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Joong-Gun is named after the patriot Ahn Joong-Gun, who assassinated Hirobumi Ito, the first Japanese Governor-General of Korea and a key figure in the Korea–Japan merger. The 32 movements of the pattern represent Ahn’s age at the time of his execution in Lui-Shung Prison in 1910.
The instructions below assume that the student is standing on the X, facing D.
Start position: Closed Ready Stance B
- Move the left foot to B forming a right L-stance toward B while executing a middle block to B with the left reverse knife-hand.
- Execute a low side front snap kick to B with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 1.
- Lower the left foot to B and then move the right foot to B forming a left rear foot stance toward B while executing an upward block with a right palm.
- Move the right foot to A forming a left L-stance toward A, at the same time executing a middle block to A with a right reverse knife-hand.
- Execute a low side front snap kick to A with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 4.
- Lower the right foot to A and then move the left foot to A forming a right rear foot stance toward A while executing an upward block with a left palm.
- 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.
- Execute a right upper elbow strike while forming a left walking stance toward D, slipping the left foot to D.
- Move the right foot to D forming a left L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with a knife-hand.
- Execute a left upper elbow strike while forming a right walking stance toward D, slipping the right foot to D.
- Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a high vertical punch to D with a twin fist.
- Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing an upset punch to D with a twin fist.
- 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.
- Move the left foot to E forming a right L-stance toward E while executing a high side strike to E with the left back fist.
- Twist the left fist counter clockwise until the back fist faces downward, at the same time forming a left walking stance toward E, slipping the left foot to E.
- Execute a high punch to E with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward E. Perform 15 and 16 in a fast motion.
- Bring the left foot to the right foot and then move the right foot to F, forming a left L-stance toward F while executing a high side strike to F with a right back fist.
- Twist the right fist clockwise until the back fist faces downward, at the same time forming a right walking stance toward F, slipping the right foot to F.
- Execute a high punch to F with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward F. Perform 18 and 19 in a fast motion.
- Bring the right foot to the left foot and then move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a high block to C with a left double forearm.
- Execute a middle punch to C with the left fist while forming a right L-stance toward C, pulling the left foot.
- Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the right foot.
- Lower the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a high block to C with the right double forearm.
- Execute a middle punch to C with the right fist while forming a left L-stance toward C, pulling the right foot.
- Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the left foot.
- Lower the left foot to C forming a right L-stance toward C while executing amiddle guarding block to C with the forearm.
- Execute a pressing block with the right palm while forming a left low stance toward C, slipping the left foot to C. Perform in slow motion.
- Move the right foot to C forming a left L-stance toward C while executing a middle guarding block to C with the forearm.
- Execute a pressing block with the left palm while forming a right low stance toward C, slipping the right foot to C. Perform in a slow motion.
- Bring the left foot to the right foot forming a closed stance toward A while executing an angle punch with the right fist. Perform in slow motion.
- Move the right foot to A forming a right fixed stance toward A while executing a U-shape block to A.
- Bring the right foot to the left foot and then move the left foot to B forming a left fixed stance toward B, at the same time executing a U-shape block to B.
End: Bring the left foot back to the starting ready stance
- Understand and correctly perform all 10th to 5th Kup techniques.
- Identify the following parts of the body:
Reverse Knifehand, Upper Elbow and Arc Hand - Name and demonstrate the following stances:
Close Ready Stance ‘B’, Rearfoot Stance and Low Stance. - Understand and correctly perform the following defensive techniques:
Reverse Knifehand Outward Block, X–fist Rising Block, U–shape Block. - Understand and correctly perform the following offensive techniques:
Side–Front Snap Kick, Upper Elbow Strike and Angle Punch
Know the meaning of the pattern Joong Gun.
Joong Gun is named after the patriot Ahn Joong Gun who assassinated Hiro Bumi Ito the first
Japanese governor–general of Korea, who played a leading part in the Korea – Japan
merger. The 32 movements in the pattern represent Ahn Joong Gun’s age when he was
executed at Lui–Shing prison in 1910.
Understand the purpose of each technique in pattern Joong Gun
Reverse Knifehand Side Block (sonkal dung yop makgi)
Palm Upward Block (sonbadak ollyo makgi)
Knifehand Guarding Block (sonkal daebi makgi)
X–Fist Rising Block (kyocha joomuk chookyo makgi)
Double Forearm Block (doo palmok makgi)
Forearm Guarding Block (palmok daebi makgi)
Palm Pressing Block (sonbadak noollo makgi)
U–Shape Block (digutja makgi)
Side–Front Snap Kick (yopapcha busigi)
Upper Elbow Strike (wi palkup tyaerigi)
Twin Vertical Punch (sang sewo jirugi)
Twin Upset Punch (sang dwijibo jirugi)
Backfist Strike (dung joomuk taerigi)
High Punch (nopunde jirugi)
Side Piercing Kick (yop cha jirugi)
Side Punch (yop jirugi)
Angle Punch (giokja jirugi)