Lukas Grygiel

TAEKWON-DO
THE ART OF PATTERNS
VOL. 1
Kwang-Gae – Choi-Yong

To all Taekwon-do Practitioners

INDEX

1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................3

2. CHAMPIONS PRESENTATION ........................................................................... 4

3. SINEWAVE STUDY ..........................................................................................6

4. KWANG-GAE .................................................................................................9

5. PO-EUN .......................................................................................................2 3

6. GE-BAEK .....................................................................................................37

7. EUI-AM ........................................................................................................ 5 3

8. CHOONG-JANG ...........................................................................................69

9. JUCHE ........................................................................................................87

11. SAM-IL ......................................................................................................105

12. YOO-SIN ....................................................................................................119

13. CHOI-YONG ...............................................................................................1 41

14. ABOUT BLACK BELT PROJECT ...................................................................... 156

15. MIGHTYFIST ...............................................................................................1 57

INTRODUCTION
Almost half of my life I’ve been practicing Taekwon-do. It is my passion and a great part of my business and
personal life. It is an amazing martial art, which helps not only to gain self-defense skills, but also shapes our
attitude towards the world and other people. It teaches respect, endurance and rewards us for overcoming
our weaknesses. We carry over Taekwon-do’s rules from training halls to our private lives, becoming more
determined and self-confident thanks to it. That is why it’s a great pleasure to cooperate with people who
share this passion with me.
After creating the series of Black Belt multimedia programs that help people around the world in practicing
this martial art, I’ve decided to publish this book. It is meant to be an additional help in situations where
using application is not possible. I also wanted to honor the people who have been competing in patterns
with success for the last couple of years.
I want to thank everyone who participated in this book: Mr. Jaroslaw Suska, Mr. Lylian Doulay and
Mr. Massimo Persia. Without hesitation they have joined the project and did their best to make it invaluable
help for the people of Taekwon-do. I want to also thank Mr. Jonathan Morris form Mightyfist company for
providing their exceptional doboks to use during photo sessions for this book.
As always I want to express my sincere gratitude to Masters Tadeusz Loboda and Jerzy Jedut for their
continued support of my project.
None of these would be possible without You, Taekwon-do practitioners, my Clients, my Friends –
Thank you!

ABOUT AUTHOR
Lukasz GRYGIEL III DAN
Born in 1981 in Czestochowa. He was Polish academic champion
in years 2001 – 2003 (patterns and special techniques). Master of
Computer Science, currently specializing insoftware development,
web design. Taekwon-do practitioner for over 15 years. Participant
of seminars with GM Bos, GM Lan, GM Marano, GM Trajtenberg,
Master Jerzy Jedut and others.
Since 2012 he has been developing Black Belt Project, creating
software, books and mobile applications that help people around
the world enhance their Taekwon-do skills. Constantly working on
new projects with the best Taekwon-do practioners and instructors
such as: Master Tadeusz Loboda VIII DAN (AETF President), Master
Jerzy Jedut VIII DAN (AETF General Secretary), Mr. Jaroslaw Suska
(multiple world champion) and many others. His personal belief that:
“Essence of live is growth” helps him provide exceptional value to his
customers.
Privately loves travelling, photography, snowboard, self-development
and sport in general.
 Mr. Jaroslaw
SUSKA VI DAN
Born on 18.10.1972 in Poland and called ‘the best
pattern performer ever’ by a great many authorities,
as well as his fans; 6-time World Champion and
20-time European Champion, is a real legend, a
very unique person, and an amazing competitor who
delights Taekwon-Do practitioners all over the world
with his perfectionism.
His skills can be admired in a series of educational
programs from the Black Belt series – available at
www.tkd-blackbelt.com
His amazing performances, either during the
tournaments or at the seminars and camps, always
gather round many competitors, coaches, Masters,
supporters and spectators alike.
We watch this iconic member of the Polish National Team of many years with admiration, respect, and
simply enjoy watching him perform patterns or any other taekwon-do technique, and we simply cannot
take our eyes off him. This champion is an inspiration and an excellent role model to follow for a plethora of
taekwon-do enthusiasts.
Those who have had a chance to train at Mr. Suska’s session know pretty well that he is really tough,
demanding, professional, and very serious from the first minute to the very end of the training session.


 Jaroslaw Suska VI DAN

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 Mr. Lylian DOULAY VI DAN
Born 22 June 1976 near Paris, France. He began his Taekwon-do
career on September 1993. He is International Instructor 6th degree
and ITF France president. He was European Champion 2014 and
World Cup champion 2012-2014. He has been working in the
Navy for 18 years. Participant of tenInternational Instructors Courses
and twoInternational Umpire Courses. Winner of many international
championships, truly devoted to improving his Taekwon-do skills.


