Taegeuk 3 Jang

Taekwondo Maxima

Taegeuk 3 Jang symbolizes the "Ree", one of the 8 divination signs, which represents "hot and bright". This is to encourage the trainees to harbor a sense of justice ad ardor for training. A successful accomplishment of this poomsae will give the trainees a promotion to a blue belter.

New actions are sonnal mokchigi, sonnal makki and the dwitkubi stance.

This poomsae is characterized by successive makki and jireugi, chagi and continued jireugi. Emphasis is laid on the counterattacks against the opponent's attack.

The 6th Geup Grade trainees can practice this poomsae.

The SynopticTable of Taegeuk 3 Jang

Order	Eye direction	Position	Action	Stance	Name of Poom
Junbi	Ga	Na	PART 1	naranhi seogi	kibon junbijase (basic ready position)
1	Da1	Da1	put forth (foot)	wen apseogi	wen araemakki (underneath blocking)
2	Da1	Da1	oreun apchagi, step down	oreun apkubi	momtong dubeonjireugi (trunk double punch)
3	Ra1	Ra1	turn around	oreun apseogi	oreun araemakki (underneath blocking)
4	Ra1	Ra1	wen apchagi, step down	wen apkubi	momtong dubeonjireugi (trunk double punch)
5	Ga	Ga	turn around	wen apseogi	oreun hansonnal mokchigi (one hand blade neck hitting)
6	Ga	Ga	put forth (foot)	oreun apseogi	wen hansonnal mokchigi (one hand blade neck hitting)
7	Da2	Da2	PART 2 L.F. move and step down	oreun dwitkubi	wen hansonnal momtong bakkatmakki (one hand blade trunk side blocking)
8	Da2	Da2	L.F. slightly pushed forward	wen apkubi	momtong barojireugi (trunk right punch)
9	Ra2	Ra2	R.F. slightly pulled in	wen dwitkubi	oreun hansonnal momtong bakkatmakki (one hand blade trunk side blocking)
10	Ra2	Ra2	R.F. slightly pushed forward	oreun apkubi	momtong barojireugi (trunk right punch)
11	Ga	Ga	move and step down	wen apseogi	oreun momtong anmakki (trunk inner blocking)
12	Ga	Ga	put forth (foot)	oreun apseogi	wen momtong anmakki (trunk inner blocking)
13	Ra3	Ra3	PART 3 turn	wen apseogi	wen araemakki (underneath blocking)
14	Ra3	Ra3	oreun apchagi, step down	oreun apkubi	momtong dubeonjireugi (trunk double punch)
15	Da3	Da3	turn around	oreun apseogi	oreun araemakki (underneath blocking)
16	Da3	Da3	wen apchagi, step down	wen apkubi	momtong dubeonjireugi (trunk double punch)
17	Na	Na	PART 4 *turn, wen araemakki*	wen apseogi	momtong barojireugi (trunk right punch)
18	Na	Na	*put forth, oreun araemakki*	oreun apseogi	momtong barojireugi (trunk right punch)
19	Na	Na	*wen apchagi, step down* & wen araemakki**	wen apseogi	momtong barojireugi (trunk right punch)
20	Na	Na	*oreun apchagi, step down* & oreun araemakki**	oreun apseogi	momtong barojireugi "kihap" (trunk right punch)
Baro	Ga	Na	left foot turn leftward	naranhi seogi	kibon junbijase (basic ready position)

Poom (Command) = 20--Dongjak (Movement) = 34--Kihap (Shout) = 1