MOVEMENTS: 32

PATTERN HISTORY:

The pattern Joong-Gun is named after the patriot Ahn Joong-Gun, who assassinated Hiro-Bumi Ito, the first Japanese Governor-General of Korea. Ito was known as the man who played the leading part in the Korea-Japan merger. There are 32 movements in this pattern to represent Mr. Ahn’s age when he was executed at Lui-Shung prison (1910).

STEP-BY-STEP:

1. Move the left foot to B, forming a right L-stance toward B while executing a middle block to B with a left reverse knife-hand.
    

2. Execute a low side front snap kick to B with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 1.
    

3. 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 the right palm.
    

4. 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.
    

5. Execute a low side front snap kick to A with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 4.
    

6. 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 the left palm.
    

7. 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.
    

8. Execute a right upper elbow strike while forming a left walking stance toward D, slipping the left foot to D.
    

9. Move the right foot to D, forming a left L-stance toward D, at the same time executing a middle guarding block to D with a knife-hand.
    

10. Execute a left upper elbow strike while forming a right walking stance toward D, slipping the right foot to D.
     

11. 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.
     

12. Move the right foot to D, forming a right walking stance toward D while executing an upset punch to D with a twin fist.
     

13. Move the right foot onto line CD, and then turn counter-clockwise to form a left walking stance toward C while executing a rising block with an X-fist.
     

14. 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.
     

15. 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.
     

16. 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.
     

17. 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 the right back fist.
     

18. 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.
     

19. 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.
     

20. 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 side block to C with a left double forearm.
     

21. Execute a middle punch to C with the left fist while forming a right L-stance toward C, pulling the left foot.
     

22. Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the right foot at the same time executing a high punch to C with the right fist.
     

23. Lower the right foot to C, forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a high side block to C with a right double forearm.
     

24. Execute a middle punch to C with the right fist while forming a left L-stance toward C, pulling the right foot.
     

25. Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the left foot at the same time executing a high punch to C with the left fist.
     

26. Lower the left foot to C, forming a right L-stance toward C while executing a middle guarding block to C with the forearm.
     

27. Execute a pressing block to C with the right palm while forming a left low stance toward C, slipping the left foot to C. Perform in a slow motion.
     

28. Move the right foot to C, forming a left L-stance toward C while executing a middle guarding block to C with the forearm.
     

29. Execute a pressing block to C with the left palm while forming a right low stance toward C, slipping the right foot to C. Perform in a slow motion.
     

30. Bring the left foot to the right foot, forming a close stance toward A while executing an angle punch with the right fist. Perform in a slow motion.
     

31. Move the right foot to A, forming a right fixed stance toward A while executing a U-shape block to A.
     

32. 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 a ready posture.