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Palgwe |
Trigram Symbol
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Description |
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Il-jang |
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Palgwe Il Jang -
Concept of Heaven (Keon)
It is symbolic of
the beginnings of
life, and it is the
basic principal of
this introductory
hyung. |
|
E-jang |
|
Palgwe Ee Jang -
Concept of
Joyfulness (Tae)
It's movements are
applied when the
practitioner is in a
gentle, yet strong
state of mind. |
|
Sam-jang |
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Palgwe Sam Jang -
Concept of Fire (Ri)
It is symbolic of
one's passion,
flickering and
flaring at different
intervals, and
engulfing everything
in it's path. From
this hyung the
practitioner learns
to develop a
multitude of quick,
successive
techniques. |
|
Sa-jang |
 |
Palgwe Sa Jang -
Concept of Thunder
(Jin)
Thunder evokes fear
in many people, and
this hyung uses this
principal to teach
the practitioner to
be calm, even in the
face of impending
danger, this form
also combines
strikes and blocks
in such a manner
that they instantly
follow each other,
similar to the
relationship of
thunder and
lightning. |
|
Oh-jang |
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Palgwe Oh Jang -
Concept of Wind (Seon)
Wind is an element
of nature which can
be gentle or
destructive. This
form teaches the
student to combine
and alternate
gentleness with
strength and speed. |
|
Yook-jang |
 |
Palgwe Yuk Jang -
Concept of Water (Gam)
Water is an element
that never looses
it's composure, and
this leads to it's
inherent strength.
This hyung teaches
the student that
they can overcome
any problems in life
without sacrificing
their state of
being. |
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Chil-jang |
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Palgwe Chil Jang -
Concept of
Mountains (San)
Mountains are stable
bodies, high and
majestic in
character, but with
definite stopping
places. This hyung
is symbolic of a
conservative
approach to one's
life ambitions and
promote the practice
of not living in a
hasty manner. |
|
Pal-jang |
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Palgwe Pal Jang -
Concept of Earth (Gon)
This hyung is
designed to
summarize the seven
previous hyung, as
well as to introduce
several new
techniques. At this
stage, the
practitioner reviews
all previous
material before
making the
transition to the
black belt level. |
