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:
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Start in parallel ready stance
- Turn 90 degrees counter-clockwise towards B into a right back stance while performing a double knife hand guarding block
- Step forward into a right front stance and right hand high punch
- Turn 180 degrees clockwise towards C into a left back stance while performing a double knife hand guarding block
- Step forward into a left front stance and left hand high punch
- Turn 90 degrees counter-clockwise towards D into a left front stance and left arm low block
- Step forward into a right front stance and right hand high punch
- Step forward into a left front stance and left hand high punch
- Step forward into a right front stance and right hand high punch “Kihap”!
- Turn 270 degrees counter-clockwise towards A into right back stance and square block
- Step forward into a right front stance and right hand high punch
- Turn 180 degrees clockwise towards B into a left back stance and square block
- Step forward into a left front stance and left hand high punch
- Turn 90 degrees counter-clockwise towards C into a left front stance and left arm low block
- Without stepping left arm high block
- Step forward into a right front stance and right arm high block
- Step forward into a left front stance and left arm high block
- Step forward into a right front stance and right arm high block “kihap”!
- Turn 270 degrees counter-clockwise towards B into a right back stance and left hand knife hand strike
- Step forward into a right front stance and right hand high punch
- Turn 180 degrees clockwise towards A into a left back stance and right hand knife hand strike
- Step forward into a left front stance and left hand high punch
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