Blue Cottage Taekwon-Do
www.bluecottagetkd.com    Issue 12 ~ Volume 1 ~ OCT  3, 2007
GE-BAEK
계백



계백


Movements - 44
Ready Posture - PARALLEL READY STANCE

GE-BAEK is named after Ge-Baek, a great general in the Baek Je Dynasty (660 AD). The diagram represents his severe and
strict military discipline.

Gyebaek (died 660) was a general in the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje during the early to mid 7th century. Little else is
known of his personal life—including the year and location of his birth. The Taekwondo pattern Gyebaek is named after him.
In 660 AD, when the united forces of Silla and Dang invaded Paekche, General Ge- Baek organized 5000 soldiers of the highest
morale and courage. He knew before he set out that his army was outnumbered and that his efforts would be futile, but he did
not hesitate to try to defend his country, reportedly stating "I would rather die than be a slave of the enemy." Before going into
battle, he killed his wife and family to prevent them from falling into the hands of opposing forces, and to prevent the thought of
them influencing his actions or causing him to falter in battle.
His forces won four small initial battles, but then he was forced to move his forces to block the advance of General Kim Yu-shin
on the Paekche capital, Buyeo. The two generals met on the plains of Hwangsan Field, in present day Hamyang, near Chiri
Mountain. Ge-Baek's forces fought bravely but they were outnumbered ten to one and, in the end, he and his men were
completely defeated. In 655, Paekche and Koryo joined forces to attack Silla, although they were eventually driven back when
Silla received aid from Tang Dynasty China. In the first few battles, his forces defeated the enemy, but, in his last battle, he was
defeated and was killed while fighting. The Paekche Dynasty was finally destroyed after 678 years of rule, but the name of
General Ge-Baek is still recognized for his loyalty to his country and his bravery.
EVENTS
Oulundsen's Taekwon-Do
 Saturday, October 27th
6:00 to 9:00 PM
Halloween Family Dance @ the School
International Ch'ang-Hon Taekwon-Do Federation
TOURNAMENT 2007
 October 19-21, 2007, First ICTF World Cup
Edmonton, AB Canada
2007 Taekwon-Do Unity Tournament
November 10th  
 Hollman Gymnasium
The City College of New York
138th Street & Convent Avenue,
New York, NY 10031
Mark Cashatts Taekwon-Do
 OCT. 19-21
UATW (Ultimate Adult TKD Weekend)
Dragon Star Martial Arts
 WHA Fall Seminar with Master Dan Piller
Saturday, October 27, 2007 11am
Asahikan Dojo Collegeville, PA              

        
                       
                 Congratulations!!
                                    Josh Bartlett
                         of Dragon Star Martial           
                                     Arts
                          on an Extraordinary              
                           1st Dan Testing
                                    09-22-07
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