Joong-Gun

Joong-Gun

The sixth Taekwon-Do pattern

Meaning: 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).

Joong Gun diagram - Arch Combat Academy Wembley Park Taekwon-Do

In the diagram the student is in the ready posture standing on C, and facing D.

Movements: 38

Ready posture: Parallel Ready Stance / Narani Junbi Sogi

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1Move 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.Annun so kaunde yobap joomuk jirugi
2Execute a low side front snap kick to B with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 1.
3Lower 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.
4Move 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.
5Execute a low side front snap kick to A with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 4.
6Lower 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.
7Move the left foot to D forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with a knife-hand.
8Execute a right upper elbow strike while forming a left walking stance toward D, slipping the left foot to D.
9Move the right foot to D forming a left L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with a knife-hand.
10Execute a left upper elbow strike while forming a right walking stance toward D, slipping the right foot to D.
11Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a high vertical punch to D with a twin fist.
12Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing an upset punch to D with a twin fist.
13Move 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.
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EndMove the right foot to the ready posture.