Poomsaes

Foundation Forms Kicho Ilbo	Kicho Eebo	Kicho Sambo	Old Forms Palgue Il Jang	Palgue Ee Jang
Olympic Forms Taeguek Il Jang				Palgue Sam Jang
T- Ee Jang				Palgue Sa Jang
T- Sam Jang				Palgue Oh Jang
T- Sa Jang				Palgue Yuk Jang
T- Oh Jang				Palgue Chil Jang
T- Yuk Jang				Palgue Pal Jang
T- Chil Jang
T- Pal Jang				Ilyeo
KORYO				Hansu
Advanced Forms				Chonkwon
Keumgang	Taebaek	Pyongwon	Sipjin	Jitae

Note: Quicksilver Taekwondo practices WTF Taegeuk Poomsae. These movies, provided by The Korea Taekwondo Association, demonstrate poomsaes. Additional movies are available at www.koreataekwondo.org www.carbonecho.com. Master Mac's Korean Martial Arts Resources.

What is a Poomsae?

A Poomsae (Form) is a pattern of pre-arranged taekwondo moves, consisting of blocks, strikes and kicks.

While performing a Poomse, the Taekwondo practitioner uses his/her techniques to fight off imaginary opponents, attacking from multiple directions. Each of the WTF forms (Taegeuk 1-8) and all Black Belt forms (from Koryo to Ilyo) begin with defensive blocking techniques that are followed by a counter attacks.

Each Poomse is to be practiced so many times that it can be performed without a thought (having to think of what the next move, direction or stance would be). Only after practicing a form, hundreds of times, will the student begin to understand its meaning.

Check Points of a Poomsae (Kukkikwon)

Poomse is a series of alternate attack and defense actions: So, there are frequent changes of actions and connections of techniques. One must pay attention to the movement of body, eyes, respiration, etc. The steps of paying attention are as follows:

A complete understanding of the significance of Poomse and the principles of its composition.
A perfect memorization of Poomse line, movements and direction.
During the practice, the following must be taken into consideration:
- - Eyes
- - Movement of the center of balance
- - Low or high speed
- - Strong or weak force
- - Respiration

Five Steps Poomsae Training.

A completion of Poomse can be achieved through hard training by observing the five steps below

Pattern
Significance
Practical use
Self Style & Study
Completion

Categories of Poomsae.
The Poomses are categorized by the techniques, composition and points of stress, which are classified into three minor categories.