15. Juche name

– Juche name –

The fifteenth Taekwon-do Tul is a modern practice form. Its name is quite controversial outside of North Korea.

Juche Tul has 49 movements.

Official designation
Juche is the philosophical idea that humans are the masters of everything and decide everything, in other words, that humans control their world and take their fate into their own hands.

It is said that this idea originated at Mount Baekdu, which symbolizes the spirit of the Korean people. The diagram is the Korean (Han) symbol for ‘mountain’.

De Tul heeft 45 posities.

Additionally
Juche is still (2024) the philosophy of the regime that governs North Korea. The ‘state’ is all-encompassing, and the great leader is exalted above all and everyone.

In the Western world, it is seen as a dictatorial system that oppresses its people.

Learning
This Tul is designed for the spectacle of jumping and slow-motion kicks. A challenge for every Taekwondo practitioner due to the frequent use of foot techniques, the modern interpretation of Taekwondo.