Ko-Dang was the eighteenth hyung of the Chang-Hon School of Taekwondo. The original Chang-hon pattern set had 20 patterns, but General Choi Hong Hi  of the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) dropped Ko-Dang and added Eui-Am, Moon-Moo, Ju-Che, So-San, and Yon-Gae. Some organizations, such as Taekwondo America, still use Ko-Dang.

Meaning

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

Number of Movements:  39

The 39 movements of the pattern show the number of times of his imprisonment as well as the location of his birthplace on 39 degrees latitude. 

Techniques Introduced

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Strikes: 

Ki-bon - Chon-ji - Dan-gun - Do-san - Won-hyo - Yul-gok - Joong-gun - Toi-gye - Hwa-rang - Choong-mu - Kwang-gae - Po-eun - Kae-baek - Eui-am - Yu-sin - Choong-jang - Ul-ji - Sam-il - Choi-yong - Ko-dang - Se-jong - Tong-ill - Moon-moo - Yon-gae - Ju-che - So-san