Joong-Gun is named after the patriot Ahn Joong-Gun who assassinated
Hiro-Bumi Ito, the first Japanese governor-general of Korea,
known as the man who played the leading part in the Korea-Japan
merger. There are 32 movements in this pattern to represent
Mr. Ahn's age when he was executed in a Lui-Shung prison (1910)
Diagram
Movements
Start
Closed ready stance B: Start facing D
1
Move the left foot
to B forming a right L-stance toward B while executing a middle
block to B with the left reverse knife-hand.
2
Execute a low side
front snap kick to B with the left foot, keeping the position
of the hands as they were in 1.
3
Lower the left
foot to B and then move the right foot to B forming a left
rear foot stance toward B while executing an upward block
with a right palm.
4
Move the right
foot to A forming a left L-stance toward A, at the same time
executing a middle block to A with a right reverse knife-hand.
5
Execute a low side
front snap kick to A with the right foot, keeping the position
of the hands as they were in 4.
6
Lower the right
foot to A and then move the left foot to A forming a right
rear foot stance toward A while executing an upward block
with a left palm.
7
Move the left foot
to D forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle
guarding block to D with a knife-hand.
8
Execute a right
upper elbow strike while forming a left walking stance toward
D, slipping the left foot to D.
9
Move the right
foot to D forming a left L-stance toward D while executing
a middle guarding block to D with a knife-hand.
10
Execute a left
upper elbow strike while forming a right walking stance toward
D, slipping the right foot to D.
11
Move the left foot
to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing
a high vertical punch to D with a twin fist.
12
Move the right
foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing
an upset punch to D with a twin fist.
13
Move the right
foot on line CD and then turn counter clockwise to form a
left walking stance toward C while executing a rising block
with an X-fist.
14
Move the left foot
to E forming a right L-stance toward E while executing a high
side strike to E with the left back fist.
15
Twist the left
fist counter clockwise until the back fist faces downward,
at the same time forming a left walking stance toward E, slipping
the left foot to E.
16
Execute a high
punch to E with the right fist while maintaining a left walking
stance toward E. Perform 15 and 16 in a fast motion.
17
Bring the left
foot to the right foot and then move the right foot to F,
forming a left L-stance toward F while executing a high side
strike to F with a right back fist.
18
Twist the right
fist clockwise until the back fist faces downward, at the
same time forming a right walking stance toward F, slipping
the right foot to F.
19
Execute a high
punch to F with the left fist while maintaining a right walking
stance toward F. Perform 18 and 19 in a fast motion.
20
Bring the right
foot to the left foot and then move the left foot to C forming
a left walking stance toward C while executing a high block
to C with a left double forearm.
21
Execute a middle
punch to C with the left fist while forming a right L-stance
toward C, pulling the left foot.
22
Execute a middle
side piercing kick to C with the right foot.
23
Lower the right
foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing
a high block to C with the right double forearm.
24
Execute a middle
punch to C with the right fist while forming a left L-stance
toward C, pulling the right foot.
25
Execute a middle
side piercing kick to C with the left foot.
26
Lower the left
foot to C forming a right L-stance toward C while executing
amiddle guarding block to C with the forearm.
27
Execute a pressing
block with the right palm while forming a left low stance
toward C, slipping the left foot to C. Perform in slow motion.
28
Move the left foot
to E forming a right L-stance toward E while executing a twin
knife-hand block.
29
Execute a pressing
block with the left palm while forming a right low stance
toward C, slipping the right foot to C. Perform in a slow
motion.
30
Bring the left
foot to the right foot forming a closed stance toward A while
executing an angle punch with the right fist. Perform in slow
motion.
31
Move the right
foot to A forming a right fixed stance toward A while executing
a U-shape block to A.
32
Bring the right
foot to the left foot and then move the left foot to B forming
a left fixed stance toward B, at the same time executing a
U-shape block to B.
Line work
First 3 moves of Joong Gun (L stance, reverse knife hand
block, low front snap kick off front
foot, then rear foot stance upward palm block)
Walking stance, pressing block
Turning kick, side kick (same leg), land L stance forearm
guarding block
L stance, high back fist side strike, release slipping
the front leg into a walking stance, high
reverse punch (as in Joong Gun)
Walking stance, double forearm block, pull back into L
stance, side punch (as in Joong
Gun)
L stance, outer forearm waist block
Side kick, hooking kick (same leg), land L stance, forearm
guarding block
L stance, knife hand guarding block, slip front foot into
walking stance, upper elbow strike
(as in Joong Gun)
Turning kick, reverse side kick, land L stance, forearm
guarding block