 Lylian Doulay VI DAN

Mr. Massimo PERSIA V DAN

For 26 years Massimo Persia has been doing TaeKwon-Do ITF,
achieving the black belt 5 Dan degree. Since 2001 he is a member
of Italian national team of which he is the captain. During these years,
he has had the opportunity to travel everywhere taking part in all the
most important competition in the world, among his prize record he
won two European Championship in two different specialties, Pattern
IV-VI Dan and Pre-Arrangement Sparring.
He won innumerable victories among which the gold medal in the
World Cup in 2008, the silver in the World Championship in 2013,
besides 11 silvers in the European Championship, a bronze in the
World Championship, two bronzes in the World Cup, a silver and a
bronze in the European Cup and, at last, 18 times Italian Champion.
A remarkable track record!
Today, Massimo is the President and founder of the MixedMartialArts.it Sports Association, where various
martial disciplines and fighting sports are practiced, an association where TaeKwon-Do values and principles
are fundamental: Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self-Control and Indomitable Spirit.

 Massimo Persia V DAN

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- but it didn’t adequately describe the flowing, Sinewave Study
continuous nature by which he wanted certain
This is an analysis of how sinewave is performed
other movements linked.
in pattern movements in relation to fast,
Continuous movements always involve defence – continuous and connecting motion. This is based
and the idea is to link them smoothly with a nice on watching Gen. Choi and others perform the
flow and rhythm. Fast techniques are normally movement at various seminars over the years.
attacks, nearly always punches and kicks (but not
There seems to be 4 ways of moving from one
always (Yoo Sin 34 – 35).
movement on to the next, as listed below:

CONCLUSION
Full sinewave means once the first movement
Slow motion – movement is performed slowly is complete, you then drop your weight down,
with slow breathing. This is used to emphasize an up, then down again as you complete the next
important movement and to check balance and movement (down/up/down).
control.
Fast motion – urgent and aggressive, normal
2/3 sinewave means completing the first
breathing. Fast motion is nearly always attacks
movement, moving straight up then down to
– mainly two punches. Short-cut your sinewave–
complete the next movement (up/down).
spring straight from the first movement into the
next.
Continuous motion – link the movements 1/3 sinewave means you are already up at the
together with no pause between the end of one completion of the first movement, so then drop
movement and the start of the next. Breath in down into the next (down).
once then out in a continuous flow of air but
emphasizing each movement. Try to link the
moments smoothly, with grace and beauty.
(Continuous movements always start with a
block).
Connecting motion – complete the two
movements with one breath and one sinewave.
Connecting motion is always with two
movements using opposite arms.

There is also other terminology used in patterns

like - “in a quick motion, a releasing motion, in
a consecutive kick” etc. How is a quick motion
different from a fast motion?

“Releasing motion” – the General is telling us it is

a releasing technique
“Consecutive kick” – the General is telling us “do
not put your foot on the ground after the first kick”
“Quick” – used for single movements so means
“do it quickly”, as opposed to fast motion, which
describes how two or more movements should
be performed together.

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 SINEWAVE STUDY to “merge” his breaths somewhat on continuous
motion. The ITF Technical Committee further
The follow is a study of the various speeds in
explained continuous motion breathing as
patterns, such as fast and continuous motion, and
inhaling only once, then breathing out on each
how we do sinewave.
technique as you execute it. (NZ seminar, August
“In the beginning”, there was only normal, fast and 2004). Connecting motion has only one breath.
slow motion. Continuous came later, then finally
It should be noted (just to confuse things)
connecting with the publishing of the second
that there appears to be a mistake in the
edition of the 15 volume Encyclopedia in 1983.
Encyclopedia. It says in the Theory of Power
There is generally no problem with understanding section that each movement should have one
slow and connecting motion... connecting being breath except for “continuous motion”. This I
two movements in the one sinewave and one think is an error, as it states in the Training Secret
breath...like hooking block/punch in Yul-Gok, section “except on connecting motion”.
scooping block/punch in Ge-Baek.
But what is the difference between fast and
Over-all speed or time taken:
continuous motion?
Sometimes continuous movements take longer
Is it the sine wave? Is it the breathing? Is it the
to complete than fast - sometimes the other
overall speed or time it takes to complete the
way around. For example, the two fast motion
movements? Is it the interval of time between the
punches in Do-San are over and done with
two movements?
quicker than the low/rising blocks in Dan-Gun.
Yet in Po-Eun, the continuous motion techniques
Let’s look at these one by one: are completed at a fast rate.

