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 birth place on 38 degrees latitude and the diagram represents “scholar”

38 Movements

READY POSTURE: Parallel Ready Stance

The illustration for this pattern assumes that the student is standing on the AB line and facing D.

• 1. Move the left foot to B forming a sitting stance toward D while extending the left fist to D horizontally.
• 2. Execute a middle punch to D with the right fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward D.
• 3. 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.
• 4. 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.
• 5. Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward D.
• 6. 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.
• 7. 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.
• 8. Execute a low front snap kick to AD with the left foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 7.
• 9. Lower the left foot to AD forming a left walking stance toward AD while executing a middle punch to AD with the left fist.
• 10. 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.
• 11. 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.
• 12. Execute a low front snap kick to BD with the right foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 11.
• 13. Lower the right foot to BD forming a right walking stance toward BD while executing a middle punch to BD with the right fist.
• 14. 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.
• 15. Execute a middle hooking block to D with the right palm while forming a right walking stance toward D, pivoting with the left foot.
• 16. Execute a middle hooking block to D with the left palm while maintaining a right walking stance toward D.
• 17. 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.
• 18. 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.
• 19. Execute a middle hooking block to D with the right palm while maintaining a left walking stance toward D.
• 20. 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.
• 21. 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.
• 22. Turn the face toward D forming a right bending ready stance A toward D.
• 23. Execute a middle side piercing kick to D with the left foot.
• 24. Lower the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while striking the left palm with the right front elbow.
  KIHAP
• 25. Turn the face toward C forming a left bending ready stance A toward C.
• 26. Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the right foot.
• 27. Lower the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while striking the right palm with the left front elbow.
  KIHAP
• 28.Move the left foot to E forming a right L-stance toward E while executing a twin knife-hand block.
• 29. 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.
• 30. Move the right foot to F turning clockwise to form a left L-stance toward F while executing a twin knife-hand block.
• 31. 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.
• 32. 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.
• 33. Execute a middle punch to C with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward C.
• 34. 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.
• 35. Execute a middle punch to C with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward C.
• 36. Jump to C forming a left X-stance toward B while executing a high side strike to C with the left back fist.
  KIHAP
• 37. 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.
• 38. 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.
  SHOUT: YUL-GOK
• END: Bring the left foot back to Ready posture.