Forms-Poomsae-Kata

Forms Poomsae Kata
(English) (Korean) (Japanese)
Poomsae are forms or patterns of martial art techniques created by the masters to teach defense against multiple opponents. In the case of the Shotokan Karate black belt forms, many were developed from actual unarmed combat defending the island of Okinawa against invaders. It is said the secrets of the martial arts masters are hidden within the kata and only begin to reveal themselves after 1,000 practices.
R Bushman Tae Kwon Do teaches traditional Song Moo Kwan Tae Kwon Do forms as well as World Tae Kwon Do Federation (Kukkiwon) forms. Grand Master Bushman can teach you each of the 30 plus forms listed below, as appropriate for your rank. The spellings are phonetic interpretations so they may vary slightly in various text books, and they are listed from highest ranking forms down to more basic forms.
Song Moo Kwan Poomsae from Shotokan Karate – Gichin Funakoshi >>> Byung Jik Ro >>> Il Kwon Kim >>> Roy Bushman (Japanese name)
18. Kong Sang Goon So (Kwanku, short)
17. So Chin (So Chin)
16. Ja Eun (Jion)
15. Bahn Wall (Hangetsu)
14. Ahm Mak (Gankaku)
13. Yun Bee (Empi)
12. Kong Sang Goon Dae (Kwanku, long)
11. Ship Soo (Jutte)
10. Chulgi Sahm Dan (Tekki Sahm Dan)
9. Chulgi E Dan (Tekki E Dan)
8. Chulgi Cho Dan (Tekki Cho Dan)
7. Bassai So (Protect the Fortress, short)
6. Bassai Dae (Protect the Fortress, long)
5. Pyung Ahn Oh Dan (Peaceful Mind #5)
4. Pyung Ahn Sah Dan (Peaceful Mind #4)
3. Pyung Ahn Sahm Dan (Peaceful Mind # 3)
2. Pyung Ahn E Dan (Peaceful Mind #2)
1. Pyung Cho Dan (Peaceful Mind #1)
World Tae Kwon Do Federation (Kukkiwon) Black Belt Poomsae (Meaning)
9. Ilyo (Oneness)
8. Han Soo (Water)
7. Cheonkwon (Heavenly Fist)
6. Jitae (Earth)
5. Sipjin (Symmetry)
4. Pyongwon (Vast Plain)
3. TaeBaek (Sacred Mountain)
2. Kuemgang (Diamond Mountain)
1. Koryo (Korea)
Other forms of Korean origin
Song Roke (Royal Pine Tree) created by Grand Master Shin Young Kong of Nashville, TN
Jin Jung (Settling into the earth)
Koryo So (Korea, short)
Chung Moo (Name given to the great Admiral Yi Soon-Sin of the Lee Dynasty)
Hwa Rang (Named after the Hwa Rang group of scholar/warriors that originated in the Silla Kingdom of ancient Korea)
Chun Jee (Heaven and Earth)

Our Vision and Historical Lineage

Matsumura, Sokon
1798 – 1890

Itosu, Anko
1831 – 1915

Azato, Anko
1827 – 1906

Funakoshi, Gichin
1868 – 1957

Ro, Byung Jik
1919 – 2015

Kim, I K
1941 to 2015

Bushman, R
1961 to present

Our Team

Grand Master Roy Bushman, 9th Dan Black Belt, Traditional Song Moo Kwan Tae Kwon Do since 1972
Master Mike Farmer, 6th Dan, South Lakeland Song Moo Kwan Taekwondo, Mulberry, Florida
Master Jamie Embras-Henry, 5th Dan Black Belt
Master Aaron Hamilton, 5th Dan Black Belt
Ms Jenifer Hamilton, 4th Dan Black Belt
Mr. Barry Reis, 2nd Dan Black Belt
The VanVoorhis family of black belts
Mr. Dan Schmitz, in Korea with GM Bushman 2008

Affiliated Martial Artists

Supreme Grand Master KyongwonAhn, 9th Dan Kukkiwon/WTF
Supreme Grand Master Joon P Choi, Song Moo Kwan United, Columbus, Ohio
Grand Master Hee Kwan Lee of the Global Hapkido Association, Michigan
Grand Master Scott Schwab of Valor Martial Arts, Dayton, Ohio
Master Paul Korchak of the Cincinnati Tae Kwon Do Center, Song Moo Kwan United
Master Sara Schwab, of Valor Martial Arts, Dayton, Ohio

Testimonials

We switched from another school recently and the difference in discipline and personal attention is extraordinary. Grand Master Bushman explains each move in order to allow the student to truly understand how and why it would be used. This is taught with the respect and skill that it should be taught by knowledgeable instructors.

Lish Lab-Clements, Five Seasons Sports Club RBushmanTKD Mom
Thanks for your kindness and skill as a teacher. The Lab Family, The Clements Family.

Ashton
Hi Mr.Bushman,
Thank you for being a part of ____'s team. For the past year, he has lived with us as a foster child. We are in the process of adopting him, hopefully by the end of the summer. You are part of a team of teachers and therapists who are making a difference in his life, and we very much appreciate that. Thank you for your patience with him. Developmentally he has missed much, and we are hoping that TKD will help him catch up SOME in the areas of patience, concentration, coordination, perseverance, and confidence. Please keep patiently pushing him to work. He has never been expected to do anything before he came to us, but we expect him to learn how to work to achieve.

So again, thank you for being a part of his team. Your compassion, patience, and perseverance are making the difference in the life of a lost boy, who is on the path to his own goodness.

A Taekwondo Mom
Hi Master Bushman,
I forgot how the subject came up, but I mentioned to Grand Master Kim how good you look when you do your forms. We were discussing the demo at the tournament. He said 'there is no one who can touch you.' There was a lot of pride in his voice when he spoke. He said you have very clean forms and excellent technique. He also said that 'if these so-called Masters put themselves at your level, they are very sadly mistaken' I thought you would like to know.

Assistant to Grand Master Kim 5/12/05