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AhnChangho

Ahn Chang-Ho

Dan-Gun, alternative diagram
Phillip ahn as kan

Chang-ho's son Philip Ahn as Master Kan in the television series Kung Fu

Do-San is an ITF-style teul (form). It has 24 movements and is diagrammed as a capital A.

Ahn Chang-ho (November 9, 1878 - March 10, 1938) was a Korean independence activist and one of the early leaders of the Korean-American immigrant community in the United States. He is also referred to as his pen name Dosan (도산; 島山 [tosʰan]). He established the Shinminhoe (New Korea Society) when he returned to Korea from the US in 1907. It was the most important organization to fight the Japanese occupation of Korea. He established the Young Korean Academy (흥사단; 興士團) in San Francisco in 1913 and was a key member in the founding of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai in 1919. Ahn is one of two men believed to have written the lyrics of the Aegukga, the South Korean national anthem. Besides his work for the Independence Movement, Dosan wanted to reform the Korean people's character and the entire social system of Korea. Educational reform and modernizing schools were two key efforts of Dosan. 

Ahn was also the father of Hollywood actor Philip Ahn, well-known for his portrayal as Master Kan in the David Carradine television series Kung Fu.

Videos[]

ITF Taekwon-do forms often come in two styles: Sine Wave and non-Sine Wave. In either case, the basic movements are the same. The difference is in the "up and down" motion that's used (or not), the rhythm of the movements, and the breathing. See main article Sine Wave for additional details.

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Do_San_performed_by_Joel_Denis Do_San_(Step-By-Step)_Tae_Kwon_Do


Diagram[]

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Do San 3D


Written Instructions[]

Lines DoSan

The lines of Do-San (student view)

Here on this wiki, the wording used to describe this form deviates from the conventional wording historically used to describe the form. This was done to facilitate wiki-style links to the names of associated techniques. To view the conventional wording, see ITF Forms Summary Description.

ITF Color-Belt Forms[]

The other forms in the ITF-series of Color Belt forms are:

References[]

The primary reference is:

The following websites are also particularly good online references for ITF-style taekwondo:

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