1. Move the right foot to D forming a right front stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist. 2. Move the right foot to A forming a left front stance toward B while executing a low block to B with the left forearm. 3. Move the right foot to B forming a right front stance toward B while executing a middle punch to B with the right fist. 4. Move the right foot to D forming a left front stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the left forearm. 5. Move the right foot to C forming a right front stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the right fist. 6. Move the right foot to B forming a left front stance toward A while executing a low block to A with the left forearm. 7. Move the right foot to A forming a right front stance toward A while executing a middle punch to A with the right fist. 8. Move the right foot to C forming a left front stance toward D while executing a low block to D with the left forearm. Bring the right foot back to a ready posture 9. Move the left foot to D forming a right front stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the left fist. 10. Move the left foot to B forming a right front stance toward A while executing a low block to A with the right forearm. 11. Move the left foot to A forming a left front stance toward A while executing a middle punch to A with the left fist. 12. Move the left foot to D forming a right front stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the right forearm. 13. Move the left foot to C forming a left front stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the left fist. 14. Move the right foot to A forming a right front stance toward B while executing a low block to B with the right forearm. 15. Move the left foot to B forming a left front stance toward B while executing a middle punch to B with the left fist. 16. Move the left foot to C forming a right front stance toward D while executing a low block to D with the right forearm. END: Bring the right foot back to a ready posture Movements – 19 Ready Posture – OPEN PARALLEL READY STANCE CHON- JI means literally ” the Heaven the Earth”. It is, in the Orient, interpreted as the creation of the world or the beginning of human history, therefore, it is the initial pattern played by the beginner. This pattern consists of two similar parts; one to represent the Heaven and the other the Earth. 1. Move the left foot to B forming a left front stance toward B while executing a low block to B with the left forearm. 2. Move the right foot to B forming a right front stance toward B while executing a middle punch to B with the right fist. 3. Move the right foot to A, turning clockwise to form a right front stance toward A while executing a low block to A with the right forearm. 4. Move the left foot to A forming a left front stance toward A while executing a middle punch to A with the left fist. 5. Move the left foot to D forming a left front stance toward D while executing a low block to D with the left forearm. 6. Move the right foot to D forming a right front stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist. 7. Move the right foot to C turning clockwise to form a right front stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the right forearm. 8. Move the left foot to C forming a left front stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the left fist. 9. Move the left foot to A forming a right back stance toward A while executing a middle block to A with the left inner forearm. 10. Move the right foot to A forming a right front stance toward A while executing a middle punch to A with the right fist. 11. Move the right foot to B turning clockwise to form a left back stance toward B while executing a middle block to B with the right inner forearm. 12. Move the left foot to B forming a left front stance toward B while executing a middle punch to B with the left fist. 13. Move the left foot to C forming a right back stance toward C while executing a middle block to C with the left inner forearm. 14. Move the right foot to C forming a right front stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the right fist. 15. Move the right foot to D turning clockwise to form a left back stance toward D while executing a middle block to D with the right inner forearm. 16. Move the left foot to D forming a left front stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the left fist. 17. Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist. 18. Move the right foot to C forming a left front stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the left fist. 19. Move the left foot to C forming a right front stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist. END: Bring the left foot back to a ready posture. DAN-GUN Movements – 21 Ready Posture – OPEN PARALLEL READY STANCE 1. Move the left foot to B forming a right L-stance toward B, at the same time executing a middle guarding block to B with a knife-hand. 3. Move the right foot to A turning clockwise to form a left L-stance toward A, at the same time executing a middle guarding block to A with a knife-hand. 4. Move the left foot to A forming a left walking stance toward A while executing a high punch to A with the left fist. 5. Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a low block to D with the left forearm. 6. Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a high punch to D with the right fist. 7. Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a high punch to D with the left fist. 8. Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a high punch to D with the right fist. 9. Move the left foot to E, turning counter clockwise to form a right L-stance toward E while executing a twin forearm block to E. 10. Move the right foot to E forming a right walking stance toward E while executing a high punch to E with the right fist. 11. Move the right foot to F turning clockwise to form a left L-stance toward F while executing a twin forearm block to F. 12. Move the left foot to F forming a left walking stance toward F while executing a high punch to F with the left fist. 13. Move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the left forearm. 