2. Dan-Gun name

– Dan-Gun name –

This second Taekwon-do Tul has 21 movements.

Taekwondo Tul Dan-gun diagram

Official name
This Pattern is named after Saint Dan-Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 BC.

Supplementary
Dan-Gun Wanggeom was his full name. He is considered the founder of the first kingdom from which Korea emerged, Gojoseon. This was on the border of China and northern (North) Korea where Lake Chon-Ji is also located. A place sacred to all Koreans.

Learning
Dan-Gun Tul reinforces the basics as laid in Chon-Ji. Making a fist-punch high several times in a row teaches the Taekwondo-ka to always return to the basic after each technique. In addition, two different blocking moves are performed in one stance.