Taekwon-Do           Home Results Ely TKD About TKD Fun stuff Quiz Gallery Links Guest Book      III Dan           Sam-Il          Yoo-Sin          Choi-Yong        Requirements Sam-Il Tul Yoo-Sin Tul Choi-Yong Tul Foot Sparring BAL MATSOGI Free Sparring JAYU MATSOGI Power: Mid Air Kick 360 TWIO DOLMYO CHAGI Hand Techniques GONG GYOKGI English - Korean Attacking Techniques Double Fist Low Punch Doo Joomuk Najunde Jirugi Sweeping Kick Suroh Chagi U-Shape Punch Digutja Jirugi Waving Kick Doro Chagi Back Hand Horizontal Strike Sondung Soopyong Taerigi Crescent Kick Bandal Chagi Defending Techniques Reverse Knife Hand Wedging Block Sonkal Dung Hechyo Makgi Reverse Knife Hand High Guarding Block Sonkal Dung Daebi Nopunde Makgi X-knife-hand Rising Block Kyocha Sonkal Chookyo Makgi Knife Hand W-Shape Block Sonkal San Makgi Stances Warrior Ready Stance B Moosa Junbi Sogi B Other Side Sole Yop Bal Badak SAM-IL Tul (33 Movements): SAM-IL denotes the historical date of the independence movement of Korea which began throughout the country on March 1, 1919. The 33 movements in the pattern stand for the 33 patriots who planned the movement. YOO-SIN Tul (68 Movements): YOO-SIN is named after General Kim Yoo Sin, a commanding general during the Silla Dynasty. The 68 movements refer to the last two figures of 668 A.D., the year Korea was united. The ready posture signifies a sword drawn on the right rather than left side, symbolizing Yoo Sin's mistake of following his Kings' orders to fight with foreign forces against his own nation . CHOI-YONG Tul (46 Movements): CHOI-YONG is named after General Choi Yong, premier and commander in chief of the armed forces during the 14th century Koryo Dynasty. Choi Yong was greatly respected for his loyalty, patriotism, and humility. He was executed by his subordinate commanders headed by general Yi Sung Gae, who later became the first King of the Lee Dynasty.