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Joong-Gun

Meaning of Joong-Gun:
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).

 Number of Movements: 32

 Starting Position: Closed Ready Stance B

  1. Move the left foot to B, forming a right L-stance towards B, while executing a middle side block with a left reverse knife-hand.
  2. Execute a low front snap kick to B with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 1.
  3. Lower the left foot to B, and then move the right foot to B forming a left rear foot stance, while executing an upward block with a right palm.
  4. Move the right foot to A, forming a left L-stance towards A, while executing a middle side block with a right reverse knife-hand.
  5. Execute a low front snap kick to A with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 4.
  6. Lower the right foot to A, and then move the left foot to A, forming a right rear foot stance, while executing an upward block with a left palm.
  7. Move the left foot to D, forming a right L-stance towards D, while executing a middle guarding block with a knife-hand.
  8. Execute a high strike to D with the right upper elbow, while forming a left walking stance, slipping the left foot to D.
  9. Move the right foot to D, forming a left L-stance, while executing a middle guarding block with a knife-hand.
  10. Execute a high strike to D with the left upper elbow, while forming a right walking stance, slipping the right foot to D.
  11. Move the left foot to D, forming a left walking stance, while executing a high vertical punch with a twin fist.
  12. Move the right foot to D, forming a right walking stance, while executing an upset punch with a twin fist.
  13. Move the right foot on line CD, and then turn counter clockwise to form a left walking stance toward C, while executing a rising block with an X-fist.
  14. Move the left foot to E forming a right L-stance towards E, while executing a high side strike with the left back fist. Perform in a fast motion.
  15. Twist the left fist counter clockwise until the back fist faces downward, while forming a left walking stance slipping the left foot to E. Perform in a fast motion.
  16. Execute a high punch with the right fist.
  17. Bring the left foot to the right foot, and then move the right foot to F, forming a left L-stance towards F, while executing a high side strike with a right back fist. Perform in a fast motion.
  18. Twist the right fist clockwise until the back fist faces downward, while forming a right walking stance, slipping the right foot to F. Perform in a fast motion. 15 and 18 are releasing techniques.
  19. Execute a high punch with the left fist.
  20. Bring the right foot to the left foot, and then move the left foot to C, forming a left walking stance towards C, while executing a high block with a left double forearm.
  21. Execute a middle punch with the left fist while forming a right L-stance, pulling the left foot.
  22. Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the right foot.
  23. Lower the right foot to C, forming a right walking stance, while executing a high block with the right double forearm.
  24. Execute a middle punch with the right fist while forming a left L-stance, pulling the right foot.
  25. Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the left foot.
  26. Lower the left foot to C forming a right L-stance, while executing a middle guarding block with the forearm.
  27. Execute a pressing block with the right palm, while forming a left low stance, slipping the left foot. Perform in a slow motion.
  28. Move the right foot to C forming a left L-stance, while executing a middle guarding block with the forearm.
  29. Execute a pressing block with the left palm, while forming a right low stance, slipping the right foot. Perform in a slow motion.
  30. Bring the left foot to the right foot forming a closed stance toward A, while bringing the right fist in front of the left chest horizontally. Perform in a slow motion.
  31. Move the right foot to A, forming a fixed stance towards A, while executing a U-shape block.
  32. Bring the right foot to the left foot, and then move the left foot to B, forming a fixed stance towards B, while executing a U-shape block.

 END: Bring the left foot back to a ready stance.