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Revised Romanisation: Wonhyo
McCune-Reischauer Romanisation: Wŏnhyo
Sometimes written: Won-hyo, Won Hyo
Floor Diagram for Wonhyo
Movements of Wonhyo
Wonhyo has 28 movements.
Form a closed ready stance ‘a’ towards A.
- Turn to the left and step towards E with the left foot, forming a right ‘l’ stance towards E. Perform a twin block with the left and right forearm.
- Without changing stance, perform an inward strike to the neck with the right knife-hand, pulling the left side-fist to the right shoulder.
- Move the left foot towards E, forming a left fixed stance towards E. At the same time, perform a side punch towards E with the left fore-fist.
- Move the left foot to the right foot, turn to the right, and step towards C with the right foot, forming a left ‘l’ stance towards C. Perform a twin block with the left and right forearm.
- Without changing stance, perform an inward strike to the neck with the left knife-hand, pulling the right side-fist to the left shoulder.
- Move the right foot towards C, forming a right fixed stance towards C. At the same time, perform a side punch towards C with the right fore-fist.
- Move the right foot to the left foot, turn to the left, and bring the left foot up to the right knee, forming a right bending ready stance towards A.
- Perform a side piercing kick to the mid section towards A with the left foot.
- Lower the left foot towards A, forming a right ‘l’ stance towards A. Perform a guarding block to the mid section with the knife-hand.
- Step towards A with the right foot, forming a left ‘l’ stance towards A. Perform a guarding block to the mid section with the knife-hand.
- Step towards A with the left foot, forming a right ‘l’ stance towards A. Perform a guarding block to the mid section with the knife-hand.
- Step towards A with the right foot, forming a right walking stance towards A. Thrust to the mid section with the right spear-hand, moving the left fingertips to beneath the right elbow, with the left palm facing downwards.
- Turn to the left and step towards B with the left foot, forming a right ‘l’ stance towards B. Perform a twin block with the left and right forearm.
- Without changing stance, perform an inward strike to the neck with the right knife-hand, pulling the left side-fist to the right shoulder.
- Move the left foot towards B, forming a left fixed stance towards B. At the same time, perform a side punch towards B with the left fore-fist.
- Move the left foot to the right foot, turn to the right, and step towards F with the right foot, forming a left ‘l’ stance towards F. Perform a twin block with the left and right forearm.
- Without changing stance, perform an inward strike to the neck with the left knife-hand, pulling the right side-fist to the left shoulder.
- Move the right foot towards F, forming a right fixed stance towards F. At the same time, perform a side punch towards F with the right fore-fist.
- Move the right foot to the left foot, turn to the left, and step towards D with the left foot, forming a left walking stance towards D. Perform a circular block to the mid section with the right inner-forearm.
- Perform a front snapping kick to the mid section with the right foot.
- Lower the right foot towards D, forming a right walking stance towards D. Punch to the mid section with the left fore-fist.
- Without changing stance, perform a circular block to the mid section with the left inner-forearm.
- Perform a front snapping kick to the mid section with the left foot.
- Lower the left foot towards D, forming a left walking stance toward D. Punch to the mid section with the right fore-fist.
- Bring the right foot up to the left knee, forming a left bending ready stance towards D.
- Perform a side piercing kick to the mid section towards D with the right foot-sword.
- Lower the right foot towards D. Pivot on the right foot, turn to the left, and step towards E with the left foot, forming a right ‘l’ stance towards D. Perform a guarding block to the mid section with the forearm.
- Move the left foot to the right foot, turn to the right, and step towards C with the right foot, forming a left ‘l’ stance towards C. Perform a guarding block to the mid section with the forearm.
Move the right foot to the left foot, turn to the left, and form a closed ready stance ‘a’ towards A.
Learning Wonhyo
- Between movements 2 and 3, 5 and 6, 14 and 15, and 17 and 18, do not pull the front foot back before moving into a fixed stance.
Korean terminology relevant to Wonhyo
| English | Korean |
| inward | 안으로 anuro |
| inward knife-hand strike | 안으로 손칼 때리기 anuro sonkal taerigi |
| fixed stance | 고정 서기 gojong sogi |
| side punch | 옆 지르기 yop jirugi |
| bending stance | 구부려 서기 guburyo sogi |
| side kick | 옆 차기 yop chagi |
| side piercing kick | 옆 차지르기 yop chajirugi |
| circular block | 돌리며 막기 dollimyo makki |
| inner-forearm circular block | 안팔목 돌리며 막기 anpalmok dollimyo makki |
| forearm guarding block | 팔목 대비 막기 palmok daebi makki |
More information
You can find more information on this topic in the book Changheon-yu Taekwondo: Foundation Syllabus, which is a handbook for colour belt students who are training in Changheon-yu Taekwondo (ITF Taekwondo). It contains movement descriptions, floor diagrams, and relevant Korean terminology for all of the colour belt patterns.
Why not buy a Wonhyo poster?
Make learning the meanings of the patterns more fun with this poster about the historical figure of Wonhyo.
If you're a Taekwondo instructor, this would be an excellent poster to put up on the wall of your dojang to help students learn the meaning of the patterns. Or you could just put it on your wall at home!