Yul-Gok

Valley of Chestnuts

Belt
Blue Stripe
5th Kup
Movements
38
Ready Position
Parallel Ready Stance
Narani Chunbi Sogi

Interpretation

Yul-Gok is the pseudonym of the great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536–1584 AD), nicknamed the "Confucius of Korea". The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on the 38th degree latitude and the diagram represents "scholar".

"Yul-Gok" meaning Valley of Chestnuts

Diagram

Movements

  1. Move left foot to A, facing E in sitting stance, left focus punch.
  2. Execute a right middle section punch.
  3. Execute a left middle section punch (movements 2 & 3 performed in a fast motion).
  4. Move left foot to right foot, move right foot to B, facing E in sitting stance, right focus punch.
  5. Execute a left middle section punch.
  6. Execute a right middle section punch (movements 5 & 6 performed in a fast motion).
  7. Move right foot 45 degrees to face H in right walking stance, high inner forearm block.
  8. Execute a low front snap kick with left leg towards H (keeping hands as in 7).
  9. Lower foot into left walking stance, middle obverse punch.
  10. Execute a middle reverse punch (perform 9 & 10 in a fast motion).
  11. Move left foot 90 degrees to face G in left walking stance, high inner forearm block.
  12. Execute a low front snap kick with right leg towards G (keeping hands as in 11).
  13. Lower foot into a right walking stance, middle obverse punch.
  14. Execute a middle reverse punch (perform 13 & 14 in a fast motion).
  15. Move right foot 45 degrees to face E in right walking stance, middle hooking block with right hand.
  16. Execute a middle reverse hooking block with left hand.
  17. Execute a middle obverse punch (perform 16 & 17 in a connecting motion).
  18. Step forward into left walking stance, middle hooking block with left hand.
  19. Execute a middle reverse hooking block with right hand.
  20. Execute a middle obverse punch (perform 19 & 20 in a connecting motion).
  21. Step forward into right walking stance, middle obverse punch.
  22. Bring left foot up into a right bending ready stance towards E.
  23. Execute a middle side kick to E with left leg.
  24. Lower left foot to E into left walking stance, right front elbow strike to left palm.
  25. Turn to face F, bring right foot into a left bending ready stance towards F.
  26. Execute a middle side kick to F with the right leg.
  27. Lower right foot to F into right walking stance, left front elbow strike to right palm.
  28. Move left foot towards D forming right L-stance, twin knifehand block.
  29. Step forward into right walking stance, straight fingertip thrust.
  30. Turn 180 degrees clockwise to face C and form left L-stance, twin knifehand block.
  31. Step forward into left walking stance, straight fingertip thrust.
  32. Move left leg 90 degrees anti-clockwise to face F, left walking stance, high outer forearm block.
  33. Execute a middle reverse punch.
  34. Step forward, right walking stance, high outer forearm block.
  35. Execute a middle reverse punch.
  36. Make a long jump to F and land in a left X-stance towards A, while executing high backfist side strike with the left hand to F.
  37. Move right foot to face B forming right walking stance, high section double forearm block.
  38. Bring right foot to left foot, move left foot to A forming left walking stance, high section double forearm block.

End: Bring left leg back to parallel ready stance