Taekwondo Patterns

Patterns, or Poomses in the Korean language, are a series of defending and attacking movements performed against imaginary opponents in a set routine. Through the practice of poomse, students come to learn the applications of various techniques of Taekwondo. Poomse serve a role by aiding in development and refinement of coordination, balance, timing, breath control and rhythm, all of which are essential skills to the Taekwondo student.

At Chun Ma, we practice the Pal Jung Do poomse which was developed by the World Taekwon-Mudo Academy (WTA).

 

Pal Jung Do (Mudo)

Pal Jung Do has been created by the WTA based on the principles of oriental philosophy and medicine. The oriental philosophy in Pal Jung Do in based on the concept of 'Do' and how this relates to the function of 'Eum' and 'Yang' operating in the 'O-Heng' . The oriental medicine principle uses breathing control techniques to strengthen the internal organs and the mind.

There are eight Pal Jung Do poomse, each pattern also incorporates its own individual breathing technique to help the flow of 'Ki' to a different area of the body - this will then strengthen the mind and body of the martial artist. For all of the patterns, whilst they have individual breathing techniques they follow the same direction of movements. The direction comes from the mudo symbol as shown below:

Front

Back (starting position)

Pal Jung Do	Finger Position	Meaning	Organ to benefit	Video
Jung Shim	Chung Bi	Virtuous Spirit	Lungs
Jung Eui	Finger nail - ring finger both hands	Virtuous Loyalty	Large Intestine
Jung Shin	Fist with thumb pressure to the third finger	Virtuous Faith	Stomach
Jung Nyum	Same again but with thumb in the inside of fist	Virtuous Thought	Spleen
Jung In	Straight hand thumb behind first finger	Virtuous Generosity	Bladder
Jung Hyo	Same again with thumb on the inside pressure to base	Virtuous Filial Piety	Liver
Jung Haeng	Thumb tip to first finger tip	Virtuous Action	Heart
Jung Do	Same again with thumb to finger nail	Virtuous Path	Small Intestine