TAEGUEK YOOK JANG – WATER
(West, Second son) Water can move a mountain. The movements of this Poomse should be performed like water. Sometimes standing still like water in a lake, sometimes thriving as a river.
PATTERN 6: TAEGEUK YUK JANG
Start : Begin with Chunbi position
MOVEMENT 1: Turn 90 degrees left into a left forward stance facing D and execute a down block with left arm.
Meaning : low section defense.
MOVEMENT 2(a): execute a middle section fron kick with right foot.
MOVEMENT 2(b): step back with right foot into a left back stance and execute an outer arm block with left arm.
Meaning : counterattack by defender followed by middle section defense.
MOVEMENT 3: turn 180 degrees right into a forward stance facingC and execute a down block using right arm.
Meaning : low section defense.
MOVEMENT 4(a): execute a middle section front kick with left foot.
MOVEMENT 4(b): step back with left foot into a right back stance and execute an outer arm block with right arm
Meaning : counterattack by defender followed by middle section defense.
MOVEMENT 5: turn 90 degrees left into a left forward stance facing B and execute a knife-hand block with right hand.
Meaning : high section defense.
MOVEMENT 6: execute a middle section round kick with right foot
Meaning : counterattack by defender.
MOVEMENT 7(a): step down with right foot into an open stance for a brief moment facing F, then step forward with left foot into a left front stance and execute an outer arm block with left arm.
MOVEMENT 7(b): execute a middle section punch with right fist
Meaning : high section defense followed by a counterattack.
MOVEMENT 8(a):execute a middle section front kick with right foot
MOVEMENT 8(b):step down with right foot into a right forward stance and execute a middle section punch with left fist
Meaning : double counterattack by defender.
MOVEMENT 9(a): turn 180 degrees right into a right forward stance facing E and execute an outer arm block with right arm.
MOVEMENT 9(b): execute a middle section punch with the left hand
Meaning : high section defense followed by a counterattack.
MOVEMENT 10(a): execute a middle section front kick with left foot
MOVEMENT 10(b): step down with left foot into a left forward stance and execute a middle section punch with right fist.
Meaning : double counterattack by defender.
MOVEMENT 11: turn 90 degrees left into an open stance facing B and cross arms before face.Slowly lower arms before front of body, then execute an open block with both arms. (Author's note : the picture wrong despicts the defender's hand by the front.
Meaning : middle section defense against attacks coming from the sides.
MOVEMENT 12: step forward with right foot into a right forward stance and execute a knife-khand block with left knife-hand
Meaning : high section defense.
MOVEMENT 13: execute a middle secton round kick with left foot. Yell, "Ki hop!"
Meaning : counterattack by defender.
MOVEMENT 14: step down with left food, then pivot right on ball of right foot 270 degrees and step into right forward stance facing H. Execute a down block with right arm.
Meaning : low section defense.
MOVEMENT 15(a): execute a middle section front kick with right foot.
MOVEMENT 15(b): step back with left foot into a right back stance and execute an outer arm block with right arm.
Meaning : counterattack by defender followed by middle section defense.
MOVEMENT 16: turn 180 degrees left into a left forward stance facing G and execute a downward block with left arm.
Meaning : low section defense.
MOVEMENT 17(a): execute a middle sectoin front kick with right foot
MOVEMENT 17(b): step back with right foot into a left back stance and execute an outer block with left arm
Meaning : counterattack by defender followed by middle section defense.
MOVEMENT 18: turn 90 degrees left and step back with right foot into a left back stance facing B and execute a double knife-hand block.
Meaning : middle section defense.
MOVEMENT 19: step back with left foot into a right back stacne and execute a double knife-hand block.
Meaning : middle section defense
MOVEMENT 20(a): step back with right foot into a left forward stance and execute a palm block with left hand. (Author's Note: Picture wrongly despicts a low section palm block.)
MOVEMENT 20(b): remain in same stance and execute a middle section punch with right fist.
Meaning : middle section defense followed by a counterattack.
MOVEMENT 21(a): step back with left foot into a right forward stance and execute a palm block with right hand. (Author's Note: Picture wrongly despicts a low section palm block.)
MOVEMENT 21(b): remain in same stance and execute a middle section punch with left fist.
Meaning : middle section defense followed by a counterattack.
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