DiagramUl-Ji (4th Dan)

Number of Movements: 42

Meaning of Ul-Ji:
UL-JI is named after general Ul-Ji Moon Dok who successfully defended Korea against a Tang's invasion force of nearly one million soldiers led by Yang Je in 612 A.D., Ul-Ji employing hit and run guerilla tactics, was able to decimate a large percentage of the force. The diagram represents his surname. The 42 movements represent the author's age when he designed the pattern

Starting Position: Parallel stance with an X-back hand

  1. Twin horizontal side fist strike (step back into left walking stance)
    1: Move the left foot to C forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a horizontal strike with twin side fists
  2. X-fist pressing block, X-knife-hand rising block, high right knife-hand strike + left palm on right elbow (walking stance) [3 moves]
    2: Move the right foot to C to form a left walking stance toward D while executing a pressing block with an X-fist
    3: Execute a rising block with an X-knife-hand while maintaining a left walking stance toward D. Perform 2 and 3 in a continuous motion
    4: Execute a high front strike to D with the right knife-hand bringing the left palm on the right elbow joint while maintaining a left walking stance toward D
  3. Left back hand strike (pivot left foot into sitting stance)
    5: Move the left foot to C to form a sitting stance toward B while executing a horizontal strike to C with the left back hand
  4. Crescent kick into left palm, land right front elbow strike (sitting stance) [2 moves]
    6: Execute a middle crescent kick to the left palm with the right foot
    7: Lower the right foot to C, forming a sitting stance toward A while striking the left palm with the right front elbow
  5. Supported left back elbow thrust, right side back fist + low block (maintain sitting stance) [2 moves]
    8: Thrust to B with the left back elbow placing the right side fist on the left fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward A
    9: Execute a side back strike to B with the right back fist and extending the left arm to the side-downward while maintaining a sitting stance toward A
  6. Twin side elbow thrust (closed stance)
    10: Bring the left foot to the right foot, forming a close stance toward D, at the same time thrusting with a twin side elbow
  7. Cross left foot over right (closed stance)
    11: Cross the left foot to the right foot, forming a close stance toward D while turning the face to A, Keeping the position of the hands as they were in 10. Perform in a fast motion
  8. Side kick, land twin horizontal elbow thrust (X-stance) [2 moves]
    12: Execute a middle side piercing kick to A with the right foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 11
    13: Lower the right foot to A, and then cross the left foot over the right foot, forming a right X-stance toward D while executing a horizontal thrust with a twin elbow
  9. Horizontal punch (sitting stance)
    14: Move the right foot to A to form the sitting stance toward D while executing a right horizontal punch to A
  10. High right knife-hand strike + left back hand in front of forehead (stand)
    15: Execute a high front strike to D with right knife-hand, bringing the left back hand in front of the forehead while standing up toward D
  11. Twin knife-hand block (L-stance)
    16: Execute a twin knife-hand block to B while forming a right L-stance toward B, pivoting with the right foot
  12. Jumping reverse side kick clockwise, land double forearm block (walking stance) [2 moves]
    17: Jump to execute a mid-air kick to B with the right foot while spinning clockwise
    18: Land to B forming a right walking stance toward B while executing a middle block to B with the right double forearm
  13. Closed ready stance
    19: Bring the left foot to the right foot to form a closed ready stance B toward D
  14. High right side back fist strike + jump (X-stance)
    20: Jump to D forming a right X-stance toward BD while executing a high side strike to B with the right back fist bringing the left finger belly to the right side fist
  15. Left rising block (step backwards into right walking stance)
    21: Move the left foot to C to form a right walking stance toward D while executing a rising block with the left forearm
  16. Front snap kick, land high right punch (walking stance) [2 moves]
    22: Execute a middle front snap kick to D with the left foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 21
    23: Lower the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a high punch to D with the right fist
  17. Right straight fingertip thrust (walking stance)
    24: Move the right foot to D to form a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle thrust to D with the right straight fingertip
  18. High left side back fist strike (counter clockwise into sitting stance)
    25: Move the left foot to D turning counter-clockwise to form a sitting stance toward A while executing a high side strike to D with the left back fist
  19. 90° counter clockwise into right walking ready stance
    26: Move the right foot to F turning counter-clockwise to form a right walking ready stance toward F
  20. Lift left leg to assist jumping right snap kick, land X-knife hand checking block (fixed stance) [2 moves]
    27: Jump to execute a flying high kick to F with the right foot
    28: Land to F to form a right fixed stance toward F while executing a checking block to F with an X-knife hand
  21. X-fist pressing block (L-stance)
    29: Move the left foot to F forming a right L-stance toward F while executing a pressing block with an X-fist
  22. Lean back for left front snap kick + wedging block, land twin vertical punch (walking stance) [2 moves]
    30: Execute a middle side front snap kick to F with the left foot while executing a middle wedging block with the inner forearm
    31: Lower the left foot to F forming a left walking stance toward F while executing a high vertical punch to F with a twin fist
  23. Outward right knife-hand block + left pushing palm block (fixed stance)
    32: Move the right foot to F to form a right fixed stance toward F while executing a middle outward block with the right knife-hand and a middle pushing block with the left palm
  24. Middle left punch + slide (L-stance)
    33: Slide to F forming a right L-stance toward F while executing a middle punch to F with the left fist
  25. Step, step, jump into guarding block (backwards into L-stance)
    34: Move the left foot to the side rear of the right foot and the right foot to E to form a right L-stance toward F and then jump to E maintaining a right L-stance towards F while executing a middle guarding block to F with the forearm
  26. Turning kick, reverse side kick, land guarding block (L-stance) [3 moves]
    35: Execute a middle turning kick to DF with the right foot
    36: Lower the right foot to F and then execute a middle back piercing kick to F with the left foot
    37: Lower the left foot to F to form a right L-stance toward F while executing a middle guarding block to F with the forearm
  27. Upward right palm block (backwards into L-stance)
    38: Move the left foot to E forming a left L-stance toward F while executing an upward block to F with the right palm
  28. Circular block (move right foot over right shoulder into walking stance)
    39: Move the right foot to E forming a right walking stance to E while executing a circular block to ED with the left inner forearm
  29. Circular block (shift walking stance)
    40: Execute a circular block to DE with the right inner forearm while forming a right walking stance toward DF
  30. Double punch (step left foot back into sitting stance) [2 moves]
    41: Move the left foot on line EF to form a sitting stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the left fist
    42: Execute a middle punch to D with the right fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward D

END: Bring the left foot back to a ready posture

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