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ITF Patterns The Reason for 24 Patterns

The life of a human being, perhaps 100 years, can be considered as a day when compared with eternity. Therefore, we
mortals are no more than simple travelers who pass by the eternal years of an eon in a day. It is evident that no one can
live more than a limited amount of time. Nevertheless, most people foolishly enslave themselves to materialism as if they
could live for thousands of years. And some people strive to bequeath a good spiritual legacy for coming generations, in this
way, gaining immortality. Obviously, the spirit is perpetual while material is not; therefore, what we can do to leave behind
something for the welfare of mankind is, perhaps, the most important thing in our lives.
Here I leave Taekwon-Do for mankind as a trace of man of the late 20th century. The 24 patterns represent 24 hours, one
day, or all my life. The name of the pattern, the number of movements, and the diagrammatic symbol of each pattern
symbolizes either heroic figures in Korean history or instances relating to historical events.

General Choi, Hong Hi


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CHARTER OF TAEKWON-DO
EXPLANATION OF TENETS
DEFINITION OF TAEKWON-DO
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
HISTORY OF TAEKWON-DO
MORAL CULTURE
ORIGINS OF MARTIAL ARTS
PRACTICE SUIT
SYSTEM OF RANK
TAEKWON-DO AND MENTAL EFFECT
TAEKWON-DO AND PHYSICAL FITNESS
THEORY OF POWER
TRAINING SECRETS
PHILOSOPHY OF TAEKWON-DO
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