Sinewave:
With the continuous motion in Dun-Gun, General Interval between movements:
Choi gave very clear instructions to drop down There is a popular view that the difference
after the low block, then rise up, then down on the between normal, fast and continuous is the
rising block. In other words, full sine wave. Down- interval, or gap between the movements. The
up-down. In Po-Eun however, every continuous idea is that two movements performed at normal
movement is NOT done with full sinewave - the speed would have a natural count or gap
final “down” of the preceding movement becomes between them, fast has this gap shortened, the
the first “down” of the next. So there is no clear continuous has no gap at all. This would fine
rule there. There is also the fast motion in Ul- except that this is not the way fast motion gets
Ji which is just one movement - dropping into performed, either by seniors, Masters or General
x-stance...so how can we make a clear rule to Choi himself. If you watch, there is no gap at all
do with sinewave? Then there is fast motion with between the two punches in Do-san for example:
kicks also - like in Hwa-Rang and Choong-Moo... as soon as the first is finished you spring straight
The ITF Technical Committee also offered this up into the 2nd almost in a continuous-like
definition of continuous motion and sinewave motion.
at the seminar in New Zealand, August 2004:
Movements in continuous motion should be
completed using full sine wave (down-up-down)
unless there are more than 2 movements (eg Po- General Choi said once:
Eun 6-12, 24-30 and Yoo-Sin 16-19), in which
“Fast motion is performed with urgency,
case perform a 2/3 sinewave.
aggressive. Continuous motion is performed with
grace and beauty - it must flow.”
Breathing: So I think then, we have to try and understand
what his thoughts were when he introduced
Both fast and continuous movements call for
the terminology. He had “fast motion” already
individual breaths, although the General tended

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Kwang-Gae

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Kwang-Gae

Kwang-Gae is named
after the famous
Kwang-Gae-Toh-Wang, Movements: 39
the 19th king of the
Required for: II DAN
Koguryo Dynasty, who
regained all the lost Starting position: Narani So Hanulson
teritories including the (Parallel Stance With Heaven Hand)
greater part of Manchuria. Diagram:
The diagram represents C
the expansion and A B
recovery of lost territory.
The 39 movements refer
to the first two figures of
391 AD, the year he came E F
to the throne.

Additional Info:
Slow motion: 2, 3, 10, 11, 21, 22, 26, 30
Natural motion: 4, 6
Stamping: 23, 27, 31, 32, 36
Shift: 25, 29
Slide: 5, 7
Low Walking Stance: 21, 22, 26, 30

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KWANG-GAE is named after the famous

Kwang-Gae-Toh-Wang, the 19th King of the
Koguryo Dynasty, who regained all the lost
territories (previously lost to the dynasty during
prior conflicts) including the greater part of
Manchuria. The diagram represents the
expansion and recovery of lost territory.
The 39 movements refer to the first two
figures of 391 A. D, the year he came
to the throne.
The Life of Kwang-Gae
King Kwang-Gae-Toh-Wang (meaning “broad
expander of territory”) was born in 374 AD and
ascended to the throne in 391, at the age of
just seventeen, to become the 19th king of the
Koguryo Dynasty. He ruled over Koguryo at the
time in Korea’s history known as The Three
Kingdoms, so called because during this time
the Korean peninsula was constantly being
fought over by the three Koguryo, Silla and
Paekche dynasties. He is sometimes referred
to as Great King Yeongnak, after the era name
selected by him.
He expanded Koguryo’s territories far into the
Korean peninsula by advancing southward at
the expense of the Paekche dynasty to occupy the
north of the Han River, and occupied Manchurian
territory to the east of Liaohe. On his death in 413,
at just 39 years of age, Koguryo ruled everything
between the Sungari and Han Rivers. This gave it
control over two thirds of what is now modern Korea
as well as a large part of Manchuria. In addition, the
chieftains of Silla submitted to the northern kingdom’s
authority in 399 to receive protection from Japanese
raids. Only Paekche continued to resist Koguryo
domination during this period, thereby preventing
what would have been the first recognised
unification of the Korean peninsula.
His philosophy of expansion was inherited by his
son, King Jang Soo Wang, the 20th Koguryo
ruler. Jang Soo strengthened the army, invaded
nearby nations and further expanded the Koguryo
Dynasty, making it into a great empire.
During his reign, King Kwang-Gae conquered 65
walled cities and some 1,400 villages, in addition to aiding Silla when it was
attacked by the Japanese. In 392 he built nine Buddhist temples in Pyongyang. His
accomplishments are recorded on a monument which was erected in 414 in southern Manchuria.
Hanulson - Heaven Hands
This form begins with a movement called Heaven Hands. Legend has it that King Kwang Gae stood upon
a hill and gazed through his hands towards heaven, asking the gods for a quick and succesful battle, When
the enemy armies came over the horizon the king thrust his hands apart to signal the start of the battle.

