BLACK BELT INFORMATION

Sil Hyun
(60moves, right foot returns)

 Means �Realization�.  Realization refers to the attainment of one�s goals.  Upon reaching these achievements, new privileges are merited as new goals are recognized.  This process perpetuates itself as the previous results offer new challenges and new responsibilities.  This positive growth cycle improves not only oneself, but the immediate world around you.  This process of �constant and never ending improvement is the ultimate purpose of Choong Sil Kwon.

First Degree Black Belt

Po-Eun
(36 moves, left foot returns)

 Is the pseudonym of a loyal subject Chong Mong-Chu (1400), who was a famous poet and whose poem �I would not serve a second master though I might be crucified a hundred times� is known to every Korean.  He was also a pioneer in the field of physics.  The diagram (-) represents his unerring loyalty to the king and country towards the end of the Koryo Dynasty.
  

Ge-Baek
(44 moves, right foot returns)

 Is named after Ge-Baek, a great general in the Baek Je Dynasty (660 A.D.).
The diagram (I) represents his severe and strict military discipline.

  Second Degree Recommended
  

Eui-Am
(45 moves, right foot returns)

 Is the pseudonym of Son Byong Hi, leader of the Korean independence movements of March 1, 1919.  The 45 movements refer to his age when he changed the name of Don Hak (oriental culture) to Chondo Kyo (Heavenly Way Religion) in 1905.  The diagram (I) represents his indomitable spirit, displayed while dedicating himself to the prosperity of his nation.
 

 Second Degree

Choong-Jang
(52 moves, left foot returns)

 Is the pseudonym given to the General Kim Duk Ryang who lived during the Yi Dynasty, 14^th century.  This pattern ends with a left hand attack to symbolize the tragedy of his death at 27 in prison before he was able to reach full maturity.
  
 Juche
(45 moves, right foot returns)

 Is a philosophical idea that man is the master of everything
and decides everything, in other words, the idea that man is the
master of the world and his own destiny.  It is said that this idea was rooted
in Baekdu Mountain which symbolizes that spirit of the Korean people.
The (Ш) diagram represents Baekdu Mountain.

  Ko-Dang
(39 moves, left foot returns)

 Is the pseudonym of the patriot Cho Man Sik who dedicated his life to the independence movement and education of his people.  The 39 movements signifyhis times of imprisonment and his birthplace on the 39^th parallel.
 

 Third Degree

Sam-Il
(33 moves, left foot returns)

 Denotes the historical date of the independence movement of Korea which began throughout the country on March 1, 1919.  The 33 movements in the pattern stand for the 33 patriots who planned the movement.
  

Yoo-Sin
(68 moves, right foot returns)

 Is named after General Kim Yoo Sin, a commanding general during the Silla Dynasty.  The 68 movements refer to the last two figures of 668 A.D., the year Korea was united.  The ready posture signifies a sword drawn on the right rather than the left side, symbolizing Yoo Sin�s mistake of following his king�s orders to fight with foreign forces against his own nation.
  

Choi-Yong
(46 moves, right foot returns)

 Is named after General Choi Yong Premier and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed forces during the 14^th century Koryo dynasty.  Choi Yong was greatly respected forhis loyalty, patriotism, and humility.  He was executed by his subordinate commanders headed by General Yi Sung Gae, who later became the first king of the Yi Dynasty.
 

    Fourth Degree

Yon-Gae
(49 moves, right foot returns)

 Is named after a famous general during the Koguryo Dynasty, Yon Gae Somoon.  The 49 movements refer to the last two figures of 649 A.D., the year he forces the Tang Dynasty to quit fighting Korea after destroying nearly 300,000 of their troops at Ansi Sung.
 

Ul-Ji
(42 moves, left foot returns)

 Is named after the General Ul-Ji Moon Duk who successfully defended Korea against a Tang�s invasion force of nearly one million soldiers led by Yang Je in 612 A.D.  Ul-Ji, employing hit and run guerrilla tactics, was able to decimate a large percentage of the force.  The diagram (L) represents his surname.  The 42 movements represent the author�s age when he designed the pattern.

 Moon-Moo
(61 moves, right foot returns)

 Honors the 30^th king of the silla Dynasty.  His body was buried near Dae Wang Am (Great King�s Rock)/  According to his will, the body was placed in the sea �Where my soul shall forever defend my land against the Japanese�.  It is said that the Sok Gul Am (Stone Cave) was built to guard this tomb.  The Sok Gul Am is a fine example of the culture of the Silla Dynasty.  The 61 movements in this pattern symbolize the last two fixtures of 661 A.D. when Moon Moo came to the throne.

 Fifth Degree

So-San

(72 moves, right foot returns)

 Is the pseudonym of the great monk Choi Hyong Ung (1520-1604) during the Yi Dynasty.  The 72 movements refer to his age when he organized a corp of monk soldiers with the assistance of his pupil, Sa Myung Dang.  The monk soldiers helped repulse the Japanese pirates who overran most of the Korean peninsula in 1592.

 Se-Jong
(24 moves left foot returns)

 Is named after the greatest Korean king, Se-Jong, who invented the Korean alphabet in 1443, and was also a noted meteorologist.  The diagram represents the king, while the 24 movements refer to the 24 letters of the Korean alphabet.

 Sixth Degree

Tong-Il
(56 moves, right foot returns)

 Denotes the resolution of the unification of Korea which has been divided since 1945.  The diagram (I) symbolizes the homogeneous race.