The "Songahm Star" was created in 1983 to symbolize Taekwondo philosophy. The colors displayed reflect Songahm's original belt colors. Additional belts were added to increase a student's sense of accomplishment.
 This star is the pattern formed on the ground if all 18 poome-sae (forms) were performed from a center point. Each line radiating from the center is 9 feet long. The total distance from the east point to the west point is 18 feet, representing the number of forms in the Songahm system.

In a perfect Songahm star, the distance from the center point of the star to the east point is nine feet. The total distance from the east point to the west point equals eighteen feet, representing the number of forms in the Songahm system. All forms performed on the star traditionally begin facing the east in respect to Taekwondo's motherland.

In philosophy pertaining to life, the father of Songahm Taekwondo, Grand Master H.U. Lee, describes the Songahm Star created by the form as being an example of a day in the life of a person.

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"Life has a center point. Everything on earth has a center point. This is where we obtain our balance."

- Grand Master H.U. Lee