Taegeuk Oh Jang

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Taegeuk Oh Jang is the fifth of eight taekwondo forms in the Taegeuk set practiced by the Kukkiwon and World Taekwondo. A form, or poomsae (also romanized as pumsae or poomse), is a choreographed pattern of defense-and-attack motions. Taegeuk Oh Jang is often (but not universally) practiced by students of Kukkiwon/WT-style taekwondo with rank of 4th geup. Fourth geup students of Kukkiwon/WTF-style taekwondo practice this form in order to advance to the next rank (3rd geup).

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Etymology

The taegeuk symbol Taegeuk.svg
The taegeuk symbol

The word taegeuk (Korean : 태극; Hanja : 太極, Korean pronunciation: [tʰɛgɯk̚] ) refers to the universe from which all things and values are derived. [1] [2] It is also the symbol that makes up the center of the flag of South Korea and the source for its name, taegeukgi (hangul: 태극기, where gi means "flag"). [3] The taegeuk is commonly associated with Korean Taoism philosophical values [4] as well as Korean shamanism. [5]

The word oh is the number 5 in the Sino-Korean numbering system. The word jang translates roughly as "chapter" or "part". Taegeuk Oh Jang translates as "Part 5 of the Taegeuk".

Symbolism

The floor pattern (or yeon-mu) of each taegeuk poomsae is three parallel lines. On each line, a 180 degree turn is performed.

The floor pattern of each taegeuk poomsae then represents three broken or solid lines, called trigrams or gwae (bagua in Chinese). Each trigram (gwae) corresponds to a natural element.

The Pal Gwae or 八卦 Bāguà—The eight trigrams
乾 Qián
☰		兌 Duì
☱		離 Lí
☲		震 Zhèn
☳		巽 Xùn
☴		坎 Kǎn
☵		艮 Gèn
☶		坤 Kūn
☷
Heaven/SkyLake/MarshFireThunderWindWaterMountainEarth
天 Tiān澤(泽) Zé火 Huǒ雷 Léi風(风) Fēng水 Shuǐ山 Shān地 Dì
GunTaeYiJinSeonGamGanGon
The first turn of Taegeuk Sa Jang is performed by pivoting in-place. The final two turns are performed by moving the lead foot. This indicates that the associated trigram is a broken line, a solid line, and a solid line. Taegeuk Oh Jang.png
The first turn of Taegeuk Sa Jang is performed by pivoting in-place. The final two turns are performed by moving the lead foot. This indicates that the associated trigram is a broken line, a solid line, and a solid line.

The first turn of Taegeuk Oh Jang is performed by pivoting in-place. The final two turns are performed by moving the lead foot. This indicates that the associated trigram is a broken line, a solid line, and a solid line; this is the trigram for wind ("seon"). The Kukkiwon teaches that this poomsae should be performed with movements that are gentle but unyielding (like the wind). [6]

Techniques

As a poomsae of intermediate difficulty, this form introduces the student to a number of new techniques:

Development

During the 1920s and 1930s many of the pioneers of taekwondo studied karate or Chinese martial arts in which forms practice is seen as an essential element of the martial art. When these pioneers returned to Korea after the Japanese occupation, they incorporated forms practice into their teaching. During the 1960s there were several efforts among these pioneers to unify their styles of martial art and create a consolidated set of forms. In 1965 the Korea Taekwondo Association appointed a committee of representatives from six of the Nine Kwans to develop the forms for what is now called Kukkiwon- or WTF-style taekwondo. [7] The committee consisted of:

In 1967, this committee introduced the Palgwae and Yudanja (Black Belt) forms (including a simpler version of Koryo). In 1971 two additional kwans joined the committee:

This expanded committee went on to develop the Taegeuk forms.

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References

  1. ↑ Gukgiwon (국기원) (2005). Taekwondo textbook. Seoul: 오성출판사. p. 303. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Rogers, William Elford (1994). Interpreting Interpretation: Textual Hermeneutics as an Ascetic Discipline. University Park, Pa: Pennsylvania State University Press. p. 303. ISBN   9780271010618 . Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Korean overseas information service (2003). Handbook of Korea (11. ed.). Seoul: Korean Overseas Information Service. p. 568. ISBN   9788973750054 . Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Kim, Sang Yil; Ro, Young Chan (1984). Hanism as Korean mind : interpretation of Han philosophy. Los Angeles, Calif.: Eastern Academy of Human Sciences. p. 66. ISBN   0932713009 . Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Korea's Sam-Taegeuk Symbol. san-shin.org, dedicated to the sacred mountains of Korea.
  6. ↑ Kim, Soon-Bae (2012). Taekwondo Textbook. Seoul: Kukkiwon. ISBN   978-8973367504.
  7. ↑ Kang, Won-Sik. "A Modern History of Taekwondo" (PDF). www.stanford.edu. Stanford University. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
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