UP Lady Jins win gold in team female event; ties DLSU in overall poomsae race

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The 2nd half of the UAAP Taekwondo tournament, after the kyorugi (sparring) tournament, is the poomsae tournament. Poomsae, or pumsae, when translated means form and requires much discipline to successfully master. The forms performed by the jins have been determined weeks prior to the tournament.

The UAAP Poomsae meet is a one-day contest broken down into 5 categories. This recap will focus on the 5th event: the Women’s Team category. Each category is broken down into the elimination round with the top 3 going to the finals while each round would consist of 2 forms. 5 judges are designated to score each performance.

The jins performing are as follows: (By order of performance)

*UE withdrew from the competition
The Forms
Taegeuk 6 or Taegeuk Yuk Jang
The trigram represented in this form is water. Characteristics of water are incessant flow and softness. Thus, jins must display the flowing, powerful and cleansing characteristics of water.

Koryo
Koryo, or Goryeo, is the name of an old Korean dynasty that defeated the Mongolian invaders. The Goryeo spirit of strength and coordination must be represented by the jins in their performance.

Here are the performances of each jin based on ranking.

Source: Taekwondo Bible

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National University Lady Bulldogs
Shiryl Badol, Crystal Faith Hukom, and Angela Kim Loren

Taegeuk 6 or Taegeuk Yuk Jang

Koryo

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Ateneo de Manila University Lady Jins
Jana Gabrielle Morales, Francesca Marie Landayan, and Beatrice Bautista

Taegeuk 6 or Taegeuk Yuk Jang

Koryo

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De La Salle University Lady Jins
Rinna Babanto, Kristi Annrose Hernandez, and Cleio Marie Banez

Taegeuk 6 or Taegeuk Yuk Jang

Koryo

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University of Santo Tomas Lady Jins
Jan Airish Cenizal, Raisa Libiran, and Cyrinne Jazmine Abenir

Taegeuk 6 or Taegeuk Yuk Jang

Koryo

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Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws
Leanarda Landrito, Winlou Gean dela Cerna, and Ann Margareth Diaz

Taegeuk 6 or Taegeuk Yuk Jang

Koryo

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University of the Philippines Lady Maroons
Cyrmyn Perlas, Janna Dominique Oliva, and Anne Franchesca Torres

Taegeuk 6 or Taegeuk Yuk Jang

Koryo

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The top 3 placers: UST’s Jan Airish Cenizal, Raisa Libiran, and Cyrinne Jazmine Abenir (7.6), FEU’s Leanarda Landrito, Winlou Gean dela Cerna, and Ann Margareth Diaz (7.7), and UP’s Cyrmyn Perlas, Janna Dominique Oliva, and Anne Franchesca Torres (7.77) advance to the finals. The order of performances for the finals is based on the scores from the elimination round with the 3rd performing first.

Forms
Keumgang

Keumgang is defined as a diamond. In addition, the mountain Keumgang, is the symbol of Korean national spirit. A Keumgang warrior is the mightiest of warriors as said by Buddha. The jin performing the keumgang must represent the hardness and beauty of a diamond and, as well as, the balance as represented by the keumgang warrior.

Taeback
Taeback is defined as lightness. In Korean folklore, it is said that Dangun, the founder of the first Korean Kingdom, established the first Korean nation at Taeback, at the bottom of Korea’s great mountain Baekdoo. The jin’s performance must exemplify determination and hardness resembling the mountain Baekdoo.

Here are the performances of each jin based on ranking.
Source: Taekwondo Bible
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Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws
Leanarda Landrito, Winlou Gean dela Cerna, and Ann Margareth Diaz

Keumgang

Taeback

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University of Santo Tomas Lady Jins
Jan Airish Cenizal, Raisa Libiran, and Cyrinne Jazmine Abenir

Keumgang

Taeback

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University of the Philippines Lady Maroons
Cyrmyn Perlas, Janna Dominique Oliva, and Anne Franchesca Torres

Keumgang

Taeback

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