Student Syllabus

Blue Stripe (Grading to Blue Belt)

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Yul Gok - 38 moves

Interpretation

YUL GOK is the pseudonym of the great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536 - 1584 AD) nicknamed the "Confucious of Korea". The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on the 38th degree latitude and the diagram represents "scholar".

The Starting Position

Parallel Ready Stance - Narani Junbi Sogi

Diagram

The Movements

1) TAKE LEFT LEG TO A, FACE E, SITTING STANCE, LEFT MEASURE PUNCH
2+3) EXECUTE A MIDDLE SECTION DOUBLE PUNCH
4) TAKE LEFT FOOT TO RIGHT FOOT, PLACE RIGHT FOOT TO B, FACE E, SITTING STANCE, RIGHT MEASURE PUNCH
5+6) EXECUTE A MIDDLE SECTION DOUBLE PUNCH
7) 45° FACE H, RIGHT WALKING STANCE, HIGH INNER FOREARM BLOCK
8) EXECUTE A LOW FRONT SNAP KICK WITH THE LEFT LEG TOWARDS H
9) LOWER FOOT INTO A LEFT WALKING STANCE, MIDDLE OBVERSE PUNCH
10) EXECUTE A MIDDLE REVERSE PUNCH (PERFORM 9 + 10 FAST)
11) 90° FACE G, LEFT WALKING STANCE, HIGH INNER FOREARM BLOCK
12) EXECUTE A LOW FRONT SNAP KICK WITH THE RIGHT LEG TOWARDS G
13) LOWER FOOT INTO A RIGHT WALKING STANCE, MIDDLE OBVERSE PUNCH
14) EXECUTE A MIDDLE REVERSE PUNCH (PERFORM 13 + 14 FAST)
15) 45° FACE E, RIGHT WALKING STANCE, HIGH HOOKING BLOCK WITH RIGHT PALM
16) SAME STANCE, HIGH REVERSE HOOKING BLOCK WITH LEFT PALM
17) SAME STANCE, MIDDLE OBVERSE PUNCH (PERFORM 16 + 17 AS ONE MOVEMENT)
18) STEP FORWARD, LEFTT WALKING STANCE, HIGH HOOKING BLOCK WITH LEFT PALM
19) SAME STANCE, HIGH REVERSE HOOKING BLOCK WITH RIGHT PALM
20) SAME STANCE, MIDDLE OBVERSE PUNCH (PERFORM 19 + 20 AS ONE MOVEMENT)
21) STEP FORWARD, RIGHT WALKING STANCE, MIDDLE OBVERSE PUNCH
22) BRING LEFT FOOT UP INTO A RIGHT BENDING READY STANCE, FACING E
23) EXECUTE A MIDDLE SIDE KICK TO E WITH THE LEFT LEG
24) LOWER LEFT FOOT TO E, LEFT WALKING STANCE, REVERSE RIGHT FRONT ELBOW STRIKE
25) STEP LEFT FOOT IN LINE WITH RIGHT (ON LINE EF), BRING RIGHT FOOT INTO A LEFT BENDING READY STANCE FACING F
26) EXECUTE A MIDDLE SIDE KICK TO F WITH THE RIGHT LEG
27) LOWER RIGHT FOOT TO F, RIGHT WALKING STANCE, REVERSE LEFT FRONT ELBOW STRIKE
28) 90° FACE D, RIGHT L STANCE, TWIN KNIFE HAND BLOCK
29) STEP FORWARD, RIGHT WALKING STANCE, STRAIGHT FINGERTIP THRUST
30) 180° FACE C, LEFT L STANCE, TWIN KNIFE HAND BLOCK
31) STEP FORWARD, LEFT WALKING STANCE, STRAIGHT FINGERTIP THRUST
32) 90° FACE F, LEFT WALKING STANCE, HIGH OUTER FOREARM BLOCK
33) SAME STANCE, MIDDLE REVERSE PUNCH
34) STEP FORWARD, RIGHT WALKING STANCE, HIGH OUTER FOREARM BLOCK
35) SAME STANCE, MIDDLE REVERSE PUNCH
36) JUMP TO F, LEFT X STANCE, HIGH BACKFIST STRIKE
37) 270° FACE B, RIGHT WALKING STANCE, HIGH SECTION DOUBLE FOREARM BLOCK
38) BRING RIGHT FOOT TO LEFT FOOT, FACE A, LEFT WALKING STANCE HIGH SECTION DOUBLE FOREARM BLOCK
END BRING LEFT LEG BACK TO PARALLEL READY STANCE