Front Snap Kick
24.			* Middle Punch
25.		Ready Stance
26.			* Side Kick & Middle Punch
27.	Left 270	Back stance	Fighting Stance
28.	Right 180	Back Stance	Fighting Stance
		Chereyhet	Closed Hands - Ready Strike High

* movement performed on same count as previous

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Yul-Gok

(38 Movements) - Blue Belt Form (low blue)

Is the pseudonym of the great philosopher Yi 1 (1538-1584 A.D.) nicknamed the "Confucious of Korea". The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on the 38th parallel and the diagram (*) represents scholar.

Count	Direction	Stance	Technique
	Front	Ready	Chumbee
1.	Step Left - Front	Horse Stance	Slow Punch Middle (Force)
2.			* Middle Punch
3.			* Middle Punch
4.	Step Right - Front	Horse Stance	Slow Punch Middle (Force)
5.			* Middle Punch
6.			* Middle Punch
7.	Right 45	Front	Inside-Outside Block
8.			Left Front Snap Kick
9.		Front	* Middle Punch
10.			* Middle Punch
11.	Left 90	Front	Inside-Outside Block
12.			Right Front Snap Kick
13.		Front	* Middle Punch
14.			* Middle Punch
15.	Step Center (right)	Front	wipe arm
16.			* wipe arm
17.			* Middle Punch
18.	Step forward	Front	wipe arm
19.			* wipe arm
20.			* Middle Punch
21.		Front	Middle Punch - Kihop
22.	Front	Ready Stance Left Side
23.			* Side Kick Left
24.		Front	* Right elbow strike into left hand
25.	Back	Ready Stance Right Side
26.			* Side Kick Right
27.		Front	*Left elbow strike into right hand
28.	Left 90	Back	Open hand C block left
29.		Front	* Qwan-Su
30.	Right 180°	Back	Open hand C block right
31.		Front	* Qwan Su
32.	Left 90	Front	Left outer forearm block
33.			* Middle Punch
34.		Front	Right outer forearm block
35.			* Middle Punch
36.		Jump X Stance	Left hammer fist high - KiHop
37.	Right 270°	Front	Twin forearm Guarding Block
38.	Left 180°	Front	Twin forearm Guarding Block

* movement performed on same count as previous

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Chung-Gun

(32 Movements) – Temp 3rd Degree Brown Belt Form

Is named after the patriot An-Chung Gun who assassinated Hiro Bumi Ito, the first Japanese governor-general of Korea, known as the man who played the leading part in the Korea-Japan merger. The thirty-two movements in this pattern represent Mr. An's age when he was executed at Lui-Shung prison in 1910.

Count	Direction	Stance	Technique
	Front	Chereyhet	Closed hands - Ready Strike middle
1.	Left 90	Back Stance	Reverse Knife Hand
2.		Back Stance	Front snap kick (Left Leg)
3.			* Push up block
4.	Right 180	Back Stance	Reverse Knife Hand
5.		Back Stance	Front snap kick (Right Leg)
6.			* Push up block
7.	Left 90	Back Stance	Middle knife hand guarding block
8.		Front Stance	* Elbow strike
9.		Back Stance	Middle knife hand guarding block
10.		Front Stance	* Elbow strike
11.		Front Stance	Double upper cut punch collar
12.		Front Stance	Double upper cut punch middle
13.	left 180		* X-block high - Kihop
14.	left 90	Back Stance	Inside-Outside block
15.		Front Stance	Inside-Outside block (Sweeping motion)
16.			* Middle punch
17.	right 180	Back Stance	Inside-Outside block
18.		Front Stance	Inside-Outside block (Sweeping motion)
19.			* Middle punch
20.	left 90	Front Stance	Double forearm block
21.		Horse Stance	Middle punch (Left)
22.			Side kick (right)
23.		Front Stance	* Double forearm block
24.		Horse Stance	Middle punch (right)
25.			Side kick
26.		Back Stance	* Middle knife hand guarding block
27.		Front Stance	* Left Rising/Right Pressing block
28.		Back Stance	Middle knife hand guarding block
29.		Front Stance	* Right Rising/Left Pressing block
30.		Chereyhet	Left Ready Fists (Left up/ right down at middle)
31.		Back Stance	Right Staff Block
32.		Back Stance	Fists middle - Left Staff Block - Kihop
		Chereyhet	Closed Hands - Ready Strike Middle

* movement performed on same count as previous

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Toi-Gye

(37 Movements) - 2nd Degree Brown Belt Form (Temp)

Is the pen name of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16th century A.D.) an athority on Neo-confucianism. The 37 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on the 37th parallel, and the diagram (*) means scholar.

