PATTERNS (TULS)

KO-DANG

READY POSTURE:

DIAGRAM:

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Close Ready Stance C (Toward D)

MOVEMENTS: 39

PATTERN HISTORY:

Ko-Dang is the pseudonym of the patriot Cho Man-Sik, who dedicated his life to the Independence Movement and education of his people. The 39 movements in this pattern signify his times of imprisonment and his birthplace on the 39th parallel.

SPECIAL NOTE: Ko-Dang was one of the original 24 patterns created by General Choi. It was replaced in the official ITF syllabus by Juche in the 1980's. General Choi maintained the change was to incorporate new techniques, but political and financial events of the times may have also contributed to this change.

While some organization choose to forego this pattern, we have decided to keep it in practice for completeness.

STEP-BY-STEP:

Move the right foot to AC to form a sitting stance toward AD, at the same time executing a middle pushing block to AD with the left palm.
Execute a middle punch to AD with the right fist, maintaining a sitting stance toward AD.
Move the right foot onto line CD, forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with the forearm.
Execute a low block to AD with the right outer forearm and a middle side block to D with the left inner forearm, maintaining a right L-stance toward D.
Move the left foot to BC forming a sitting stance toward BD, at the same time executing a middle pushing block to BD with the right palm.
Execute a middle punch to BD with the left fist, maintaining a sitting stance toward BD.
Move the left foot onto line CD, forming a left L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with the forearm.
Execute a low block to BD with the left outer forearm and a middle side block to D with the right inner forearm, maintaining a left L-stance toward D.
Turn the face toward C forming a left bending ready stance B toward D.
Execute a middle back piercing kick to C with the right foot.
Lower the right foot to C, forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle block to D with the left knife-hand.
Turn the face toward C forming a right bending ready stance B toward D.
Execute a middle back piercing kick to C with the left foot.
Lower the left foot to C forming a left L-stance toward D, while executing a middle block to D with the right knife-hand.
Move the right foot to C, forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a downward thrust to D with the left straight elbow.
Move the left foot to C, forming a left L-stance toward D while executing a downward thrust to D with the right straight elbow.
Move the left foot to D to form a left walking stance toward D while executing a pressing block to D with the right palm. Perform in a slow motion.
Move the right foot to D, forming a right walking stance toward D, at the same time executing a pressing block to D with the left palm. Perform in a slow motion.
Move the right foot to C to form a right L-stance toward D, while executing a downward block to D with the left outer forearm.
Move the right foot to D to form a left L-stance toward D, while executing a downward block to D with the right outer forearm.
Move the left foot to D, forming a right rear foot stance toward D, at the same time executing an upward block to D with the left palm.
Move the right foot to D, forming a left rear foot stance toward D, at the same time executing an upward block to D with the right palm.
Move the right foot to C, forming a right rear foot stance toward D, and then execute a middle side front snap kick to D with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 22.
Lower the left foot to D, forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a high inward strike to D with a twin knife-hand.
Execute a rising block with the left knife-hand, maintaining a left walking stance toward D. Perform 24 and 25 in a continuous motion.
Execute a low guarding block to D with a knife-hand while forming a right L-stance toward D, pulling the left foot.
Execute a downward punch to D with the right fist while forming a left walking stance toward D, slipping the left foot.
Move the left foot to the side rear of the right foot and then slide to C, forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with a knife-hand.
Jump and land on the same spot, forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with a knife-hand.
Jump to D to form a right X-stance toward BD, while executing a high side strike to D with the right back fist.
Move the left foot to C, forming a left walking stance toward C, at the same time executing a high side block to C with the left outer forearm.
Move the left foot onto line CD, forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a high side block to D with the right outer forearm.
Move the left foot to D, forming a right L-stance toward D, at the same time executing an upset punch to D with the right fist and bringing the left side fist in front of the right shoulder.
Execute a middle hooking kick to A with the right foot.
Lower the right foot to A, forming a left L-stance toward A while executing a high cross-cut to A with the right flat fingertip.
Bring the right foot to the left foot and then execute a middle hooking kick to B with the left foot.
Lower the left foot to B, forming a right L-stance toward B, at the same time executing a high cross-cut to B with the left flat fingertip.
Bring the left foot to the right foot, and then move the right foot to A forming a left L-stance toward A, at the same time executing a high guarding block to A with a knife-hand.
Bring the right foot to the left foot, and then move the left foot to B forming a right L-stance toward B, at the same time executing a high guarding block to B with a knife-hand.

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