There are five components that form the Taekwondo syllabus. These are as follows: Fundamentals (kibon tallyon) Self defence (hoshin) Sport sparring (shihap kyorugi) Breaking (kyokpa) Patterns (poomsae) Patterns are practiced in order to ingrain basic movements and combinations. They allow the practitioner to develop many aspects of Taekwondo such as speed, fluidity, co-ordination, strength, power, … Continue reading Taekwondo Poomsae (Patterns)