Kukkiwon/WT Taekwondo uses the following series of forms (called the Yudanja series) for Black Belt forms:
- Koryo (고려) - first dan, also spelled Goryeo and Koryeo ("learned man", symbolizing a wise person)
- An older, deprecated form called Original Koryo also exists, but it isn't considered so by the Kukkiwon (for gradings or the Master Instructor Course) or by WT (for the World Poomsae Championships).
- Keumgang (금강)) - second dan ("diamond", symbolizing hardness, unbreakable)
- Taebaek (태백)) - third dan ("sacred mountain", symbolizing spirituality)
- Pyongwon (평원)- fourth dan, also spelled Pyeong-won ("open plain", symbolizing peacefulness)
- Sipjin (싶진)) - fifth dan, also spelled Shipjin ("eternal 10", symbolizing health and longevity)
- Jitae (지태) - sixth dan (symbolizes mankind as the connection between heaven and earth)
- Cheonkwon (천권) - seventh dan, also spelled Cheon-gwon ("sky", symbolizing piety)
- Hansoo (한수) - eighth dan, also spelled Hansu ("water", symbolizing adaptability)
- Ilyeo (일여) - ninth dan (symbolizing the Buddhist concept of oneness of the mind and body)
Each of the yudanja forms has a floor pattern that traces out a Chinese character or other symbol. Each character is said to represent a characteristic that should be exhibited by a taekwondo master: wise, unbreakable, spiritual, peaceful, long-lived, pious, adaptable, etc.
천권 (cheongwon) symbolises the sky. This form must exhibit the piety and awe that the sky commands as well as the vitality it sparks in man’s imagination, driving him to strive upward. Cheonkwon should demonstrate man’s emotions as he looks up from earth and is reminded of an eagle flying off into the clouds.
Video
The Kukkiwon video for this form is here.
Diagram
The following diagram represents an overhead view of this form, starting at the bottom of the diagram; see How to Read Poomsae Diagrams for additional detail. For a printable version of the form, click on the diagram and select "Full size image".
(To edit the image above, obtain the native PowerPoint file via http://poomsae.me. It is available via a Creative Commons - Share Alike license.)
References
- Black Belt forms at the Kukkiwon website, including the Educational Media Center
- Black Belt forms at the World Taekwondo Federation website
- Black Belt forms at TheSchoolofMartialArts.com