Hyung

Below is information on selected Hyung practiced in Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan:

Ki Cho Hyung (Il Bu, E Bu, and Sam Bu)

  • Creator:  Kwan Jang Nim (Grandmaster) Hwang Kee

  • Date of Creation:  1947

  • Place of Creation:  Seoul, Korea

  • Number of Motions:  22

  • Meaning of Ki Cho Hyung: Basic Form

Pyung Ahn Hyung (Cho, E, Sam, Sa, and O Dan)

  • Creator:  Mr. Idos

  • Date of Creation:  Approximately 1870

  • Place of Creation:  Hwa Nam (Area of China)

  • Number of Motions:  Cho Dan (25), E Dan (30), Sam Dan (29), Sa Dan (31), O Dan (30)

  • Meaning of Pyung Ahn: “Peaceful Confidence”

  • Animal Characteristic: Tortoise

Passai

  • Creator:  Unknown

  • Date of Creation:  Mid to Late 1500’s

  • Place of Creation:  Ha Nam (Southern Area of China)

  • Number of Motions:  52

  • Meaning of Passai:  Collection of the best/fast motions.

  • Animal Characteristic:  Cobra

Nai Han Ji Hyung (Cho Dan, E Dan, Sam Dan)

  • Creator:  Jan Song Kye

  • Date of Creation:  About 900 Years Ago (During the Song Dynasty in China)

  • Place of Creation:  Ha Buk (Northern Area of China)

  • Number of Motions:  35 (Cho Dan), 32 (E Dan), 42 (Sam Dan)

  • Original Name of Hyung:  Neh Bo Jin – Neh (Inside, Inward), Bo (Step), Jin (Advance)

Chil Sung Hyung (Il, E, Sam, Sa, O, Yuk and Chil Ro Hyung)

  • Creator:  Kwan Jang Nim Hwang Kee

  • Date of Creation:  1952

  • Number of Motions:  Il Ro Hyung (38), E Ro Hyung (31), Sam Ro Hyung (57)

  • Meaning of Chil Sung:  “Seven Star” – Refers to the seventh star of the Little Dipper which is the North Star.  In early years, when travelers were unsure of the direction they were traveling, they would use the North Star as a guide for finding the way.  The motivation of the Chil Sung Hyung is “Guiding the Way.”  Guiding the Moo Duk Kwan Practitioner to becoming a better martial artist.

Yuk Ro Hyung (Du Mun - Yuk Ro Cho Dan Hyung)

  • Yuk Ro Hyung was originally translated from the “Moo Yei Do Bo Tong Ji” by Kwan Jang Nim Hwang Kee.

  • The “Moo Yei Do Bo Tong Ji” was published approximately 300 years ago.  It is the oldest and most valuable historical documentation of Korean Martial Arts.

  • Kwan Jang Nim Hwang Kee first discovered this book in 1957 at the Seoul National University Library.

  • Du means “Top” or “Great”, Mun means “Gate,” so Du Mun means “Great Gate.”

  • This Hyung is characterized as entering the discipline of Yuk Ro Hyung.