Below are the names for all of the Taekwondo patterns which appear on this
site. They are written in their native scripts following their English
names. To hear the proper pronunciation of any of the pattern names, click
on the
icon1.
NOTE: If a cell in this table is blank it means that I don't know (or am not sure about) the spelling of a pattern in its native language. Although I speak Korean (at an elementary level, mind you) sometimes the Chinese characters upon which a pattern's name is based are not readily available. This is especially true for proper nouns (e.g. names) from which many of the Chon-Ji patterns derive their name. The Korean names for the Shotokan patterns are taken from Japanese and the process by which they got their Korean names is not always transparent. If you speak Korean or Japanese and know what should appear in one of the empty cells above, please email me and let me know. Alternatively, if you believe one of the entries above to be incorrect, be sure to provide feedback. I, along with the many visitors who use these pages, will be grateful. My Japanese is rudimentary at best, but I have verified all of the Japanese script that is contained here with native speakers whenever there was doubt about a particular character or spelling.
1 The Korean titles have all been pronounced by me and have been recorded in mp3 format. Please keep in mind that I am not a native speaker and so my pronunciations will differ slightly from the way a native speaker pronounces them. Many English-speaking students find it easier to emulate the (Korean) sounds made by an English speaker rather than those from a native Korean speaker, probably because the Korean language contains vowel sounds that do not appear in English. For this reason, I've used my own voice. To hear a native speaker pronounce some of the Korean pattern names, please visit the I.T.F.'s site where they have recordings posted. Alternatively, Japanese vowel sounds are easier for English speakers to emulate than are many Korean vowels. For this reason the Japanese pattern names have all been pronounced by a native speaker.