PATTERNS (TULS)

GE-BAEK

READY POSTURE:

DIAGRAM:

Parallel Ready Stance (Toward D)

MOVEMENTS: 44

PATTERN HISTORY:

The pattern Ge-Baek is named after Ge-Baek, a great general in the Baek-Je Dynasty (660 AD). The diagram for this pattern represents his strict and severe military discipline.

STEP-BY-STEP:

Move the right foot to C, forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a checking block to D with an X-knife-hand.
Execute a low twisting kick to D with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 1.
Lower the right foot to D, forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist.
Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward D. Perform 3 and 4 in a fast motion.
Move the right foot to C, forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a rising block to D with the left forearm.
Execute a low block to D with the left outer forearm while maintaining a left walking stance toward D. Perform 5 and 6 in a continuous motion.
Execute a high block to AD with a double arc-hand while looking through it, maintaining a left walking stance toward D.
Turn the face toward D while forming a right bending ready stance A toward D.
Lower the left foot to AD to form a sitting stance toward AC while executing a scooping block to AC with the left palm.
Execute a middle punch to AC with the right fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward AC. Perform 9 and 10 in a connecting motion.
Execute a front strike to AC with the left back fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward AC.
Move the right foot onto line AB, and then move the left foot to C, forming a right L-stance toward C while executing a middle guarding block to C with a knife-hand.
Execute a low side front snap kick to C with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 12.
Lower the left foot to C, forming a left low stance toward C while executing a high thrust to C with the left flat fingertip.
Execute a high thrust to C with the right flat fingertip while maintaining a left low stance toward C.
Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the right foot while pulling both hands in the opposite direction.
Lower the right foot to C, forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with the forearm.
Move the right foot to D, turning counter-clockwise to form a right L-stance toward C while executing a middle guarding block to C with the forearm.
Move the left foot to D, turning counter-clockwise to form a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with a knife-hand.
Move the left foot onto line CD to form a sitting stance toward A while executing a right 9-shape block to A.
Move the right foot to D, turning counterclockwise to form a left walking stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the left knife-hand.
Execute a middle turning kick to BC with the right foot and then lower it to C.
Execute a flying side piercing kick to C with the right foot. Perform 22 and 23 in a fast motion.
Land to C to form a right walking stance toward C while executing a high vertical punch to C with a twin fist.
Execute a high block to AC with a double arc-hand while looking through it, maintaining a right walking stance toward C.
Execute an upset punch to C with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward C.
Move the right foot onto line CD, forming a left walking stance toward D while striking the left palm with the right front elbow.
Jump to D, forming a right X-stance toward BD while executing a high side block to D with the right double forearm.
Move the left foot to BC to form a sitting stance toward BD, at the same time executing a scooping block to BD with the right palm.
Execute a middle punch to BD with the left fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward BD. Perform 29 and 30 in a connecting motion.
Execute a front strike to BD with the right back fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward BD.
Move the left foot to C, forming a left walking stance toward C, at the same time executing a high front strike to C with the right reverse knife-hand.
Move the left foot to A about a half a shoulder width while executing a middle turning kick to C with the right foot.
Lower the right foot to C, and then turn counter-clockwise to form a left walking stance toward D, pivoting with the right foot while executing a high vertical punch to D with a twin fist.
Execute an upset punch to D with the right middle knuckle fist, bringing the left side fist in front of the right shoulder while forming a right L-stance toward D, pulling the left foot.
Move the right foot to D to form a sitting stance toward B, at the same time executing a left 9-shape block to B.
Execute a low guarding block to C with a reverse knife-hand while maintaining a sitting stance toward B.
Execute a low guarding block to D with a knife-hand while maintaining a sitting stance toward B. Perform 37 and 38 in a continuous motion.
Move the left foot to D in a stamping motion to form a sitting stance toward A while executing a W-shape block to D with the left outer forearm.
Move the left foot to C in a stamping motion to form a sitting stance toward B while executing a W-shape block to C with the left outer forearm.
Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a rising block to C with the right forearm.
Execute a middle punch to C with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward C.
Move the right foot onto line CD, forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a rising block to D with the left forearm.
Execute a middle punch to D with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward D.

END: Bring the right foot back to a ready posture.