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[eugene680]

Poomse is very difficult to learn. Memorizing the pattern, that's the easy part. Performing it with power, balance, grace and crispness, that's the hard part.

[ittarter]

1 to 3rd Dan = assistant instructor.

4 to 5th Dan = instructor.

6 and up = Grandmaster.

10th Dan has been awarded to a handful of grandmasters but it is an honorary title. Really there are 9 Dans.

[watjongekut]

which is the highest dan?

[minucy]

@IIPeePee

3rd dan, in France at least.

Need up to Pal Jang for 1st dan, Koryo for 2nd, etc.

[luisitolopezcaste]

@IIPeePee

2 Dan

[IIPeePee]

Is the KUEMGANG poomse for 2dan or 1dan? I studied it at 1dan.

[derbarisax]

@BigTurd Yes that is basic form one. I'm actually the exact opposite. My school doesn't teach the taegeuks. I'm learning them as an extra project for high school. We teach the palgwes for tournament purposes

[BigTurd]

@derbarisax I never learned any of the palgwes. Through the gup belts we just focused on taegeuk. I might have learned basic form one though. I do seem to remember as a white belt learning a form that was pretty much nothing but low blocks and punches, all done from the forward stance. Once we started learning the taegeuk forms we never practiced that one again.

[derbarisax]

@BigTurd actually basic form one and palgwe il chang don't use any kicks either

[BigTurd]

I think this is the only taekwondo form that doesn't use any kicks.

I was always fascinated by this poomse. I used to watch Master Young Cheol Park practice it all the time. He was a seventh dan at the time so he knew all the forms but this one must have been his favourite because he'd practice it all the time. Sometimes all at once and sometimes just in bits and pieces. Even as a kid there was something about Keumgang that struck me as being very practical from a combative standpoint.