In case anyone is interested or about to purchase some books/DVD on the patterns we do, I'd like to clarify which ones we are conforming to.

The “style” that we should be following is that of the Kukkiwon.

Apparently, the Kukkiwon made some videos available decades ago (like 1970s or something) for people to learn, but the video quality wasn't that good and the content was very basic. What it did have though, was the awesome 70's sound effects for pretty much every striking/blocking action. Remember those martial arts films from that era???

In 2006, Kukkiwon released a 6 DVD set outlining basic moves and the patterns for each level.

I haven't seen it myself, yet, though I've heard it's quite detailed and provides closer views and angles that help the viewer to understand the technique better.

Those of you who have/find the WTF video that was released earlier this decade can still use it. Just keep in mind that there are little discrepancies here and there. I've also found this particular DVD-set (4-discs I think it was) to be handy for the korean terminology.

If you are aspiring to be a top level competitor at tournaments, please go to class and/or use the Kukkiwon released DVDs. All WTF-style sanctioned tournaments should be following the correct judging rules for poomsae that follow what Kukkiwon has released.

Once I find out where you can purchase this 6-disc set online, I'll post pictures and a link.