Jook Am GTF Pattern

The GTF pattern Jook Am. Not part of the original set of ITF patterns, it was created to honour Grand Master Park Jung Tae.

I'm ITF, though our club used to be GTF (the creation of new patterns was one reason we left). I can see why some see this as a compilation, and indeed my instructor does comment from time to time about how if you do this pattern, you get lost and end up doing something different from another pattern that is similar.

I uploaded this because I couldn't find any videos of Jook Am on YouTube at the time, and I view YouTube as a video version of Wikipedia. I may not agree with this pattern being compulsory for some, however, I feel as though everyone should get a chance to see it for themselves before passing judgement.

I personally kept a straight face until they shout out G T F! Then I lol'd.

ubervegeta, ITF 1st dan

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[aboddington]

hi, i do ITF tkd and myself and my instructor(4th dan) find this pattern extremly interesting, im only 14 and have only passed my 1st degree... - this will be my new target...i like a challenge...

[ubervegeta]

Once you do it, post a video of yourself as a video response!

[ubervegeta]

I half-agree with you. Jook Am was indeed not included as part of the original set of 24 patterns. Jook Am was made in 1995, "manufactured" really. So while it's not really "authentic" TKD, I feel it's wrong to outright say it's a ripoff. All of the techniques are real ITF techniques. I don't really agree with making stuff up - that's why our association left the GTF. If nothing else, it's good practice if not a pattern.

[jccscot1]

Grand Master Park along with General Choi and a few select others designed and implemented the original patterns, look at the photo in the encylopedia.However as TKD is scientific it has to evolve or it will end up like Karate Kata. GMP was trying to evolve the art, constantly looking to improve if we can all be like that the world of TKD would be so much better

[recondog22]

Shut up and get a life! "My TKD's harder"; "My pattern's bigger"; "My association's better"...

All you can do is train and perform to your utmost. Everything else is irrelevant.

[tomatito1981]

@ijustamme Actually, The General named the entire ITF pattern after his own "Pen-name" - The Chong Hon patterns lol literally Blue Cottage :) Lots of the moves are from Juche and the original Ko-Dang as well.

[Tovash]

just wondering if gtf uses the hip twist in its movments as origanly tought from maj gen choi or does it use the sine wave as in what the north koreans introduced to itf?????

[ASwOOx]

@nitronixasd "...because of the number of young BBs mastering the patterns too quickly." Patterns can't be mastered, they can be executedvery well, but there is no such thing as perfect, you should always be searching for areas to improve and refine.

[foxdrop007]

@ijustamme the pattern is good based on the itf . do not get personal he had a right to give the pattern any name he saw fit . judge the pattern not the man

[foxdrop007]

@INDUSTRIAL3X very good pattern all itf techniques all good . . they are different types of tkd respect all I do the 24 sine wave . But I can appreciate these. GM Park had the right to devellop any patterns .

[INDUSTRIAL3X]

Always nice watching videos of useless kicking of pseudo-martial-arts and egos inflated by their "great achievement". I guess you''ll only realize how useless this all is once your girlfriend starts beting the shit out of you LMAO

Go do some real martial art instead ;)

[olbaard69]

This is a nice pattern, it's pretty hard to learn because it is so long and some movements are not easy (like the triple kick in the air). The shouts in the pattern are stupid, i never do that. But it is true that a lot of the combinations are 'stolen' from other patterns... But it's a good pattern to practice your kicks and to raise your TKD-skills

[canadad3]

it's all TKD. ITF, GTF, WTF...whatever organization u belong to, show some respect for the rest. Myself, I belong with GTF. We are ALL brothers and sisters within the Martial Arts community. Grand Master Park did NOT name the pattern after himself, he created it. Jook Am is a consitantly growing pattern, which I do believe is up to just over 100 movements now. It is a very technical and difficult pattern to master.

[ijustamme]

I am ITF (24 years). I haven't seen much of GTF but this pattern looks nice. It has a lot of moves in common with ITF patterns Yon Gae and Moon Moo. I know little of GM Park - did he name the pattern after himself? (A little egoticstical if so, General Choi never did).

[numbnuts667]

Its a shame really Grandmaster park was a very pleasant man to be around, but his death was the end of the GTF, there then became a massive power struggle and the martial art was lost among the politics...