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Classification of Poomsae Patterns

Name of Poomsae
Number of patterns
Number of patterns
Lines of Poomsae
Level of Training
 TAEGUK
1ST Jang
2ND Jang
3RD Jang
4TH Jang
5TH Jang
6TH Jang
7TH Jang
8TH Jang
18
18
20
20
20
19
25
27
Keup
& Ist Dan (Poom)
KORYO
Single pattern
30
2nd Dan(Poom)
KUMGANG
Single pattern
27
3rd Dan (Poom)
TAEBACK
Single pattern
26
4th Dan
PYONGWON
Single pattern
25
5th Dan
SHIPJIN
Single pattern
31
6th Dan
JITAE
Single pattern
28
4th Dan
CHUNKWON
Single pattern
27
7th Dan
HANSOO
Single pattern
27
8th Dan
ILYEO
Single pattern
24
9th Dan

(Excerpt from 'The World Taekwondo Federation'

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