Comparing and contrasting pattern/form sets

[Kacey]

As many of you know, I practice the Ch'ang H'on tul set, and I don't know any of the others. For those who practice more than one pattern/form set, what do you see as the primary difference(s) (if any) between the Ch'ang H'on tuls and the others you know? I'm asking this more from a philosophical than physical perspective - are the concepts that underlie the forms similar? Different? How so?

 

[terryl965]

This would be easy for me the stances are the biggest difference and od course the swine wave. Would you like a more depth I will be gladly able to supply this to all who really like to know but if you do the Chon-Ji and the Tae Gueks you know the difference.

 

[Kacey]

This would be easy for me the stances are the biggest difference and od course the swine wave. Would you like a more depth I will be gladly able to supply this to all who really like to know but if you do the Chon-Ji and the Tae Gueks you know the difference.

I would love a more in-depth analysis, yes - but as I said, I'm less interested in the physical (I can see that from videos) than I am in the philosophy underlying the patterns themselves. Here's more of what I'm interested in - maybe this will help.

In addition to containing the tool box for Ch'ang H'on TKD techniques, each Ch'ang H'on (Chon-Ji) tul has a personality, a purpose, something specific it is designed to teach students. For example, Chon-Ji teaches students how to learn patterns; it also teaches them how to move in walking stance - those 180 degree turns are pretty hard for white belts to manage, and between walking and L-stance, as well as low and middle section (low block and middle inner forearm block and punch). Dan-Gun adds a new level - all the punches in Dan-Gun are high, where all the punches in Chon-Ji are middle... and so on. The underlying purpose of the pattern is often tied to the history as well, although not always.

I am not, however, asking for a pattern-by-pattern breakdown (unless someone really wants to do one) - but I would be interested in the overall philosophy behind each pattern set.