Taekwondo poomsae · Taegeuk 3 (Sam) Jang

Sam Jang 태극 3장

Ri · Fire

Taegeuk Sam Jang, performed by Eva Sandersen

About the form

Taegeuk Sam Jang symbolizes Ri (☲), the trigram of fire: hot and bright. It is performed like crackling fire, fluid and rapid with bursts of power, expressing a burning sense of justice and ardor for training.

Taegeuk Sam Jang is number 3 of the eight Taegeuk forms, the colored-belt curriculum of World Taekwondo. It follows Taegeuk E Jang. It precedes Taegeuk Sa Jang.

Pattern

Level

6th Geup

Movements

20

Kihap

1

Step by step

The 20 movements of Taegeuk Sam Jang 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)
Gibon, Basic
First Line · Going Left
01
Arae-makgi 아래막기
Low Block
Walking Stance (left foot forward)
Arae-makgi, Low Block
02
Ap-chagi 앞차기
Front Kick
Kicking (steps down into Right Front Stance)
Ap-chagi, Front Kick
Dubeon-jireugi 두번지르기
Rapid Double Punch
Front Stance (same)
Dubeon-jireugi, Rapid Double Punch
First Line · Going Right
03
Arae-makgi 아래막기
Low Block
Walking Stance (right foot forward)
Arae-makgi, Low Block
04
Ap-chagi 앞차기
Front Kick
Kicking (steps down into Left Front Stance)
Ap-chagi, Front Kick
Dubeon-jireugi 두번지르기
Rapid Double Punch
Front Stance (same)
Dubeon-jireugi, Rapid Double Punch
First Line · Transition
05
Sonnal-an-chigi 손날 안치기
Inward Knifehand Strike to Neck
Walking Stance (left foot forward)
Sonnal-an-chigi, Inward Knifehand Strike to Neck
06
Sonnal-an-chigi 손날 안치기
Inward Knifehand Strike to Neck
Walking Stance (right foot forward)
Sonnal-an-chigi, Inward Knifehand Strike to Neck
Second Line · Going Left
07
Sonnal-momtong-makgi 손날 몸통막기
Knifehand Outward Block
Right Back Stance (left foot forward)
Sonnal-momtong-makgi, Knifehand Outward Block
08
Momtong-jireugi 몸통지르기
Middle Punch
Front Stance (left foot forward)
Momtong-jireugi, Middle Punch
Second Line · Going Right
09
Sonnal-momtong-makgi 손날 몸통막기
Knifehand Outward Block
Left Back Stance (right foot forward)
Sonnal-momtong-makgi, Knifehand Outward Block
10
Momtong-jireugi 몸통지르기
Middle Punch
Front Stance (right foot forward)
Momtong-jireugi, Middle Punch
Second Line · Transition
11
Momtong-makgi 몸통막기
Middle Block (Inward Block)
Walking Stance (left foot forward)
Momtong-makgi, Middle Block (Inward Block)
12
Momtong-makgi 몸통막기
Middle Block (Inward Block)
Walking Stance (right foot forward)
Momtong-makgi, Middle Block (Inward Block)
Third Line · Going Right
13
Arae-makgi 아래막기
Low Block
Walking Stance (left foot forward)
Arae-makgi, Low Block
14
Ap-chagi 앞차기
Front Kick
Kicking (steps down into Right Front Stance)
Ap-chagi, Front Kick
Dubeon-jireugi 두번지르기
Rapid Double Punch
Front Stance (same)
Dubeon-jireugi, Rapid Double Punch
Third Line · Going Left
15
Arae-makgi 아래막기
Low Block
Walking Stance (right foot forward)
Arae-makgi, Low Block
16
Ap-chagi 앞차기
Front Kick
Kicking (steps down into Left Front Stance)
Ap-chagi, Front Kick
Dubeon-jireugi 두번지르기
Rapid Double Punch
Front Stance (same)
Dubeon-jireugi, Rapid Double Punch
Return
17
Arae-makgi 아래막기
Low Block
Walking Stance (left foot forward)
Arae-makgi, Low Block
Momtong-jireugi 몸통지르기
Middle Punch
Walking Stance (same)
Momtong-jireugi, Middle Punch
18
Arae-makgi 아래막기
Low Block
Walking Stance (right foot forward)
Arae-makgi, Low Block
Momtong-jireugi 몸통지르기
Middle Punch
Walking Stance (same)
Momtong-jireugi, Middle Punch
19
Ap-chagi 앞차기
Front Kick
Kicking (steps down into Walking Stance, left foot forward)
Ap-chagi, Front Kick
Arae-makgi 아래막기
Low Block
Walking Stance (same)
Arae-makgi, Low Block
Momtong-jireugi 몸통지르기
Middle Punch
Momtong-jireugi, Middle Punch
20
Ap-chagi 앞차기
Front Kick
Kicking (steps down into Walking Stance, right foot forward)
Ap-chagi, Front Kick
Arae-makgi 아래막기
Low Block
Walking Stance (same)
Arae-makgi, Low Block
Momtong-jireugi 몸통지르기
Middle Punch
Momtong-jireugi, Middle Punch