1965 vs 1982 version of Tong-Il

This is just a short post about the 1965 version of Tong-Il. Most of the original 20 patterns had minor changes between the 1965 and modern versions. But Tong-Il underwent more substantial revision. Jukka Ahola has uploaded a performance of the original version here

For comparison, here is the revised, modern version

A lot is still the same, but the changes include:

• Both the opening and ending set are altered
• A single-mountain block precedes the inward-crescent kick in the 1965 version, whereas an outward backhand precedes the crescent kick (striking the palm) in the 1982 version
• There are no outward-crescent kicks. Front kicks are used instead.
• Instead of "angled fingertip strikes", crescent punches are used in the 1965 version

It seems these changes were in part to add new techniques, and in part to make the pattern a little more challenging to perform. The original ending is perhaps too similar to Gae-Baek's ending, so it was changed to include two separate finishing techniques.