Taekwondo poomsae · Yudanja · 6th black-belt form
Jitae 지태
Earth / looking to the sky
About the form
Jitae means a man standing on the earth, both feet on the ground and looking to the sky: the struggle for survival, lived out on the land. The earth's power wells up from a deep, strong core, and the form must show that vigor of life.
Jitae is number 6 of the nine Yudanja forms, the black-belt curriculum of World Taekwondo. It follows Shipjin. It precedes Chonkwon.
Level
6th Dan
Movements
28
Kihap
2
Step by step
The 28 movements of Jitae in Kukkiwon order, each named in romanized Korean and English, with the stance it is performed in. A single count can perform more than one technique.
00 
Gibon 기본
Basic
Ready Stance (Junbi)
Going Left
01 
Momtong-bakkat-makgi 몸통 바깥막기
Outward Block
Right Back Stance (left foot forward)
02 
Eolgul-makgi 얼굴막기
High Block (slow)
Front Stance (right foot forward)
Momtong-jireugi 몸통지르기
Pulling Punch (slow)
Front Stance (same)
Going Right
03 
Momtong-bakkat-makgi 몸통 바깥막기
Outward Block
Left Back Stance (right foot forward)
04 
Eolgul-makgi 얼굴막기
High Block (slow)
Front Stance (left foot forward)
Momtong-jireugi 몸통지르기
Pulling Punch (slow)
Front Stance (same)
Up The Middle
05 
Arae-makgi 아래막기
Low Block
Front Stance (left foot forward)
06 
Hansonnal-eolgul-makgi 한손날 얼굴막기
Single Knifehand High Block
Right Back Stance (left foot forward)
07 
Ap-chagi 앞차기
Front Kick
Kicking (left foot fixed)
Sonnal-arae-makgi 손날 아래막기
Double Knifehand Low Block
Left Back Stance (right foot forward)
08 
Momtong-bakkat-makgi 몸통 바깥막기
Outward Block (slow)
Back Stance (same)
09 
Ap-chagi 앞차기
Front Kick
Kicking (right foot fixed)
Sonnal-arae-makgi 손날 아래막기
Double Knifehand Low Block
Right Back Stance (left foot forward)
10 
Eolgul-makgi 얼굴막기
High Block (slow)
Front Stance (left foot forward)
11 
Keumgang-jireugi 금강지르기
Diamond Punch
Front Stance (right foot forward)
12 
Momtong-makgi 몸통막기
Inward Block
Front Stance (same)
Geodeureo-momtong-makgi 거들어 몸통막기
Augmented Inward Block
13 
Hansonnal-arae-makgi 한손날 아래막기
Knifehand Low Block
Right Back Stance (left foot forward)
14 
Ap-chagi 앞차기
Front Kick
Kicking (left foot fixed)
Dubeon-jireugi 두번지르기
Double Punch (right then left)
Front Stance (left foot forward)
At The Top
15 
Hwangso-makgi 황소막기
Bull Block
Horse-Riding Stance
16 
Arae-yeop-makgi 아래 옆막기
Low Side Block
Horse-Riding Stance (same)
17 
Sonnal-yeop-makgi 손날 옆막기
Knifehand Side Block
Horse-Riding Stance (same)
18 
Mejumeok-pyojeok-chigi 메주먹 표적치기
Hammerfist Target Strike
Horse-Riding Stance (same)
19 
Arae-yeop-makgi 아래 옆막기
Low Side Block
Left Crane Stance
20 
Jageun-doljjeogwi 작은 돌쩌귀
Small Hinge
Left Crane Stance (same)
Yeop-chagi 옆차기
Side Kick
Kicking
21 
Arae-yeop-makgi 아래 옆막기
Low Side Block
Right Crane Stance
22 
Jageun-doljjeogwi 작은 돌쩌귀
Small Hinge
Right Crane Stance (same)
23 
Yeop-chagi 옆차기
Side Kick
Kicking
Back to Start
23 
Momtong-jireugi 몸통지르기
Punch
Front Stance (left foot forward)
24 
Momtong-jireugi 몸통지르기
Punch
Front Stance (right foot forward)
25 
Sonnal-arae-makgi 손날 아래막기
Double Knifehand Low Block
Right Back Stance (left foot forward)
26 
Sonnal-momtong-makgi 손날 몸통막기
Double Knifehand Block
Left Back Stance (right foot forward)
27 
Sonnal-arae-makgi 손날 아래막기
Double Knifehand Low Block
Left Back Stance (right foot forward)
28 
Sonnal-momtong-makgi 손날 몸통막기
Double Knifehand Block
Right Back Stance (left foot forward)