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Narani So Hanulson
Parallel stance with a heaven hand
toward D
Pull both hands rapidly to the side,
describing a straight line and then
bring them slowly in front of the
navel.

1. Moa Junbi Sogi B

Closed ready Stance B
Bring the left foot to the right foot, forming a
close ready stance B toward D, bringing both
hands in a circular motion.

2. Gunnun So Dwijibo Jirugi

Left Walking Stance Upset Punch
Move the left foot to D, forming a left walking
stance toward D while executing an upset
punch to D with the right fist.
Perform 2 in slow motion.

3. Gunnun So Dwijibo Jirugi

Right Walking Stance Upset Punch
Move the right foot to D, forming a right
walking stance toward D while executing an
upset punch to D with the left fist.
Perform in slow motion.

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4. Gunnun So Sonbadak Baro Golcho Makgi

Right Walking Stance Palm High Obverse
Hooking Block

Move the left foot to the side

front of the right foot, and then
move the right foot to D, forming
a right walking stance toward D,
at the same time executing a high
hooking block to D with the right
palm.
Perform in a double stepping motion.

5. Niunja So Sonkal Najunde Daebi Makgi

Right L-Stance Knifehand Low Guarding Block
Move the right foot to C in a sliding motion to
form a right L-stance toward D, at the same
time executing a low guarding block to D with
a knife-hand.

6. Gunnun So Sonbadak Baro Golcho

Makgi
Left Walking Stance Palm High
Obverse Hooking Block
Move the right foot to the side of
the left foot and then move the left
foot to D, forming a left walking
stance toward D while executing a
high hooking block to D with the left
palm.
Perform in a double stepping motion.

7. Niunja So Sonkal Najunde Daebi Makgi

Left L-Stance Knifehand Low Guarding Block
Move the left foot to C in a sliding motion
forming a left L-stance toward D while
executing a low guarding block to D
with a knife-hand.

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8. Dwitbal So Sonkal Nopunde Daebi Makgi

Right Rear Foot Stance Knifehand High
Guarding Block
Move the left foot to D, forming a right rear
foot stance toward D while executing a high
guarding block to D with a knife-hand.

9. Dwitbal So Sonkal Nopunde Daebi Makgi

Left Rear Foot Stance Knifehand High
Guarding Block
Move the right foot to D, forming a left rear
foot stance toward D while executing a high
guarding block to D with a knife-hand.

10. Gunnun So Sonbadak Ollyo

Makgi
Left Walking Stance Right Palm
Upward Block
Move the left foot to the side front
of the right foot and then turn
counter-clockwise, pivoting with
the left foot, to form a left walking
stance toward C while executing
an upward block to C with the
right palm.
Perform in a slow motion.

11. Gunnun So Sonbadak Ollyo

Makgi
Right Walking Stance Left
Palm Upward Block
Move the right foot to C,
forming a right walking
stance toward C while
executing an upward block
to C with the left palm.
Perform in a slow motion.

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12. Moa So Sonkal Najunde Ap

Makgi
Closed Stance Right Knifehand
Low Front Block
Execute a low front block with
the right knife-hand in a circular
motion, hitting the left palm
while bringing the left foot to the
right foot to form a close stance
toward C.

13. Bakuro Noollo Chagi

Left Pressing Kick
Execute a pressing kick to E
with the left foot, keeping the
position of the hands as they
were in 12.

14. Kaunde Yopcha Jirugi

Left Middle Side Piercing Kick
Execute a middle side piercing
kick to E with the left foot,
keeping the position of the
hands as they were in 13.
Perform 13 and 14 in a consecutive
kick.

15. Niunja So Sonkal Nopunde Anuro Taerigi

Right L-Stance Right Knifehand High
Inward Strike
Lower the left foot to E, forming a right
L-stance toward E while executing a high
inward strike to E with the right knife-hand
and bringing the left side fist in front of the
right shoulder.

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 BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. The Encyclopedia of Taekwon-Do, Gen. Choi Hong Hi
2. Sinewave Study, Master Paul McPhail
3. Jarosław Suska - Taekwon-Do Icon, Katarzyna Rozwadowska
4. Wikipedia, Internet Resources

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