abstract
| - The Korean terms hyeong, poomsae and teul are all used to refer to Taekwondo forms or "patterns."
* The word hyeong is often romanized as hyung - hyeong is the term usually used in Traditional Taekwondo.
* Poomsae is sometimes romanized as pumsae or poomse - poomsae is the term officially used by Kukkiwon/WTF- and ATA-styles of taekwondo.
* Teul is often romanized as tul - teul is the term usually used in ITF-style "Chang Hon" taekwondo. A hyeong is a systematic, prearranged sequence of martial techniques that is performed either with or without the use of a weapon. In traditional dojang (training gymnasiums) hyeong are used primarily as a form of interval training that is useful in developing mushin, proper kinetics and mental and physical fortitude. Hyeong may resemble combat, but are artistically non-combative and woven together so as to be an effective conditioning tool. One's aptitude for a particular hyeong may be evaluated in competition. In such competitions, hyeong are evaluated by a panel of judges who base the score on many factors including energy, precision, speed, and control. In Western competitions, there are two general classes of hyeong: creative and standard. Creative hyeong are created by the performer and are generally acrobatic in nature and do not necessarily reflect the kinetic principles intrinsic in any martial system.
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