Pumsae
| Korean spelling | |
|---|---|
| Korean alphabet : | 품새 |
| Hanja : | 品 勢 |
| Revised Romanization : | pumsae |
| McCune-Reischauer : | p'umsae |
Pumsae (often written Poomse or Poomsae ) are prescribed forms (sequences of movements) in Taekwondo . The Pumsae are part of the examination regulations of the German Taekwondo Union (DTU). They are divided into the two groups “Taegeuk” (1 to 8) and “Yudanja” (9 to 17).
The Taegeuk Pumsae
The first eight forms are called "Taegeuk" (Korean reading for Taiji ). The Taegeuk officially replace the eight Palgwae (Korean version of Bagua ), which were developed in 1967, in the WT since 1971 .
| Taeguk shapes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | Surname | Number of movements (Poomsu) | meaning | |
| 1 | Il Chang | 18th | sky | |
| 2 | I Chang | 18th | Happiness | |
| 3 | Sam Chang | 20th | Fire | |
| 4th | Sa Chang | 20th | thunder | |
| 5 | Oh Chang | 20th | wind | |
| 6th | Yuk Chang | 19th | water | |
| 7th | Chil Chang | 25th | mountain | |
| 8th | Pal Chang | 27 | earth | |
The Yudanja Pumsae
The forms of the second group (forms nine to 17) are relevant for the Dan exams and are called "Yudanja Pumsae". Yudanja means "someone with Dan" (Hangeul 유단자, Hanja 有 段 者).
| Yudanja forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | Surname | Number of movements (Poomsu) | meaning | |
| 9 | Goryeo | 30th | Name of a Korean dynasty | |
| 10 | Handling | 27 | Name of a Korean mountain range (see Kŭmgangsan ) | |
| 11 | Taebaek | 26th | Main mountain range of the Korean Peninsula | |
| 12 | Pyongwon | 21st | literal meaning: "great expanse". Stands for tall and majestic. | |
| 13 | Sipjin | 28 | Sipjin stands for ten symbols of longevity: sun, moon, mountain, water, stone, pine, herb of eternal life, turtle, deer and crane | |
| 14th | Jitae | 28 | earth | |
| 15th | Chonkwon | 26th | sky | |
| 16 | Hansu | 27 | The fluidity or adaptability of the water | |
| 17th | Ilyeo | 23 | "Unity", in the sense of the spiritual Buddhist state | |
Free-Style Pumsae
Forms in which the performer himself chooses the step patterns and techniques and combines them with music to create a choreography.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Lee Kyu-Hyung: What is Taekwondo Poomsae? , 2010, OSUNG Publishing Company. ISBN 978-89-7336-761-0
- ^ Kukkiwon - Rules for Promotion Test, 2011; Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ↑ WTF: Poomsae Competition Rules & Interpretation of January 1, 2014, accessed on July 25, 2014
literature
- Kukkiwon: Master Course Taekwondo - 3rd Class , 2013, ISBN 978-89-93484-43-4 .
Web links
- About Taekwondo: Poomsae on the website of the World Taekwondo Federation (English)