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.
                   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
Founder of Taekwon-Do
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Essential Information about Patterns
The following points should be considered while performing patterns:
Pattern should begin and end at exactly the same spot. This will indicate the performer's
accuracy.
Correct posture and facing must be maintained at all times.
Muscles of the body should be either tensed or relaxed at the proper critical moments in the
exercise.
The exercise should be performed in a rhythmic movement with an absence of stiffness.
Movement should be accelerated or decelerated according to the instructions in this book.
Each pattern should be perfected before moving to the next.
Students should know the purpose of each movement.
Students should perform each movement with realism.
Attack and defence techniques should be equally distributed among right and left hands and
feet.
All patterns listed are performed under the assumption the student is facing "D" (see pattern
diagrams). There are a total of twenty-four patterns in Taekwon-Do. The name of the pattern, the
number of movements, and the diagrammatic symbol of each pattern symbolize either heroic
figures in Korean history or instances relating to historical events. The interpretation of each pattern
will be found on its specific page.