Won-Hyo (, ) is the fourth Taekwon-Do teul, as defined by the International Taekwon-Do Federation. The pattern consists of 28 movements and is taught to students with the 6th geup (green belt) and necessary to know to obtain the 5th geup (green-blue belt).
Meaning
The name of the pattern refers to Wonhyo, a philosopher and monk who is considered the most influential figure in the development and spread of Korean Buddhism.Buswell, R. E. (2017). Wŏnhyo: Buddhist Commentator “Par Excellence.” Journal of Korean Religions, 8(1), 131–160. He lived in the 7th century, wrote over 80 works, and has been widely cited by Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Buddhist scholars.Muller, Charles. 元曉 Wonhyo, Digital Dictionary of Buddhism.
It is unclear why Won-Hyo has 28 movements.
Movements Nr.English descriptionKorean description (in Hangul)Korean description (in Revised Romanisation)Form a closed ready stance A facing D.모아준비서기moa junbi seogi1Step to B with the left foot, form a right L-stance, and execute a twin forearm block.ㄴ자서쌍팔목막기nieunja seo ssang palmok makgi2Maintain a right L-stance to B, execute a high inward strike to B with the right knife-hand, and simultaneously bring the left side fist in front of the right shoulder.ㄴ자서손칼높은데안으로때리기nieunja seo sonkal nopeunde aneuro ttaerigi3Slip the left foot toward B, form a left fixed stance toward B, and execute a middle punch to B with the left fist.고정서바로앞지르기gojeong seo baro ap jireugi4Step to A with the right foot, form a left L-stance, and execute a twin forearm block.ㄴ자서쌍팔목막기nieunja seo ssang palmok makgi5Maintain a left L-stance to A, execute a high inward strike to A with the left knife-hand, and simultaneously bring the right side fist in front of the left shoulder.ㄴ자서손칼높은데안으로때리기nieunja seo sonkal nopeunde aneuro ttaerigi6Slip the right foot toward A, form a right fixed stance toward A, and execute a middle punch to A with the right fist.고정서바로앞지르기gojeong seo baro ap jireugi7Step with the right foot right next to the left foot, then turn toward D, and form a right bending ready stance A toward D.구부려준비서기guburyeo junbi seogi8Execute a middle side piercing kick to D using the left foot.가운데옆차지르기gaunde yeop cha jireugi9Lower the left foot to D, form a right L-stance toward D, and execute a middle guarding block to D with a left knife-hand.ㄴ자서손칼대비막기nieunja seo sonkal daebi makgi10Execute a guarding block to D with a right knife-hand and form a left L-stance toward D by moving the right foot to D.ㄴ자서손칼대비막기nieunja seo sonkal daebi makgi11Execute a guarding block to D with a left knife-hand and form a right L-stance toward D by moving the left foot to D.ㄴ자서손칼대비막기nieunja seo sonkal daebi makgi12Execute a middle thrust to D with the right straight finger tip and form a right walking stance toward D by moving the right foot toward D.걷는서선손끝뚫기geonneun seo seonsonkkeut ttulki13Step to E with the left foot while turning counter-clockwise, form a right L-stance, and execute a twin forearm block.ㄴ자서쌍팔목막기nieunja seo ssang palmok makgi14Maintain a right L-stance to E, execute a high inward strike to E with the right knife-hand, and simultaneously bring the left side fist in front of the right shoulder.ㄴ자서손칼높은데안으로때리기nieunja seo sonkal nopeunde aneuro ttaerigi15Slip the left foot toward E, form a left fixed stance toward E, and execute a middle punch to E with the left fist.고정서바로앞지르기gojeong seo baro ap jireugi16Step to F with the right foot, form a left L-stance, and execute a twin forearm block.ㄴ자서쌍팔목막기nieunja seo ssang palmok makgi17Maintain a left L-stance to F, execute a high inward strike to F with the left knife-hand, and simultaneously bring the right side fist in front of the left shoulder.ㄴ자서손칼높은데안으로때리기nieunja seo sonkal nopeunde aneuro ttaerigi18Slip the right foot toward F, form a right fixed stance toward F, and execute a middle punch to F with the right fist.고정서바로앞지르기gojeong seo baro ap jireugi19Execute a right inner forearm circular block to CF, while bringing the right foot to the left foot and moving the left foot to C to form a left walking stance to C.걷는서안팔목돌리며막기geonneunseo an palmok dollimyeo makgi20Execute a right low front snap kick to C, while maintaining the position of the hands.낮은데앞차부시기najeunde ap cha busigi21Execute a middle reverse punch to C with the left fist, while lowering the right foot to C to form a right walking stance.걷는서반대앞지르기geonneun seo bandae ap jireugi22Maintain the right walking stance toward C, while executing a left inner forearm circular block to CE.걷는서안팔목돌리며막기geonneun seo an palmok dollimyeo makgi23Execute a left low front snap kick to C, while maintaining the position of the hands.낮은데앞차부시기najeunde ap cha busigi24Execute a middle reverse punch to C with the right fist, while lowering the left foot to C to form a left walking stance.걷는서반대앞지르기geonneun seo bandae ap jireugi25Turn the face to C and form a left bending ready stance A toward C.구부려준비서기guburyeo junbi seogi26Execute a middle side piercing kick to C using the right foot.가운데옆차지르기gaunde yeop cha jireugi27Lower the right foot on line CD, move the left foot to B while turning anti-clockwise to form a right L-stance toward B, and simultaneously execute a middle guarding block to B with the forearm.ㄴ자서대비막기nieunja seo daebi makgi28Bring the left foot to the right foot , move the right foot to A forming a left L-stance to A, and execute a middle guarding clock to A with the forearm.ㄴ자서대비막기nieunja seo daebi makgiMove the right foot to a closed ready stance A facing D.모아준비서기moa junbi seogi
Trivia
Won-Hyo is one of the patterns that refers to the era of unified Silla, as well as Hwa-Rang, Yoo-Sin, and Moon-Moo. The hand positioning in the ready stance of Won-Hyo represents the positioning of Wonhyo's hands over a stick, just like So-San. Before becoming a Buddhist, Won-Hyo was a Hwarang.
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