Ok so after much debate (not really) I received my answer on my MuMM. By a vote of 26 to 20 I was asked to talk about Poomse or forms.
Poomse is the set movements used in martial arts, in this case Tae Kwon Do. In other styles they refer to these as Kata. In Korean they are called Hyung. In all cases these are ways for one to learn how to move while striking, kicking, and blocking. These forms can be simple 2 or three step forms to massively complicated 70 + movements. My most recent form has 31 movements, not including stances (foot placement). many of these originated from one practitioner that would specialize in these types of movements, others were developed by groups of instructors and approved by the governing Kwan's (heads of Organization/style).
In the organization I am a part of we use the Tae Guek forms along with Ki Bon basic forms. There are 3 Ki Bon forms and 8 Tae Guek forms.
Ki Bon 1
Ki Bon 2
Ki Bon 3
Tae Guek Il Jang
Tae Guek Ee Jang
Tae Guek Sa Jang
Tae Guek Sam Jang
Tae Guek Oh Jang
Tae Guek Yok Jang
Tae Guek Chil Chang
Tae Guek Pal Chang
I have mentioned these in one of my previous posts as well.
Each of the Tae Guek forms are represented by different elements. For more on that read my previous blog entry done on 27th of July. But to refresh those that did, or don't want to read more.
Il - Heaven
Ee - Joy
Sa - Fire
Sam - Thunder
Oh - Wind
Yok - Water
Chil - Mountain
Pal - Earth
These symbolize both the internal changes and the types of movements within each form.
There are also 10-12 Dan Hyung (Black belt forms) these I will not cover as I am not yet a high enough rank to speak on them with authority.
I will cover more on the actual forms in my next several posts. If there is anything more you feel I missed, or that you would like to know just comment and Ill do what I can! Till next time, you stay classy Fubar!