Count	Direction		Stance	Technique
			Chereyhet	Closed Hands - Ready Strike Low
1		Left 90	Back Stance	Back Fist Strike High
2			Front Stance	Right Low Grab, Left High Block head
3		Right 90	Chereyhet Stance	* Right High Fist Block, Left Low Fist Block
4		Right 90	Back Stance	Back Fist Strike High
5			Front Stance	Left Low Grab, Right High Block head
6		Left 90	Chereyhet Stance	* Left High Fist Block, Right Low Fist Block
7			Front Stance	X-block low front
8				Collar Grab
9				Front snap kick high
10			Front	* High Punch
11				* High Punch
12		Left 90	Chereyhet	Closed Fists Ready (Fist facing belt)
13		Left 90	Horse	Mountain block
14		Right 90		Mountain block
15		Right 90		Mountain block
16		Left 90		Mountain bock
17		Right 90		Mountain block
18		Right 90		Mountain block
19			Back	Low fists block
20			Front	* Open hand neck grab
21				Knee to face - Kihop
22		Left 180	Back	* Middle Knife hand guarding block
23				Front Snap Kick
24			Horse	* Spear finger strike
25		Left 90	Back	Middle Knife hand guarding block
26				Front snap kick
27			Horse	* Spear finger strike
28			Back	Left fist low block, Right high backfist strike (Low grab - Pull high => bowman stance)
29			X Stance	Jump X-block low front (side stance) - Kihop
30			Front	* Twin forearm block
31		Left 270	Back	Low knife hand guarding block
32			Front	* Sweeping inside-outside block
33		Right 180	Back	Low knife hand guarding block
34			Front	* Sweeping inside-outside block
35				* Sweeping inside-outside block
36				* Sweeping inside-outside block
37			Horse Stance	* Middle punch - Kihop
			Chereyhet	Closed Hands - Ready Strike Low

* movement performed on same count as previous

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Hwa-Rang

(29 Movements) - 1st Degree Brown Belt Form (Temp)

Is named after the Hwarangdo youth group which originated in the Silla Dynasty around 620 A.D. This group eventually became the driving force in the unification of the three kingdoms of Korea. (Silla, Koguryo, and Baek Je).

Count	Direction		Stance	Technique
			Chereyhet	Low Crossed Knife Hands Ready Stance
1		Front	Horse	Left Palm Strike - 45°-Right
2				* Punch
3				* Punch
4		90° Right	Right Back	C Block
5				* Left Upper Punch (Underarm)
6				* Right Middle Punch
7			L-Stance	* Hammer Knife Hand Downward strike
8			Front Stance	Left Middle Punch
9		Left 90°	Front Stance	Low Block
10			Front Stance	Right Middle Punch
		Left 90°	Ready Stance	Right Fist in Left Hand
11				Right Middle Side Kick
12			Horse Stance	* Knife Hand Strike
13			Front Stance	Left Middle Punch
14			Front Stance	Right Middle Punch - Kihop
15		Left 270°	Back Stance	Left Middle Knife Hand Guarding Block
16			Front Stance	Right Quan Su
17		Left 180°	Back Stance	Left Middle Knife Hand Guarding Block
18				* Middle Breaking Round House
19				* Middle Breaking Round House
20			Back Stance	* Left Middle Knife Hand Guarding Block
21		Left 90°	Front Stance	Low Block
22			Back Stance	* Reverse Punch (Right)
23			Back Stance	Reverse Punch (Left)
24			Back Stance	Reverse Punch (Right)
25			Front Stance	* X-Block Low
26			Reverse Back Stance	Elbow Strike (facing back to start) - Kihop
27		Left 180°	Chereyhet Stance	Twisting block - Right High/Left Low
				* Twisting block - Left High/Right Low
28			Back Stance	Left Middle Knife Hand Guarding Block
29		Right 180°	Back Stance	Right Middle Knife Hand Guarding Block
			Chereyhet	Low Crossed Knife Hands Ready Stance

* movement performed on same count as previous

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Chung-Mu

(30 Movements) - 1st Degree Brown Belt Form

Was the name given to the great Admiral 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.

Count	Direction		Stance	Technique
		Front	Chunbee
1		Left 90°	Left Back Stance	Knife Hand C-Block
2			Right Front Stance	High Left Knife Hand Block & High Right Reverse Knife hand strike
3		Right 180°	Right Back Stance	Middle knife hand block
4			Left Front Stance	Left Spear Finger Strike
5		Left 90°	Left Back Stance	Left Middle Knife Hand Block
6		Right 180°		Right Middle Side Kick
7		Left 180°	Left Back Stance	* Left Middle Knife Hand Block
8		Two Steps Forward		Right Flying Side Kick
9			Left Back Stance	* Left Middle Knife-hand Block
10		Left 270°	Left Back Stance	Left Low Fist Block
11				* Left Knife Hand Neck Grab
12				Right Knee Strike to Face Kihop
13		Left 180°	Left Front Stance	* Right High Ridge Hand Strike to Temple
14				Right Middle Breaking RoundHouse Kick
15				* Left Middle Reverse Kick
		Left 225°	Right Fighting Stance
16				Left High Breaking Round House Kick
17		Right 135°	Right Back Stance	* Right Staff Grab
18		Jump Left 360°	Right Back Stance	Right Middle Knife-Hand Block
19			Left Back Stance	Right Low Palm-Heel Groin Strike
20			Left Back Stance	* Left Low Block, Right High Backfist Strike
21			Right Front Stance	Right Quansu
22		Left 270°	Left Front Stance	Left Twin Forearm Block
23			Right Back Stance	Right Forefist Strike
24				* Right Backfist Strike
25		Left 180°		Right Middle Side-Kick
26				* Left Middle Side-Kick
27		Right 180°	Right Back Stance	* Right High Knife-Hand X-Block
28			Left Front Stance	Double Knife-Hand Rising Block
29		Right 180°	Right Front Stance	Right High Block
30				Left Middle Punch Kihop
			Chunbee

