| PO-EUN
is the pseudonym of a loyal subject Chong Mong-Chu (1400) who was a
famous poet and whose poem "I would not serve a second master though
I might be crucified a hundred times" is known to every Korean. He
was also a pioneer in the field of physics. The diagram represents
his unerring loyalty to the king and country towards the end of the
Koryo Dynasty. Movements -
36
Ready Posture - PARALLEL STANCE WITH A HEAVEN HAND
The illustrations for this
pattern assume that the student is standing on the
X and facing D.
- Move the left foot to B, forming a right
L-stance toward B while executing a middle guarding block to B
with the forearm.
- Pull the right foot to the left knee joint to
form a left one-leg stance toward D, at the same time lifting both
fists while turning the face toward A.
- Execute a pressing kick to A with the right
foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 2.
- Lower the right foot to A to form a sitting
stance toward D while executing a middle side strike to A with the
right knife-hand.
- Execute an angle punch with the left fist while
maintaining a sitting stance toward D.
- Execute a pressing block with the left, fore
fist while executing a side front block with the right inner
forearm, maintaining a sitting stance toward D.
- Execute a pressing block with the right fore
fist and a side front block with the left inner forearm while
maintaining a sitting stance toward D.
- Execute a middle wedging block with the inner
forearm while maintaining a sitting stance toward D.
- Thrust to C with the right back elbow
supporting the right fore fist with the left palm keeping the face
as it was in 8 while maintaining a sitting stance towards D.
- Execute a middle punch to D with the right fist
slipping the left palm up to the right elbow joint while
maintaining a sitting stance toward D.
- Thrust to C with the left back elbow supporting
the left fore fist with right palm, keeping the face as it was in
10 while maintaining a sitting stance toward D.
- Execute a right horizontal punch to A while
maintaining a sitting stance toward D. Perform 6 through 12 in a
continuous motion.
- Cross the left foot over the right foot forming
a right X-stance toward D while executing a low front block to D
with the right outer forearm and bringing the left finger belly on
the right under forearm.
- Move the right foot to A forming a left
L-stance toward A at the same time executing a U-shape grasp to A.
- Bring the left foot to the right foot forming a
closed stance toward D while executing a horizontal thrust with a
twin elbow, turning the face toward B. Perform in slow motion.
- Move the left foot to B to form a sitting
stance toward D while executing a side back strike to C with the
right back fist and extending the left arm to the side downward.
- Cross the right foot over the left foot forming
a left X-stance toward D while executing a low front block with
the left outer forearm and bringing the right finger belly to the
left side fist.
- Move the left foot to B to form a sitting
stance toward D while executing a low guarding block to B with a
reverse knife-hand.
- Execute a forearm middle guarding block to A
while forming a left L-stance toward A pivoting with left foot.
- Pull the left foot to the right knee joint to
form a right one-leg stance toward D, at the same time lifting
both fists while turning the face toward B.
- Execute a pressing kick to B with the left foot
keeping the position of the hands as they were in 20.
- Lower the left foot to B to form a sitting
stance toward D while executing a middle side strike to B with the
left knife-hand.
- Execute an angle punch with the right fist
while maintaining a sitting stance toward D.
- Execute a pressing block with the right, fore
fist while executing a side front block with the left inner
forearm, maintaining a sitting stance toward D.
- Execute a pressing block with the left fore
fist and a side front block with the right inner forearm while
maintaining a sitting stance toward D.
- Execute a middle wedging block with the inner
forearm while maintaining a sitting stance toward D.
- Thrust to C with the left back elbow supporting
the left fore fist with the right palm keeping the face as it was
in 26 while maintaining a sitting stance towards D.
- Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist
slipping the right palm up to the left elbow joint while
maintaining a sitting stance toward D.
- Thrust to C with the right back elbow
supporting the right fore fist with left palm, keeping the face as
it was in 28 while maintaining a sitting stance toward D.
- Execute a left horizontal punch to B while
maintaining a sitting stance toward D. Perform 24 through 30 in a
continuous motion.
- Cross the right foot over the left foot forming
a left X-stance toward D while executing a low front block to D
with the left outer forearm and bringing the right finger belly on
the left under forearm.
- Move the left foot to B forming a right
L-stance toward B at the same time executing a U-shape grasp to B.
- Bring the right foot to the left foot forming a
closed stance toward D while executing a horizontal thrust with a
twin elbow, turning the face toward A. Perform in slow motion.
- Move the right foot to A to form a sitting
stance toward D while executing a side back strike to C with the
left back fist and extending the right arm to the side downward.
- Cross the left foot over the right foot forming
a right X-stance toward D while executing a low front block with
the right outer forearm and bringing the left finger belly to the
right side fist.
- Move the right foot to A to form a sitting
stance toward D while executing a low guarding block to A with a
reverse knife-hand.
END: Bring the left foot back to
a ready posture. |