DiagramYul-Gok (5th Kup)

Number of Movements: 38

Meaning of Yul-Gok:
YUL-GOK is the pseudonym of a great philosopher and scholar Yi l (1536-1584) nicknamed the "Confucius of Korea" The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on 38 latitude and the diagram represents "scholar"

Starting Position: Parallel ready stance

  1. Focus punch (sitting stance)
    Move the left foot to B forming a sitting stance toward D while extending the left fist to D horizontally
  2. Double punch (sitting stance)
    Execute a middle punch to D with the right fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward D
  3. Double punch (continued)
    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. Focus punch (sitting stance)
    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. Double punch (sitting stance)
    Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward D
  6. Double punch (continued)
    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. Middle inner forearm block (walking stance)
    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. Low front snap kick
    Execute a low front snap kick to AD with the left foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 7
  9. Double punch (walking stance)
    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. Double punch (continued)
    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. Middle inner forearm block (walking stance)
    Move the left foot to BD forming a left walking stance toward BD at the same time executing a middle side block to BD with the left inner forearm
  12. Low front snap kick
    Execute a low front snap kick to BD with the right foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 11
  13. Double punch (walking stance)
    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. Double punch (continued)
    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. Hooking block combination (walking stance)
    Execute a middle hooking block to D with the right palm while forming a right walking stance toward D, pivoting with the left foot
  16. Hooking block combination (continued)
    Execute a middle hooking block to D with the left palm while maintaining a right walking stance toward D
  17. Hooking block combination (continued)
    Execute a middle punch to D with the right fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward D. Execute 16 and 17 in a connecting motion
  18. Hooking block combination (walking stance)
    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. Hooking block combination (continued)
    Execute a middle hooking block to D with the right palm while maintaining a left walking stance toward D
  20. Hooking block combination (continued)
    Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward D. Execute 19 and 20 in a connecting motion
  21. Middle punch (walking stance)
    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. Bending stance
    Turn the face toward D forming a right bending ready stance A toward D
  23. Side kick
    Execute a middle side piercing kick to D with the left foot
  24. Land front elbow strike (walking stance)
    Lower the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while striking the left palm with the right front elbow
  25. Bending stance
    Turn the face toward C forming a left bending ready stance A toward C
  26. Side kick
    Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the right foot
  27. Land front elbow strike (walking stance)
    Lower the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while striking the right palm with the left front elbow
  28. Twin knife-hand block (L-stance)
    Move the left foot to E forming a right L-stance toward E while executing a twin knife-hand block
  29. Sun Sonkut Tulgi (walking stance)
    Move the right foot to E forming a right walking stance toward E while executing a middle thrust to E with the right straight finger tip
  30. Twin knife-hand block (L-stance)
    Move the right foot to F turning clockwise to form a left L-stance toward F while executing a twin knife-hand block
  31. Sun Sonkut Tulgi (walking stance)
    Move the left foot to F forming a left walking stance toward F while executing a middle thrust to F with the left straight finger tip
  32. High outer forearm block (walking stance)
    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. Middle punch (maintain walking stance)
    Execute a middle punch to C with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward C
  34. High outer forearm block (walking stance)
    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. Middle punch (maintain walking stance)
    Execute a middle punch to C with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward C
  36. Jump into high back fist strike (X-stance)
    Jump to C forming a left X-stance toward B while executing a high side strike to C with the left back fist
  37. High section double forearm block (walking stance)
    Move the right foot to A forming a right walking stance toward A at the same time executing a high block to A with the right double forearm
  38. High section double forearm block (walking stance)
    Bring 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 block to B with the left double forearm

END: Bring the left foot back to a ready posture

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