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BLUE TAG - 5th KUP GRADING MATERIALS
1. Patterns - Yul-Gok
Number of Movements: 38
Meaning of Yul-Gok:
Yul-Gok is the pseudonym of a great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536-1584), who was nicknamed the "Confucius of Korea."
The 38 movements in this pattern refer to his birthplace on 38 latitude and the diagram represent "scholar."
Starting position:
Parallel ready stance
Yul-Gok: Step-By-Step Description​
The illustrations for this pattern assume that the student is standing on line AB and facing D
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Focus punch (sitting stance)
Move the left foot to B forming a sitting stance toward D while extending the left fist to D horizontally -
Double punch (sitting stance)
Execute a middle punch to D with the right fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward D -
Double punch (continued)
Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward D. Perform 2 and 3 in a fast motion -
Focus punch (sitting stance)
Bring the left foot to the right foot and then move the right foot to A forming a sitting stance toward D while extending the right fist to D horizontally -
Double punch (sitting stance)
Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward D -
Double punch (continued)
Execute a middle punch to D with the right fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward D. Perform 5 and 6 in a fast motion -
Middle inner forearm block (walking stance)
Move the right foot to AD forming a right walking stance toward AD while executing a middle side block to AD with the right inner forearm -
Low front snap kick
Execute a low front snap kick to AD with the left foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 7 -
Double punch (walking stance)
Lower the left foot to AD forming a left walking stance toward AD while executing a middle punch to AD with the left fist -
Double punch (continued)
Execute a middle punch to AD with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward AD. Perform 9 and 10 in a fast motion -
Middle inner forearm block (walking stance)
Move the left foot to BD forming a left walking stance toward BD at the same time executing a middle side block to BD with the left inner forearm -
Low front snap kick
Execute a low front snap kick to BD with the right foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 11 -
Double punch (walking stance)
Lower the right foot to BD forming a right walking stance toward BD while executing a middle punch to BD with the right fist -
Double punch (continued)
Execute a middle punch to BD with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward BD. Perform 13 and 14 in a fast motion -
Hooking block combination (walking stance)
Execute a middle hooking block to D with the right palm while forming a right walking stance toward D, pivoting with the left foot -
Hooking block combination (continued)
Execute a middle hooking block to D with the left palm while maintaining a right walking stance toward D -
Hooking block combination (continued)
Execute a middle punch to D with the right fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward D. Execute 16 and 17 in a connecting motion -
Hooking block combination (walking stance)
Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a middle hooking block to D with the left palm -
Hooking block combination (continued)
Execute a middle hooking block to D with the right palm while maintaining a left walking stance toward D -
Hooking block combination (continued)
Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward D. Execute 19 and 20 in a connecting motion -
Middle punch (walking stance)
Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D at the same time executing a middle punch to D with the right fist -
Bending stance
Turn the face toward D forming a right bending ready stance A toward D -
Side kick
Execute a middle side piercing kick to D with the left foot -
Land front elbow strike (walking stance)
Lower the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while striking the left palm with the right front elbow -
Bending stance
Turn the face toward C forming a left bending ready stance A toward C -
Side kick
Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the right foot -
Land front elbow strike (walking stance)
Lower the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while striking the right palm with the left front elbow -
Twin knife-hand block (L-stance)
Move the left foot to E forming a right L-stance toward E while executing a twin knife-hand block -
Sun Sonkut Tulgi (walking stance)
Move the right foot to E forming a right walking stance toward E while executing a middle thrust to E with the right straight finger tip -
Twin knife-hand block (L-stance)
Move the right foot to F turning clockwise to form a left L-stance toward F while executing a twin knife-hand block -
Sun Sonkut Tulgi (walking stance)
Move the left foot to F forming a left walking stance toward F while executing a middle thrust to F with the left straight finger tip -
High outer forearm block (walking stance)
Move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a high side block to C with the left outer forearm -
Middle punch (maintain walking stance)
Execute a middle punch to C with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward C -
High outer forearm block (walking stance)
Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a high side block to C with the right outer forearm -
Middle punch (maintain walking stance)
Execute a middle punch to C with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward C -
Jump into high back fist strike (X-stance)
Jump to C forming a left X-stance toward B while executing a high side strike to C with the left back fist -
High section double forearm block (walking stance)
Move the right foot to A forming a right walking stance toward A at the same time executing a high block to A with the right double forearm -
High section double forearm block (walking stance)
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 to B with the left double forearm -
END: Bring the left foot back to a ready posture