Continental Tang Soo Do Federation -Flags

The Continental Tang Soo Do Federation
Flags

Continental Tang Soo Do Federation Flag
Dae-Ryook Tang Soo Do Heop-Hae Kee

SYMBOL	MEANING
	Globe - represents Continental.
	Oom / Yaang - Represents traditional Korean Martial Art.
	Leaves - represents youth and health.
	Six Berries - represent the 6 continents where Tang Soo Do is practiced.
	Fist - represents Justice and Power.
	Korean Character that means Dae Ryook = Continental
	Master’s Black Belt - represents the goal of all Tang Soo Do Students.
	Red Korean Characters: Tang Soo Do TANG means Attack / Strike. SOO means H and. DO means way of life, or art.

TAE GOOK KEE
The National Flag of Korea

            The Korean flag symbolizes much of the thought, philosophy and mysticism of the Orient. The symbol, and sometimes the flag itself, is called Tae Gook.
Depicted on the flag is a circle divided equally and in perfect balance.
The upper (red) section represents the Yaang, and the lower (blue) section the Oom, an ancient symbol of the universe.
These two opposites express the dualism of the cosmos: fire and water, day and night, dark and light, construction and destruction, masculine and feminine, active and passive, heat and cold, plus and minus, and so on.
The central thought in the Tae Gook indicates that while there is constant movement within the sphere of infinity, there is also balance and harmony.
The ancient oriental philosophers viewed the universe as a place in which harmony could be attained by the reconciliation of opposing forces. One such force, Yaang, is associated with expansion and separation; the other, Oom, with contraction and assimilation. These opposites continually balance and complement each other. This thought taught the martial arts the wisdom of using non-violence against violence, soft against hard, circle against straight line, and so on.
The three bars at each corner also carry the ideas of opposition and balance.
The three unbroken lines stand for heaven; the opposite three broken lines represent the earth. At the lower left corner of the flag are two lines with a broken line in between; this symbolizes fire. The opposite is the symbol of water.
The four sets of bars are called "Gwae".

STARS & STRIPES
The National Flag of America

The 50 star flag was raised for the first time officially at 12:01 AM on July 4,1960 at Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore, Maryland.

The flag of the United States of America consists of 50 white stars on a blue field, representing the 50 states of the union, There are 13 alternate red stripes representing the 13 original state.

Originally, when the stars and stripes were adopted, the 13 stars were arranged in a circle representing a new constellation in the Heavens. Every time a new state was added, a new stripe and star were added to the flag. However, it became evident the flag would become burdened with stripes. Congress there upon ordered that after July 4, 1818 the flag would have 13 stripes.

The United States, a bright shining star in the world. Our forefathers wanted a symbol of this “newness” and “permanence” so they chose stellar creations in a blue sky with vibrant colors to symbolize our strength, the American Flag.

The colors of the American Flag symbolize the virtues of the entire nation:
Blue is for vigilance, perseverance and justice
White is for purity and innocence
Red is used to symbolize hardiness (strength) and valor (courage)
13 Stripes for the 13 original states.
50 Stars for the 50 states

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