Taekwondo poomsae · Yudanja · 3rd black-belt form
Taebaek 태백
Sacred mountain
About the form
Taebaek is the bright mountain: Baekdusan, where the legendary Dangun founded the first Korean kingdom, a symbol of sacredness and the source of the Korean spirit. Its floor line traces the character 工, heaven and earth joined by the person between them.
Taebaek is number 3 of the nine Yudanja forms, the black-belt curriculum of World Taekwondo. It follows Keumgang. It precedes Pyongwon.
Level
3rd Dan
Movements
26
Kihap
2
Step by step
The 26 movements of Taebaek 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)
First Line · Going Left
01 
Sonnal-arae-hecheo-makgi 손날 아래 헤쳐막기
Low Knifehand Opening Block
Tiger Stance (left foot forward)
02 
Ap-chagi 앞차기
Front Kick
Kicking (steps down into Right Front Stance)
Dubeon-jireugi 두번지르기
Double Punch (right then left)
Front Stance (right foot forward)
First Line · Going Right
03 
Sonnal-arae-hecheo-makgi 손날 아래 헤쳐막기
Low Knifehand Opening Block
Tiger Stance (right foot forward)
04 
Ap-chagi 앞차기
Front Kick
Kicking (steps down into Left Front Stance)
Dubeon-jireugi 두번지르기
Double Punch (left then right)
Front Stance (left foot forward)
Transition
05 
Jebipum-mok-chigi 제비품 목 치기
Swallowform Knifehand Strike
Front Stance (left foot forward)
06 
Sonnal-eopeo-japgi 손날 엎어 잡기
Twist and Grab Opponent's Wrist
Front Stance (same)
Momtong-jireugi 몸통지르기
Punch (while pulling)
Front Stance (right foot forward)
07 
Sonnal-eopeo-japgi 손날 엎어 잡기
Twist and Grab
Front Stance (same)
Momtong-jireugi 몸통지르기
Punch (while pulling)
Front Stance (left foot forward)
08 
Sonnal-eopeo-japgi 손날 엎어 잡기
Twist and Grab
Front Stance (same)
Momtong-jireugi 몸통지르기
Punch (while pulling)
Front Stance (right foot forward)
Second Line · Going Right
09 
Keumgang-makgi 금강막기
Diamond Block (right arm high)
Right Back Stance (left foot forward)
10 
Danggyeo-teok-jireugi 당겨 턱 지르기
High Pulling Uppercut
Back Stance (same)
11 
Momtong-yeop-jireugi 몸통 옆지르기
Side Punch
Back Stance (same)
12 
Jageun-doljjeogwi 작은 돌쩌귀
Small Hinge
Right Crane Stance
13 
Yeop-chagi + Yeop-jireugi 옆차기 + 옆지르기
Side Kick + Side Punch (simultaneous)
Kicking
Palgup-pyojeok-chigi 팔굽 표적치기
Elbow Target Strike
Front Stance (left foot forward)
Second Line · Going Left
14 
Moa-seogi 모아서기
Feet together, turn 180°
Closed Stance
Keumgang-makgi 금강막기
Diamond Block (left arm high)
Left Back Stance (right foot forward)
15 
Danggyeo-teok-jireugi 당겨 턱 지르기
High Pulling Uppercut
Back Stance (same)
16 
Momtong-yeop-jireugi 몸통 옆지르기
Side Punch
Back Stance (same)
17 
Jageun-doljjeogwi 작은 돌쩌귀
Small Hinge
Left Crane Stance
18 
Yeop-chagi + Yeop-jireugi 옆차기 + 옆지르기
Side Kick + Side Punch (simultaneous)
Kicking
Palgup-pyojeok-chigi 팔굽 표적치기
Elbow Target Strike
Front Stance (right foot forward)
Back to First Line
19 
Sonnal-momtong-makgi 손날 몸통막기
Double Knifehand Block
Right Back Stance (left foot forward)
20 
Pyeonsonkkeut-sewo-jjireugi + Nulleo-makgi 편손끝 세워찌르기 + 눌러막기
Vertical Fingertip Thrust + Pressing Block
Front Stance (right foot forward)
21 
Japhin-sonmok-ppaegi 잡힌 손목 빼기
Wrist-Grab Escape (right hand pulled behind waist)
Turning
Deungjumeok-bakkat-chigi 등주먹 바깥치기
Outward Backfist Strike
Right Back Stance (left foot forward)
22 
Momtong-jireugi 몸통지르기
Middle Punch
Front Stance (right foot forward)
First Line (final) · Going Left
23 
Gawi-makgi 가위막기
Scissors Block (right arm high)
Front Stance (left foot forward)
24 
Ap-chagi 앞차기
Front Kick
Kicking (steps down into Right Front Stance)
Dubeon-jireugi 두번지르기
Double Punch (right then left)
Front Stance (same)
First Line (final) · Going Right
25 
Gawi-makgi 가위막기
Scissors Block (left arm high)
Front Stance (right foot forward)
26 
Ap-chagi 앞차기
Front Kick
Kicking (steps down into Left Front Stance)
Dubeon-jireugi 두번지르기
Double Punch (left then right)
Front Stance (same)