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Chonkwon


 

Meaning : The word "chonkwon" means the Heaven's Great Mighty, which is the origin of all the creature and itself the cosmos. Its infinite competence signifies the creation, change and completion. Human beings have used the name of Heaven for all principal earthly shapes and meanings because they felt afraid of the Heaven's mighty. Over 9,000 years ago, the founder of the Korean people, "Hwanin", was meant by the heavenly king. He settled down in the "heavenly" town as the capital near the heavenly sea and heavenly mountain, where the Han people as the heavenly race gave birth to the proper thought and actions from which Taekwondo was originated. The poomsae Chonkwon is based on such sublime history and thoughts.

The new techniques introduced in this poomsae are nalgae pyogi (wing opening), bamjumeok sosum-chigi (knuckle protruding fist springing chigi), hwidullo-makki (swinging-makki), hwidullo jabadangkigi(swinging and drawing), keumhang yop-jireugi, taesan-milgi, etc., and a crouched walking manner.

The characteristics of movements are large actions and arm actons forming gentle curves, thus symbolizing the greatness of Chonkwon thought. The poomsae line "T" symbolizes a man coming down from the heaven, submitting to the will of Heaven, being endowned power by the Heaven and worshiping the Heaven, which means the oneness between the Heaven and a human being.




The Synoptic Table of Poomsae Chonkwon

Order

Eye dir.

Position

Stance

Action

Name of Poom

jumbi

Ga

Na

moa-seogi


kyopson jumbi-seogi (overlapped hands ready stance)

1

Ga

Na

stance as it is

two hands lifted up in front of chest

nalgae-pyogi (wing spreading)

2

Ga

Na

wen dwitkubi

swing two arms wide

sosum-jireugi (spring punch)

3

Ga

Na

oreun apkubi

two feet at their places

hansonnal bitureo-makki (one hand blade twist blocking)

4

Ga

Ga

wen apkubi

R. hand grabbing and pulling, L.F. put forth

momtong baro-jireugi (trunk right punch)

5

Ga

Ga

wen apkubi

two feet at their places

hansonnal bitureo-makki (one handblade twist blocking)

6

Ga

Ga

oreun apkubi

L. hand grabbing & pulling R.F. put forth

momtong baro-jireugi (trunk right punch)

7

Ga

Ga

ditto

two feet at their places

hansonnal bitureo-makki (one hand blade twist blocking)

8

Ga

Ga

wen apkubi

L.F. yop-chagi, steps down, "kihap"

arae-makki (underneath blocking)

9

Ga

Ga

oreun apkubi

R.F. put forth

momtong bandae-jireugi(trunk opposite punch)

10

Ra

Ra

oreun dwitkubi

L.F. changes step, turn

anpalmok kodureo momtong bakkat-makki (inner wrist assist trunk outer blocking)

11

Ra

Ra

ditto

feet same place, left wrist pushing away

momtong yop-jireugi (trunk side punch)

12

Ra

Ra

wen dwitkubi

R.F. put forth, left arm again pushing away

momtong yop-jireugi (trunk side punch)

13

Da

Da

ditto

R.F. moved to turn around

anpalmok kodureo momtong bakkat-makki (inner wrist assist trunk outer blocking)

14

Da

Da

ditto

same stance, right arm turns to push away

momtong yop-jireugi (trunk side punch)

15

Da

Da

oreun dwitkubi

L.F. forth, right arm turns to push away

momtong yop-jireugi ( " )

16

Na

Na

wen apkubi

L.F. moves to turn

anpalmok momtong bitureo-makki (inner trunk twist blocking)

17

Na

Na

ditto

same stance

momtong bandae-jireugi (trunk opposite punch)

18

Na

Na

oreun apkubi

R.F. ap-chagi, forth

ditto ( " )

19

Na

Na

wen dwitkubi

R.F. slightly pulled

sonnal arae-makki (hand blade underneath blocking)

20

Na

Na

ditto

two feet slightly pushed forward

arae-makki (underneath blocking)

21

Na

Na

Juchum-seogi

ditto

keumgang yop-jireugi (diamond side punch)

22

Na

Na

ditto

jumps turning 360 deg., pyojeok-chagi

ditto ( " )

23

Ga

Na

oreun dwitkubi

feet remaining, change direction

sonnal wesanteul-makki (hand blade mountain single hand wide open blocking)

24

Na

Na

wen dwitkubi

ditto

ditto ( " )

25

Ga

Na

oreun

beom-seogi

change direct., R.F. pulled, raising body, moa-seogi, then lowering

taesan-milgi (mountain pushing)

26

Ga

Na

wen beom-seogi

R.F. pulled, raising body, moa-seogi, then lowering

ditto ( " )

keuman

Ga

Na

moa seogi

L.F. pulled, raising body

kyopson jumbi-siogi (overlapped hands ready stance)