International Chin Mu Kwan Tae Kwon Do
Federation
Forms: Meanings & Movements
The following should be considered while performing
forms:
1. Pattern should begin and end at exactly the same spot. This will indicate
the performer's accuracy.
2. Correct posture and facing must be maintained at all times.
3. Muscles of the body should be either tensed or relaxed at the proper
critical moments in the exercise.
4. The exercise should be performed in a rhythmic movement with an absence of
stiffness.
5. Movement should be accelerated or decelerated according to the
instructions in this book.
6. Each pattern should be perfected before moving to the next .
7. Students should know the purpose of each movement.
8. Students should perform each movement with realism.
All patterns listed are performed under the assumption the student is facing
"D" (see pattern diagrams). There are a total of twenty-four patterns in
Taekwon-Do. The name of the pattern, the number of movements, and the
diagrammatic symbol of each pattern symbolize either heroic figures in Korean
history or instances relating to historical events.
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