Taegeuk (Chinese: 太極; Korean: 태극, Korean pronunciation: [tʰɛgɯk̚], a loanword from Middle Chinese IPA: [tʰɑiHɡɨk̚] refers to the Absolute from which all things and values are derived. It is also the symbol that makes up the center of the flag of South Korea and the source for its name, taegeukgi (hanja: 태극기 , where gi means "flag"). The taegeuk is commonly associated with Daoist philosophical values as well as Korean shamanism.
The origin of the taegeuk was Daoism, which spread to the Korean Peninsula and Japan as early as the Han dynasty. The Korean word taegeuk (hanja: 太極 ) is a Sino-Xenic word that literally means "great pole" and figuratively means "the Absolute".
The taegeuk design dates back to the seventh century in Korea but recent excavations go back even further. There is a stone carved with the taegeuk design in the compound of Gameunsa, which was built in 628 during the reign of King Jinpyeong of Silla and has a three-story pagoda that was designated National Treasure of South Korea 112. Traces of taegeuk designs have been found in the remains of the ancient cultures of Korea; in a Goguryeo tomb and in Silla remains.
In the context of taekwondo the term taegeuk refers to a set of poomsae or forms used to teach taekwondo. A form, or poomsae (also romanized as pumsae or poomse) is a defined pattern of defense-and-attack motions. Outside of the context of taekwondo, the word taegeuk refers to the Taoist principle of the "unity of opposites" (yin and yang). Taegeuk is also the name of the red and blue circular symbol used in the flag of South Korea.
All students studying Kukkiwon-style (i.e., World Taekwondo Federation) taekwondo must learn these forms to advance to a higher level of belt. There are eight taegeuk forms, each one more complex than the last to display the student's mastery of the techniques learned. In order to receive a black belt, the student must perform all taegeuk forms consecutively.
Between 1967 and 1971 Kukkiwon-style taekwondo made use of an older set of forms called the palgwae forms developed by the Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA) with input from some of the original nine kwans of taekwondo. By 1970 additional kwans had joined the KTA so the newer set of taegeuk forms was developed to better represent inputs from all the participating kwans. By 1971 the palgwae forms were considered to be deprecated in favor of the newer taegeuk forms, though some school still teach palgwae forms as well.
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