BLUE

BELT

Meaning of the Blue Belt

Sky and the continued upward attainment

Continued journey reaching upward in growth.

Character Words

1st Level Blue - Perseverance

Continuing even when it is hard to do so - the ability to start something and see it through to the end.

2nd Level Blue - Integrity

Being honest and having strong moral principles.

Patterns

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40 moves, left foot returns

Means Inspiration. With goals firmly in mind, the student must learn to self inspire themselves into action, as they develop a sense of self-worth. Without this, they may never strive for success as they may feel they do not deserve the rewards that accompany achievement.

1st Level Blue - Joong Gun

32 moves, left foot returns

Joong-Gun is named after the patriot Ahn Joong-Gun who assassinated Hiro-Bumi Ito, the first Japanese Governor-General of Korea, known as the man who played the leading part in the Korea-Japan merger.  The 32 movements represent Ahn Joong-Gun's age when he was executed at Lui-shung prison (1910).

2nd Level Blue - Toi Gye

37 moves, right foot returns

Toi-Gye is the pen name of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16th Century), and authority on Neo-Confucianism.  The 37 movements refer to his birth place on the 37th latitude.  The diagram (+) represents "scholar".