Ul- Ji is named after general Ul-Ji Moon Dok who successfully defended Korea against a Tang’s invasion force of nearly one million soldiers led by Yang Je in 612 A.D., Ul-Ji employing hit and run guerrilla tactics, was able to decimate a large percentage of the force. The diagram represents his surname. The 42 movements represent the author’s age when he designed the pattern.
42 Movements
READY POSTURE: Parallel Stance With An X-Back Hand
- 1. Move the left foot to C forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a horizontal strike with twin side fists.
- 2. Move the right foot to C to form a left walking stance toward D while executing a pressing block with an X-fist.
- 3. Execute a rising block with an X-knife-hand while maintaining a left walking stance toward D.
Perform 2 and 3 in a continuous motion.
- 4. Execute a high front strike to D with the right knife-hand bringing the left palm on the right elbow joint while maintaining a left walking stance toward D.
- 5. Move the left foot to C to form a sitting stance toward B while executing a horizontal strike to C with the left back hand.
- 6. Execute a middle crescent kick to the left palm with the right foot.
- 7. Lower the right foot to C, forming a sitting stance toward A while striking the left palm with the right front elbow.
- 8. Thrust to B with the left back elbow placing the right side fist on the left fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward A.
- 9. Execute a side back strike to B with the right back fist and extending the left arm to the side-downward while maintaining a sitting stance toward A.
- 10. Bring the left foot to the right foot, forming a closed stance toward D, at the same time thrusting with a twin side elbow.
- 11. Cross the left foot to the right foot, forming a right X stance toward D while turning the face to A, Keeping the position of the hands as they were in
- 10. Perform in a fast motion.
- 12. Execute a middle side piercing kick to A with the right foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 11.
- 13. Lower the right foot to A, and then cross the left foot over the right foot, forming a right X-stance toward D while executing a horizontal thrust with a twin elbow.
- 14. Move the right foot to A to form the sitting stance toward D while executing a right horizontal punch to A.
- 15. Execute a high front strike to D with right knife-hand, bringing the left back hand in front of the forehead while standing up toward D.
- 16. Execute a twin knife-hand block to B while forming a right L-stance toward B, pivoting with the right foot.
- 17. Jump to execute a mid-air kick to B with the right foot while spinning clockwise.
- 18. Land to B forming a right walking stance toward B while executing a middle block to B with the right double forearm.
- 19. Bring the left foot to the right foot to form a closed ready stance B toward D.
- 20. Jump to D forming a right X-stance toward BD while executing a high side strike to B with the right back fist bringing the left finger belly to the right side fist.
- 21. Move the left foot to C to form a right walking stance toward D while executing a rising block with the left forearm.
- 22. Execute a middle front snap kick to D with the left foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 21.
- 23. Lower the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a high punch to D with the right fist.
- 24. Move the right foot to D to form a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle thrust to D with the right straight fingertip.
- 25. Move the left foot to D turning counter-clockwise to form a sitting stance toward A while executing a high side strike to D with the left back fist.
- 26. Move the right foot to F turning counter-clockwise to form a right walking ready stance toward F.
- 27. Jump to execute a flying high kick to F with the right foot.
- 28. Land to F to form a right fixed stance toward F while executing a checking block to F with an X-knife hand.
- 29. Move the left foot to F forming a right L-stance toward F while executing a pressing block with an X-fist.
- 30. Execute a middle side front snap kick to F with the left foot while executing a middle wedging block with the inner forearm.
- 31. Lower the left foot to F forming a left walking stance toward F while executing a high vertical punch to F with a twin fist.
- 32. Move the right foot to F to form a right fixed stance toward F while executing a middle outward block with the right knife hand and a middle pushing block with the left palm.
- 33. Slide to F forming a right L-stance toward F while executing a middle punch to F with the left fist.
- 34. Move the left foot to the side rear of the right foot and the right foot to E to form a right L-stance toward F and then jump to E maintaining a right L-stance towards F while executing a middle guarding block to F with the forearm.
- 35. Execute a middle turning kick to DF with the right foot.
- 36. Lower the right foot to F and then execute a middle back piercing kick to F with the left foot.
- 37. Lower the left foot to F to form a right L-stance toward F while executing a middle guarding block to F with the forearm.
- 38. Move the left foot to E forming a left l-stance toward F while executing an upward block to F with the right palm.
- 39. Move the right foot to E forming a right walking stance to E while executing a circular block to ED with the left inner forearm.
- 40. Execute a circular block to DE with the right inner forearm while forming a right walking stance toward DF.
- 41. Move the left foot on line EF to form a sitting stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the left fist.
- 42. Execute a middle punch to D with the right fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward D.
- END: Bring the left foot back to a ready posture.
