Do-San is the Seventh Gup, or high-yellow belt,
form of the International
Tae Kwon Do Federation branch of Tae Kwon Do. Shaped like a capital-J, the form has 24
movements, and is the third form
students learn. The form features a few new
techniques for
novice students, including the high-wedging and middle-side
block, and the snap
kick.
Do-San is nom de guerre for Ahn Chang-Ho (1876-1938), and the pattern symbolizes the life he spent committed to promoting the education of Koreans and their liberation from Japan (who had occupied Korea from 1910 to 1945).