Category Archives: Patterns

Information on the patterns used in Taekwondo

Taegeuk Sam Jang (Third Poomse) “Fire”

  1. Turn left 90 degrees, left low block
  2. Right front kick, right punch, left punch
  3. Turn right 180 degrees, right low block
  4. Left front kick, left punch, right punch
  5. Turn left 90 degrees, left foot into walking stance, right knife hand strike to the neck
  6. Step forward into right walking stance, left knife hand strike to the neck
  7. Turn left 90 degrees, left knife hand middle block in back stance
  8. Right punch in front stance
  9. Turn right 180 degrees, right knife hand middle block in back stance
  10. Left punch in front stance
  11. Turn left 90 degrees, right inside block
  12. Step forward into right walking stance, left inside block
  13. Turn left 270 degrees, left low block
  14. Right front kick, right punch, left punch
  15. Turn right 180 degrees, right low block
  16. Left front kick landing in a left front stance, left punch, right punch
  17. Turn left 90 degrees into left walking stance, left low block, right punch
  18. Step forward into right walking stance, right low block, left punch
  19. Left front kick landing in a left walking stance, left low block, right punch
  20. Right front kick landing in a right walking stance, right low block, left punch

10 basics

As the name suggests this is a simple set of the most basic moves in Taekwondo.

1. Low block left.

2. Low block right.

3. Mid block left.

4. Mid block right.

5. High block left.

6. High block right.

7 & 8. 2 punches (left-right) to chest centre mass.

9 & 10. 2 punches (left-right) to nose.

You must ki-hup on the final punch.