PATTERN HISTORY:

Yul-Gok is the pseudonym of the great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536-1584), nicknamed the Confucius of Korea. The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on the 38th latitude and the pattern diagram represents scholar.

STEP-BY-STEP:

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 while 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 on 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. Perform 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. Perform 19 and 20 in a connecting motion.
     

21. Move the right foot to D, forming a right walking stance toward D, at the same time executing a middle punch to D with the right fist.
     

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 at the same time executing a high punch to D with the left fist.
     

24. Lower the left foot to D, forming a left walking stance toward D while striking the left palm with the right front elbow.
     

25. Turn the face toward C while forming a left bending ready stance A toward C.
     

26. 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.
     

27. Lower the right foot to C, forming a right walking stance toward C while striking the right palm with the left front elbow.
     

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 a right straight fingertip.
     

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 fingertip.
     

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.
     

37. Move the right foot to A, forming a right walking stance toward A, at the same time executing a high side block to A with the right double forearm.
     

38. Move 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 side block to B with the left double forearm.
     

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