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Ko-Dang
Ko-Dang is the pseudonym of the patriot Cho Man Sik who dedicated his life to the independence movement and education of his people.

The 39 movements signify his times of imprisonment and his birthplace on the 39th parallel.

Number of movements:	39
Starting position:	Closed Ready Stance 'C' (Moa Chunbi Sogi 'C') on X facing towards D.
Move the right foot to BD to form a sitting stance, at the same time executing a middle pushing block with a left palm Execute a middle punch with the right fist Move the right foot on line CD, forming a right L stance while executing a middle guarding block with the forearm Execute a low block with the right forearm and a middle side block with the left inner forearm Move the left foot to AD forming a sitting stance at the same time executing a middle pushing block with a right palm Execute a middle punch with the left fist Move the left foot on line CD, forming a left L-stance while executing a middle guarding block with the forearm Execute a low block with the left forearm and a middle side block with the right inner forearm Turn the face toward D forming a left bending ready stance B Execute a middle back piercing kick to D with the right foot Lower the right foot to D, forming a right L-stance toward C while executing a middle block with a left knife-hand Turn the face toward D forming a right bending ready stance B Execute a middle back piercing kick to D with the left foot Lower the left foot to D forming a left L-stance toward C, while executing a middle block with a right knife-hand Move the right foot to D forming a right L-stance while executing a downward thrust with a left straight elbow Move the left foot to D, forming a left L-stance while executing a downward thrust with a right straight elbow Move the left foot to C to form a left walking stance while executing a pressing block with a right palm. Perform in a slow motion Move the right foot to C, forming a right walking stance, at the same time changing the position of the hands. Perform in a slow motion Move the right foot to D forming a right L-stance, while executing a downward block with the left outer forearm Move the right foot to C to form a left L-stance, while executing a downward block with the right outer forearm Move the left foot to C, forming a right rear foot stance, at the same time executing an upward block with a left palm Move the right foot to C to form a left rear foot stance, at the same time executing an upward block with a right palm Move the right foot to D, forming a right rear foot stance, and then execute a middle front snap kick with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 22 Lower the left foot to C, forming a left walking stance while executing a high inward strike with both knife-hands Execute a rising block with a left knife-hand (Perform 24 and 25 in a continuous motion) Execute a low guarding block with the knife-hand while forming a right L-stance, pulling the left foot Execute a downward punch with the right fist while forming a left walking stance, slipping the left foot Move the left foot to the side rear of the right foot and then slide to D, forming a right L-stance toward C while executing a middle guarding block with a knife-hand Jump to land on the same spot, forming a right L-stance while executing a middle guarding block with a knife-hand Jump to C to form a right X-stance, while executing a high side strike to C with a right back fist Move the left foot to D, forming a left walking stance, at the same time executing a high side block with the left outer forearm Move the left foot on line CD, forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a high side block with the right outer forearm Move the left foot to C, forming a right L-stance, at the same time executing an upset punch with the right fist and bringing the left side fist in front of the right shoulder Execute a middle hooking kick to B with the right foot Lower the right foot to B, forming a left L-stance while executing a high cross cut with a right flat fingertip Bring the right foot to the left foot, and then execute a middle hooking kick to A with the left foot Lower the left foot to A, forming a right L-stance, at the same time executing a high cross cut with a left flat fingertip Bring the left foot to the right foot, and then move the right foot to B forming a left L-stance, at the same time executing a high guarding block with a knife-hand Bring the right foot to the left foot, and then move the left foot to A forming a right L-stance, at the same time executing a high guarding block with a knife-hand.
When finished:	Bring the left foot back to a ready posture.

Cho Man-sik (pen-name Kodang) was born in Kangsŏ-gun (1 February 1883) South P'yŏngan Province, now in North Korea. In his youth he was an activist within Korea's Christian community, but after Japan's annexation of Korea in 1910 he became increasingly involved as an activist in his country's independence movement. His participation in the 1919 Sam-Il protest marches led to his arrest and detention, along with tens of thousands of other Koreans. After his release, he dedicated himself to non-violent resistance to the occupation, a stance which earned him the epithet "The Gandhi of Korea". He advocated a principle of self-sufficiency for the nation, and formed the Korean Products Promotion Society, intended to encourage Koreans to buy home-produced goods and so instil a sense of nationalism. In the months following the Japanese surrender after World War II, he became increasingly involved in the power struggle that enveloped Korea, but was eventually forced from power by the Soviet-backed communists in the north. Placed under house arrest in 1946, he later disappeared into the North Korean prison system, where he is generally believed to have been executed (circa 1950). Ko-Dang (or Go-Dang) was one of the original 24 patterns created by Major General Choi Hong Hi. In the early 1980s, however, Kodang was removed from the official syllabus by General Choi and replaced by a new pattern which he named Juche. When Major General Choi Hong Hi began to spread his art throughout the world, and to North Korea in particular, he removed this pattern so as not to offend anyone, as Ko-Dang is famous as a South Korean anti-communist . Although no longer part of official ITF Tae Kwon-Do, Ko-Dang is still included in the syllabi of many Tae Kwon-Do organisations, including the TAGB. Although some sources lead to the deduction that Kodang is exactly the same pattern as Juche, they are in fact two completely different patterns.