Ul-Ji

Movements: 42

Meaning:

UL-JI is named after general Ul-Ji Moon Dok who successfully defended Korea against a Tang's invasion force of nearly one million soldiers led by Yang Je in 612 A.D., Ul-Ji employing hit and run guerrilla tactics, was able to decimate a large percentage of the force. The diagram represents his surname. The 42 movements represent the author's age when he designed the pattern.

Description:

Start in parallel stance with an X-back hand

  1. Move the left foot to C forming a right front stance toward D while executing a horizontal twin hammer fist strike
  2. Move the right foot to C to form a left front stance toward D while executing a low X-block
  3. Execute a high knife-hand X-block while maintaining a left front stance toward D. Perform 2 and 3 in a continuous motion.
  4. Execute a high right hand knife strike to D bringing the left palm on the right elbow joint while maintaining a left front stance toward D.
  5. Move the left foot to C to form a middle stance toward B while executing a left horizontal back hand strike to C
  6. Execute a right foot crescent kick to the left palm
  7. Lower the right foot to C, forming a middle stance toward A while striking the left palm with the right front elbow.
  8. Thrust to B with the left back elbow placing the right fist on the left fist while maintaining a middle stance toward A.
  9. Execute a right hand side back fist to B and extending the left arm to the side and low block while maintaining a middle stance toward A.
  10. Bring the left foot to the right foot, forming a close stance toward D, at the same time thrusting with a twin side elbow.
  11. Cross the left foot in front of the right foot, forming a close stance toward D while turning the face to A, Keeping the position of the hands as they were in 10. Perform in a fast motion.
  12. Execute a right foot side kick to A keeping the position of the hands as they were in 11.
  13. Lower the right foot to A, and then cross the left foot over the right foot, forming a right X-stance toward D while executing a horizontal thrust with a twin elbow.
  14. Move the right foot to A to form the middle stance toward D while executing a twin horizontal punch to A.
  15. Execute a right hand high inverted knife-hand strike to D and left hand high knife-hand block while standing up toward D.
  16. Execute a knife-hand square block to B while forming a right back stance toward B, pivoting with the right foot.
  17. Perform a right jump spin side kick to B.
  18. Land to B forming a right front stance toward B while executing a right reinforced middle block to B.
  19. Bring the left foot to the right foot to form a closed ready stance B toward D.
  20. Jump to D forming a right X-stance toward BD while executing a right hand high back fist B bringing the left finger belly to the right side fist.
  21. Move the left foot to C to form a right front stance toward D while executing a left arm high block
  22. Execute a left foot front kick to D keeping the position of the hands as they were in 21.
  23. Lower the left foot to D forming a left front stance toward D while executing a high right hand punch to D
  24. Move the right foot to D to form a right front stance toward D while blocking down with your left hand and right hand spearing over the top
  25. Move the left foot to D turning counter-clockwise to form a middle stance toward A while executing a left hand high back fist to D
  26. Move the right foot to F turning counter-clockwise to form a right front ready stance toward F with twin low blocks to the sides
  27. Jump to execute a flying right foot front kick to F.
  28. Land to F to form a right fixed stance toward F while executing a checking block to F with an X-knife hand.
  29. Move the left foot to F forming a right back stance toward F while executing a pressing X-block.
  30. Execute a left foot front kick to F while executing a middle wedging block with the inner forearm.
  31. Lower the left foot to F forming a left front stance toward F while executing a high vertical twin punch to F
  32. Move the right foot to F to form a left fixed stance toward F while executing a middle outward block with the right knife hand and a middle pushing block with the left palm.
  33. Slide to F forming a right back stance toward F spinning clockwise while executing a left hand middle punch to F
  34. Move the left foot to the side rear of the right foot and the right foot to E to form a right back stance toward F and then jump to E maintaining a right back stance towards F while executing a middle block to F
  35. Execute a right foot side kick to DF
  36. Lower the right foot to F and then execute a left foot spinning side kick to F
  37. Lower the left foot to F to form a right back stance toward F while executing a guarding block to F
  38. Move the left foot to E forming a left back stance toward F while executing an right hand upward palm block to F
  39. Move the right foot to E forming a right front stance to E while executing a left arm circular block to ED
  40. Execute a right arm circular block to DE while forming a right front stance toward DF.
  41. Move the left foot on line EF to form a middle stance toward D while executing a left hand middle punch to D
  42. Execute a right hand middle punch to D while maintaining a middle stance toward D.