General:

• flying – twimyo
• black belt – opposite to white, therefore signifying the student’s maturity and proficiency in Taekwon-do. It also a sign of the student’s imperviousness to darkness and fear.

Hand techniques:

• knifehand high front strike – sonkal nopundae ap taerigi
• reverse knife high front strike – sonkal dung nopundae ap taerigi
• outer forearm front block – bakat palmok ap makgi
• x-knifehand checking block – kyocha sonkal momchau makgi
• twin upward palm block – sang ollyo sonbadak makgi

Foot techniques:

• flying side piercing kick – twimyo yop cha jirugi
• twisting kick – bituro chagi

Pattern information:

• Choong-Moo – 30 movements
• Choong-Moo was the name given to the great Admiral Yi Soon-Sin of the Lee Dynasty. He was reputed to have invented the first armoured battleship (Kobukson) in 1592, which is said to be the precursor of the present day submarine. The reason why this pattern ends with a left hand attack is to symbolize his regrettable death, having no chance to show his unrestrained potentiality checked by the forced reservation of his loyalty to the king.

Helpful videos:

• Choong-Moo
• 1st Kup Fundamentals