* movement performed on same count as previous

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Kwon Gae

(39 Movements) - 1st Dan Black Belt Form

Is named after the famous Kwang-Gae-Toh-Wang (375-418), the 19^th King of the Koguryo Dynasty, who regained all the lost territories including the greater part of Manchuria. The diagram ( ) represents the expansion and recovery of lost territory. The 39 movements refer to the first two figures of 391 A.D., the year he came to the throne.

Count	Direction		Stance	Technique
		Front	Chunbee	Sky View
1		Front	Chunbee	Sidekick/Arm sweep/Ready Strike Middle?
2		Front	Front	Right Upper-Cut Punch Middle
3			Front	Left Upper-Cut Punch Middle
4			Horse	Right Hand Palm Block
5		Stepping Back	Back	Left Knife Hand Block Low
6			Horse	Left Hand Palm Block
7		Stepping Back	Back	Right Knife Hand Block Low
8			Back	Middle Knife Hand Block
9			Back	Middle Knife Hand Block
10		Step Back left 180°	Front	Right Hand Rising Block
11			Front	Left Hand Rising Block
12				Chunbee – Hands Sweep Right Fist to Left Palm
13				Double Side Kick Left
14
15				Right Knife Hand Strike Left (Block Head)
16				Left Hammer Fist
17				Double Side Kick Right
18
19				Left Knife Hand Strike Right (Block Head)
20				Right Hammer Fist
21				Pressing Rising Block
22				Pressing Rising Block
23		Right 180°		Back Fist
24		Stepping Back		Twin Forearm Block
25		Stepping Back		Reverse Knife Hand Low Block
26				Spear Hand (Slow)
27		Left 180°		Back Fist
28		Stepping Back		Twin Forearm Block
29		Stepping Back		Reverse Knife Hand Low Block
30				Spear Hand (Slow)
31				Double collar punch
32		Left 90°		Double Middle Punch
33				Front Snap Kick
34		Right 180°		Middle Knife Hand Guarding Block
35				Middle Punch
36				Double Middle Punch
37				Front Snap Kick
38		Right 180°		Middle Knife Hand Guarding Block
39				Middle Punch (KiHop)
		Front	Chunbee	Sky View

* movement performed on same count as previous

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Po-Eun

(36 Movements) - 2^nd Dan Black Belt Form

Po-Eun (1337-1392) is also known as Mong Ju Chung who was a famous poet whose poem “I would not serve a second master though I might be crucified a hundred times” is known to every Korean. He was also a pioneer in the field of physics. The diagram (-) represents his unerring loyalty to the king and country towards the end of the Koryo Dynasty.

Count	Direction		Stance	Technique
		Front	Chunbee	Sky View
				Fists Left
				Right Side Kick – Strike Left Fists
				Ready Stance Fists Right
				Inside-out Right High, Left Low
				Inside-out Right Low, Left High
				Twin Inside Out High
				Hand In Fist Right
				Right Punch (Left Hand On Bicep)
				Hand in Fist Left
				Left Punch (Right Hand on Bicep)
				Left Hand Sweep Low (Right Hand Stops wrist)
				Staff Block Right
				Twin Elbow Block (back)
				Left Fist Low, Right Fist High
				Right Fist Sweep Low, (Left hand stops wrist)
				Low twin ridge hand block
				Fists right
				Right Side Kick – Strike Left Fists
				Ready Stance Fists Right
				Inside-out Right High, Left Low
				Inside-out Right Low, Left High
				Twin Inside Out High
				Hand In Fist Right
				Right Punch (Left Hand On Bicep)
				Hand in Fist Left
				Left Punch (Right Hand on Bicep)
				Left Hand Sweep Low (Right Hand Stops wrist)
				Staff Block Right
				Twin Elbow Block (back)
				Left Fist Low, Right Fist High
				Right Fist Sweep Low, (Left hand stops wrist)
				Low twin ridge hand block
			Chunbee	Sky View

* movement performed on same count as previous

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