Dan-Gun

Movements: 21

Meaning:

Dan-Gun pattern is named after the Holy Dan-Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year of 2,333 B.C.

Description:

Start in parallel ready stance

  1. Turn 90 degrees counter-clockwise towards B into a right back stance while performing a double knife hand guarding block
  2. Step forward into a right front stance and right hand high punch
  3. Turn 180 degrees clockwise towards C into a left back stance while performing a double knife hand guarding block
  4. Step forward into a left front stance and left hand high punch
  5. Turn 90 degrees counter-clockwise towards D into a left front stance and left arm low block
  6. Step forward into a right front stance and right hand high punch
  7. Step forward into a left front stance and left hand high punch
  8. Step forward into a right front stance and right hand high punch “Kihap”!
  9. Turn 270 degrees counter-clockwise towards A into right back stance and square block
  10. Step forward into a right front stance and right hand high punch
  11. Turn 180 degrees clockwise towards B into a left back stance and square block
  12. Step forward into a left front stance and left hand high punch
  13. Turn 90 degrees counter-clockwise towards C into a left front stance and left arm low block
  14. Without stepping left arm high block
  15. Step forward into a right front stance and right arm high block
  16. Step forward into a left front stance and left arm high block
  17. Step forward into a right front stance and right arm high block “kihap”!
  18. Turn 270 degrees counter-clockwise towards B into a right back stance and left hand knife hand strike
  19. Step forward into a right front stance and right hand high punch
  20. Turn 180 degrees clockwise towards A into a left back stance and right hand knife hand strike
  21. Step forward into a left front stance and left hand high punch