Koryo

Taekwondo Maxima

Koryo poomsae symbolizes "Sonbae", which means a learned man, who is characterized by a strong martial spirit as well as a righteous learned man's spirit. The spirit had been inherited through the ages of Koguryo, Palhae and down to Koryo, which is the background of organizing the Koryo poomsae.

The new techniques appearing in this poomsae are kodeup chagi, sonnal bakkat chigi, hansonnal arae makki, khaljaebi, mureup nulleo kkeokgi, momtong hecho makki, pyojeok jireugi, pyonsonkkeut are jeocho tzireugi, batangson nullo makki, palkup yeop chigi, mejumeok arae pyojeok chigi, etc, which only black belters can practice.

The junbi jase is the tongmilgi which requires mental concentration by positioning the hand in between the upper abdomen and the lower abdomen where "sin"(divine) and "jeong"(spirit) converge.

The line of poomsae represents the Chinese letter which means "seonbae" or "sonbi", a learned man or a man of virtue in the Korean language.

The SynopticTable of Koryo Poomsae

Order	Eye direction	Position	Action	Stance	Name of Poom
Junbi	Ga	Na	PART 1	naranhi seogi	tongmilgi junbijase (pushing a log ready position)
1	Ga	Ga	put forth	oreun dwitkubi	wen sonnal momtongmakki (hand blade trunk blocking)
2	Ga	Ga	oreun kodeup yeopchagi, put forth	oreun apkubi	oreun sonnal mok bakkatchigi (hand blade outer hitting)
3	Ga	Ga	same position, stance	oreun apkubi	momtong barojireugi (trunk right punch)
4	Ga	Ga	L. F. remains, R. F. slightly pulled	wen dwitkubi	oreun momtong anmakki (trunk inner blocking)
5	Ra3	Ra3	R. F. move, turn around	wen dwitkubi	oreun sonnal momtongmakki (hand blade trunk blocking)
6	Ra3	Ra3	wen kodeup yeopchagi, put forth	wen apkubi	wen sonnal mok bakkatchigi (hand blade outer hitting)
7	Da3	Da3	same position, stance	wen apkubi	momtong barojireugi (trunk right punch)
8	Da3	Da3	R. F. remains, L. F. slightly pulled	oreun dwitkubi	wen momtong anmakki (trunk inner blocking)
9	Ga	Na	PART 2 turn left, wen hansonnal araemakki	wen apkubi	oreun ageumson apchigi / khaljaebi (arc hand)
10	Ga	Na	oreun apchagi, forth, oreun hansonnal araemakki	oreun apkubi	wen ageumson apchigi / khaljaebi (arc hand)
11	Ga	Na	wen apchagi, forth, wen hansonnal araemakki	wen apkubi	oreun ageumson apchigi / khaljaebi, "kihap" (arc hand)
12	Da2	Da2	oreun apchagi, forth	oreun apkubi	wen mureup nulleo kkeokgi (knee press and breaking)
13	Da2	Da2	L. F. put forth, turn rightward	oreun apkubi	anpalmok momtong hechomakki (inner wrist trunk push blocking)
14	Da2	Da2	wen apchagi, forth	wen apkubi	oreun mureup nulleo kkeokgi (knee press and breaking)
15	Ra2	Ra2	L. F. pulled slightly	wen apseogi	anpalmok momtong hechomakki (inner wrist trunk push blocking)
16	Ra2	Ra2	PART 3 L.F. axis, body turns rightward, step down	juchumseogi	wen hansonnal momtong yeopmakki (left one hand blade trunk side blocking)
17	Ra2	Ra2	same stance	juchumseogi	oreun pyojeokjireugi (right fist target punch)
18	Na	Na	oreun apkkoaseogi, change step, wen yeop chagi, step down on "Da2", changed stance toward "Ra2"	oreun apkubi	wen pyonsonkkeut arae jeochotzireugi (flat finger tips underneath reverse thrusting)
19	Na	Na	L. F. remains, R. F. pulled in slightly	oreun apseogi	oreun araemakki (underneath blocking)
20	Da1	Da1	L. F. one step forward, wen batangson nullo makki, R. F. put forth	juchumseogi	oreun palkup yeopchigi (right elbow side hitting)
21	Da1	Da1	same position, stance	juchumseogi	oreun hansonnal momtong yeopmakki (right one hand blade trunk side blocking)
22	Da1	Da1	same stance	juchumseogi	wen pyojeokjireugi (left fist target punch)
23	Da1	Da1	wen apkkoaseogi, change step, oreun yeop chagi, step down on "Ra2", changed stance toward "Da2"	wen apkubi	oreun pyonsonkkeut arae jeochotzireugi (flat finger tips underneath reverse thrusting)
24	Ra1	Ra1	R. F. remains, L. F. pulled in slightly	wen apseogi	wen araemakki (underneath blocking)
25	Ra1	Ra1	R. F. one step forward, oreun batangson nullo makki, L. F. put forth	juchumseogi	wen palkup yeopchigi (left elbow side hitting)
26	Ra1	Ra1	PART 4 L. F remains, R. F. to modumbal	moaseogi	wen mejumeok pyojeok araechigi (left hammerfist underneath target hitting)
27	Na	Na	R. F. remains, turn leftward, wen sonnal mok bakkatchigi	wen apkubi	wen hansonnal arae makki (one hand blade underneath blocking)
28	Na	Na	R. F. put forth, oreun sonnal mokchigi	oreun apkubi	oreun hansonnal arae makki (one hand blade underneath blocking)
29	Na	Na	L. F. put forth, wen sonnal mokchigi	wen apkubi	wen hansonnal arae makki (one hand blade underneath blocking)
30	Na	Na	R. F. put forth	oreun apkubi	oreun ageumson apchigi / khaljaebi, "kihap" (arc hand)
Baro	Ga	Na	L. F. pulled, body turned leftward	naranhi seogi	tongmilgi junbijase (pushing a log ready position)

Poom (Command) = 30--Dongjak (Movement) = 48--Kihap (Shout) = 2