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LakeChonJi

Lake Chon-Ji, the Heavenly Lake

Chon-Ji, alternative diagram

Chon-chi is the first ITF/Chang Hon-style color belt teul (form). Chon-chi has 19 movements diagrammed as a cross (or plus sign). Literally, Chon-chi translates as "heaven - earth" which is interpreted as the creation of the world. It is therefore the initial pattern performed by an ITF beginner during their entrance into the world of Taekwon-Do.

When the two words Chon Ji are combined, they take on a different meaning: Lake Chon-Ji is the Heavenly Lake, located in a crater on Paektu-San (White Headed Mountain) located on the border between China and North Korea, which was the first residence of the legendary Dan-Gun before he established his capital at Asadal (now Pyongyang) in 2333 B.C.E.

Virtual tour: the Heavenly Lake can be seen on Google Maps here.

Videos[]

ITF Taekwon-do forms often come in two styles: Sine Wave and non-Sine Wave. In either case, the basic movements are the same. The difference is in the "up and down" motion that's used (or not), the rhythm of the movements, and the breathing. See main article Sine Wave for additional details.

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Taekwon-Do_Lesson_17_Chon-Ji_Tul Chon_Ji_(Step-By-Step),_Tae_Kwon_Do_Pattern


Diagram[]

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Chon-Ji


Written Instructions[]

Lines Sam-Il

The lines of Chon-Ji (student view)

Here on this wiki, the wording used to describe this form deviates from the conventional wording historically used to describe the form. This was done to facilitate wiki-style links to the names of associated techniques. To view the conventional wording, see ITF Forms Summary Description.

See Also[]

References[]

The primary reference is:

The following websites are also particularly good online references for ITF-style taekwondo:

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