The following points should be considered while
performing patterns:
- Pattern should begin and end at exactly
the same spot. This will indicate the
performer's accuracy.
- Correct posture and facing must be
maintained at all times.
- Muscles of the body should be either
tensed or relaxed at the proper critical
moments in the exercise.
- The exercise should be performed in a
rhythmic movement with an absence of
stiffness.
- Movement should be accelerated or
decelerated according to the instructions in
this book.
- Each pattern should be perfected before
moving to the next.
- Students should know the purpose of each
movement.
- Students should perform each movement
with realism.
- Attack and defense techniques should be
equally distributed among right and left
hands and feet.
All patterns listed are performed under the
assumption the student is facing "D" (see
pattern diagrams). There are a total of
twenty-four patterns in Taekwon-Do. The name of
the pattern, the number of movements, and the
diagrammatic symbol of each pattern symbolize
either heroic figures in Korean history or
instances relating to historical events. The
interpretation of each pattern will be found on
its specific page.
TKD
Kata Requirements 
