Form 1: Taegeuk Il Jang/Palgwe Il Jang

Form 1

The general meaning of this form and associated trigram is Yang, which represents Heaven and Light. Also, this trigram has a relationship to South and Father. The first Taegeuk/Palgwe form is the beginning of all pumsaes, the “birth” of the martial artist into Taekwondo. This pumsae should be performed with the greatness of Heaven.

Palgwe Il Jang

Taegeuk Il Jang