| KWANG-GAE Movements - 39 Ready Posture - PARALLEL STANCE WITH A HEAVEN HAND Pattern Meaning KWANG-GAE is named after the famous Kwang-Gae-Toh-Wang, the 19th King of the Koguryo Dynasty, who regained all the lost territories including the greater part of Manchuria. The diagram represents the expansion and recovery of lost territory. The 39 movements refer to the first two figures of 391 A. D, the year he came to the throne. |
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Blue Cottage Taekwon-Do
The Life of Kwang-Gae
King Kwang-Gae-Toh-Wang (meaning "broad expander of territory")
was born in 374 AD and ascended to the throne in 391, at the age of
just seventeen, to become the 19th king of the Koguryo Dynasty. He
ruled over Koguryo at the time in Korea's history known as The Three
Kingdoms, so called because during this time the Korean peninsula
was constantly being fought over by the three Koguryo, Silla and
Paekche dynasties. He is sometimes referred to as Great King
Yeongnak, after the era name selected by him.
He expanded Koguryo’s territories far into the Korean peninsula by
advancing southward at the expense of the Paekche dynasty to
occupy the north of the Han River, and occupied Manchurian
territory to the east of Liaohe. On his death in 413, at just 39 years of
age, Koguryo ruled everything between the Sungari and Han Rivers.
This gave it control over two thirds of what is now modern Korea as
well as a large part of Manchuria. In addition, the chieftains of Silla
submitted to the northern kingdom's authority in 399 to receive
protection from Japanese raids. Only Paekche continued to resist
Koguryo domination during this period, thereby preventing what
would have been the first recognised unification of the Korean
peninsula.
During his reign, King Kwang-Gae conquered 65 walled cities and
some 1,400 villages, in addition to aiding Silla when it was attacked by
the Japanese. In 392 he built nine Buddhist temples in Pyongyang.
His accomplishments are recorded on a monument which was
erected in 414 in southern Manchuria.
The first movement in Kwang Gae Tul is stated as :
Bring the left foot to the right foot, forming a close ready stance B
toward D, bringing both hands in a circular motion.
Some speculate that it might signify the expansion and recovery of
lost territory as per the pattern meaning.
An interesting story about this movement.
It is said to signify the warrior-king standing amidst his army on either
side of him, facing an enemy. Surveying the weather conditions,
position of the sun etc to determine if they are favourable to his
army. He then breaks his hands/arms apart in a circular motion
signaling his army to attack from those flanks.
The South Korean Navy has a frigate:
The 3,900 ton King Kwang-Gae-to-dae-wang was commissioned last
year, and is the first of the KDX-1 class FFGs. It is fitted with 8 Block
1C Harpoons, and RIM-7P Sea Sparrow in Mk 48 VLS.
Around the end of 3rd century BC in China, Chin got perished and
Han arose. In the chaos during the change, a man Wui-Man, with a
group of his people, came over to King Jun, who let him defend the
western border of Ko-Cho-Sun. However, Wui-Man later subverted
King Jun and made himself a King. King Wu-Guo, a grandson of Wui-
Man, cut off direct trade between Han and other countries on the
outskirts of Ko-Cho-Sun and made big geographical advantages by
transit trade between the two. Han got upset for this and attacked Ko-
Cho-Sun. After one year lasted war, Ko-Cho-Sun got perished by Han.
However, King Mi-Chun and Kwang-Gae-To, of Koguryo of the Era of
Three Kingdoms recovered the lost territories.
King Kwang-Gae-Toh-Wang (meaning "broad expander of territory")
was born in 374 AD and ascended to the throne in 391, at the age of
just seventeen, to become the 19th king of the Koguryo Dynasty. He
ruled over Koguryo at the time in Korea's history known as The Three
Kingdoms, so called because during this time the Korean peninsula
was constantly being fought over by the three Koguryo, Silla and
Paekche dynasties. He is sometimes referred to as Great King
Yeongnak, after the era name selected by him.
He expanded Koguryo’s territories far into the Korean peninsula by
advancing southward at the expense of the Paekche dynasty to
occupy the north of the Han River, and occupied Manchurian
territory to the east of Liaohe. On his death in 413, at just 39 years of
age, Koguryo ruled everything between the Sungari and Han Rivers.
This gave it control over two thirds of what is now modern Korea as
well as a large part of Manchuria. In addition, the chieftains of Silla
submitted to the northern kingdom's authority in 399 to receive
protection from Japanese raids. Only Paekche continued to resist
Koguryo domination during this period, thereby preventing what
would have been the first recognised unification of the Korean
peninsula.
During his reign, King Kwang-Gae conquered 65 walled cities and
some 1,400 villages, in addition to aiding Silla when it was attacked by
the Japanese. In 392 he built nine Buddhist temples in Pyongyang.
His accomplishments are recorded on a monument which was
erected in 414 in southern Manchuria.
The first movement in Kwang Gae Tul is stated as :
Bring the left foot to the right foot, forming a close ready stance B
toward D, bringing both hands in a circular motion.
Some speculate that it might signify the expansion and recovery of
lost territory as per the pattern meaning.
An interesting story about this movement.
It is said to signify the warrior-king standing amidst his army on either
side of him, facing an enemy. Surveying the weather conditions,
position of the sun etc to determine if they are favourable to his
army. He then breaks his hands/arms apart in a circular motion
signaling his army to attack from those flanks.
The South Korean Navy has a frigate:
The 3,900 ton King Kwang-Gae-to-dae-wang was commissioned last
year, and is the first of the KDX-1 class FFGs. It is fitted with 8 Block
1C Harpoons, and RIM-7P Sea Sparrow in Mk 48 VLS.
Around the end of 3rd century BC in China, Chin got perished and
Han arose. In the chaos during the change, a man Wui-Man, with a
group of his people, came over to King Jun, who let him defend the
western border of Ko-Cho-Sun. However, Wui-Man later subverted
King Jun and made himself a King. King Wu-Guo, a grandson of Wui-
Man, cut off direct trade between Han and other countries on the
outskirts of Ko-Cho-Sun and made big geographical advantages by
transit trade between the two. Han got upset for this and attacked Ko-
Cho-Sun. After one year lasted war, Ko-Cho-Sun got perished by Han.
However, King Mi-Chun and Kwang-Gae-To, of Koguryo of the Era of
Three Kingdoms recovered the lost territories.
