Meaning of Yul-Gok:
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”.
 Number of Movements: 38
 Starting Position: Parallel Ready Stance
- Move the left foot to B, forming a sitting stance towards D, while extending the left fist to D horizontally.
- Execute a middle punch with the right fist. Perform in a fast motion.
- Execute a middle punch with the left fist. Perform in a fast motion.
- Bring the left foot to the right foot, and then move the right foot to A, forming a sitting stance towards D, while extending the right fist to D horizontally.
- Execute a middle punch with the left fist. Perform in a fast motion.
- Execute a middle punch with the right. Perform in a fast motion.
- Move the right foot to AD, forming a right walking stance, while executing a high side block with the right inner forearm.
- Execute a low front snap kick with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 7.
- Lower the left foot to AD, forming a left walking stance, while executing a middle punch with the left fist. Perform in fast motion.
- Execute a middle punch with the right fist. Perform in a fast motion.
- Move the left foot to BD, forming a left walking stance, while executing a high side block with the left inner forearm.
- Execute a low front snap kick with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 11.
- Lower the right foot to BD, forming a right walking stance, while executing a middle punch with the right fist. Perform in a fast motion.
- Execute a middle punch with the left fist. Perform in fast motion.
- Move the right foot to D, forming a right walking stance towards D, while executing a high hooking block with the right palm.
- Execute a high hooking block with the left palm.
- Execute a middle punch with the right fist. Perform 16 and 17 in a continuous motion.
- Move the left foot to D, forming a left walking stance, while executing a high hooking block with the left palm.
- Execute a high hooking block with the right palm.
- Execute a middle punch with the left fist. Perform 19 and 20 in a continuous motion.
- Move the right foot to D, forming a right walking stance, while executing a middle punch with the right fist.
- Turn the face toward D, forming a right bending ready stance A towards D.
- Execute a middle side piercing kick to D with the left foot.
- Lower the left foot to D, forming a left walking stance, while striking the left palm with the right front elbow.
- Turn the face toward C, forming a left bending ready stance A towards C.
- Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the right foot.
- Lower the right foot to C, forming a right walking stance, while striking the right palm with the left front elbow.
- Move the left foot to E, forming a right L-stance towards E, while executing a twin knife-hand block.
- Move the right foot to E, forming a right walking stance, while executing a middle thrust with the right straight fingertip.
- Move the right foot to F, forming a left L-stance towards F, while executing a twin knife-hand block.
- Move the left foot to F forming a left walking stance, while executing a middle thrust with the left straight fingertip.
- Move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance towards C, while executing a high side block with the left outer forearm.
- Execute a middle punch with the right fist.
- Move the right foot to C, forming a right walking stance, while executing a high side block with the right outer forearm
- Execute a middle punch with the left fist.
- Jump to C, forming a left X-stance toward B, while executing a high side strike with the left back fist.
- Move the right foot to A, forming a right walking stance towards A, while executing a high block with the right double forearm.
- Bring the right foot to the left foot, and then move the left foot to B, forming a left walking stance toward B, while executing a high block with the left double forearm.
END: Bring the left foot back to a ready stance.