14. Execute a rising block with the left forearm, maintaining the left walking stance toward C. Perform 13 and 14 in a continuous motion. 15. Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C, at the same time executing a rising block with the right forearm. 16. Move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C, at the same time executing a rising block with the left forearm. 17. Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C, at the same time executing a rising block with the right forearm. 18. Move the left foot to B turning counter clockwise to form a right L-stance toward B while executing a middle outward strike to B with the left knife-hand. 19. Move the right foot to B forming a right walking stance toward B while executing a high punch to B with the right fist. 20. Move the right foot to A turning clockwise to form a left L-stance toward A while executing a middle outward strike to A with the right knife-hand. 21. Move the left foot to A forming a left walking stance toward A while executing a high punch to A with the left fist. END: Bring the left foot back to a ready posture. DO-SAN Movements – 24 Ready Posture – OPEN PARALLEL READY STANCE 1. Move the left foot to B, forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a high side block to B with the left outer forearm. 3. Move the left foot on line AB, and then turn clockwise to form a right walking stance toward A while executing a high side block to A with the right outer forearm. 4. Execute a middle punch to A with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward A. 5. Move the left foot to D, forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with a knife-hand. 6. Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle thrust to D with the right straight fingertip. 7. Twist the right knife-hand together with the body counter clockwise until its palm faces downward and then move the left foot to D, turning counter clockwise to form a left walking stance toward D while executing a high side strike to D with the left back fist. 8. Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a high side strike to D with the right back fist. 9. Move the left foot to E, turning counter clockwise to form a left walking stance toward E while executing a high side block to E with the left outer forearm. 10. Execute a middle punch to E with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward E. 11. Move the left foot on line EF, and then turn clockwise to form a right walking stance toward F while executing a high side block to F with the right outer forearm. 12. Execute a middle punch to F with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward F. 13. Move the left foot to CE forming a left walking stance toward CE, at the same time executing a high wedging block to CE with the outer forearm. 14. Execute a middle front snap kick to CE with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 13. 15. Lower the right foot to CE forming a right walking stance toward CE while executing a middle punch to CE with the right fist. 16. Execute a middle punch to CE with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward CE. Perform 15 and 16 in a fast motion. 17. Move the right foot to CF forming a right walking stance toward CF while executing a high wedging block to CF with the outer forearm. 18. Execute a middle front snap kick to CF with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 17. 19. Lower the left foot to CF forming a left walking stance toward CF while executing a middle punch to CF with the left fist. 20. Execute a middle punch to CF with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward CF. Perform 19 and 20 in a fast motion. 21. Move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C, at the same time executing a rising block with the left forearm. 22. Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a rising block with the right forearm. 23. Move the left foot to B, turning counter clockwise to form a sitting stance toward D while executing a middle side strike to B with the left knife-hand. 24. Bring the left foot to the right foot and then move the right foot to A forming a sitting stance toward D while executing a middle side strike to A with the right knife-hand. END: Bring the right foot back to a ready posture. WON-HYO was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in the year of 686 A.D. WON-HYO Movements – 28 Ready Posture – CLOSED READY STANCE A Movements – 38 Ready Posture – OPEN PARALLEL READY STANCE YUL-GOK is the pseudonym of a great philosopher and scholar Yi l (1536-1584) nicknamed the “Confucius of Korea” The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on 38 latitude and the diagram represents “scholar”. JOONG-GUN is named after the patriot Ahn Joong-Gun who assassinated Hiro-Bumi Ito, the first Japanese governor-general of Korea, known as the man who played the leading part in the Korea-Japan merger. There are 32 movements in this pattern to represent Mr. Ahn’s age when he was executed in a Lui-Shung prison (1910). TOI-GYE is the pen name of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16th century), an authority on neo Confucianism. The 37 movements of the pattern refer to his birthplace on 37 latitude, the diagram represents ” scholar”. Movements – 37 Ready Posture – CLOSED READY STANCE B
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Ready Posture – PARALLEL READY STANCE
A preparation to learn how to do a form, utilizing a low section block as a defense and a punch as a counter attack.
DAN-GUN is named after the holy Dan-Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year of 2,333 B.C.
2. Move the right foot to B forming a right walking stance toward B while executing a high punch to B with the right fist.
DO-SAN is the pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Chang-Ho (1876-1938) The 24 movements represent his entire life which he devoted to furthering the education of Korea and its independence movement.
2. Execute a middle punch to B with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward B.
10th gup to 1st gup
Saju Jurigi
Chon – Ji
Dan Gun
Do San
Won Hyo
YUL-GOK
Joong -Gun
Toi Gye