Yul Gok


Starting Position: Parallel Ready Stance  - L38

Yul Gok: A pseudonym of the great philosopher and scholar Yil (1536-1584) nicknamed the "Confucious of Korea". The 38 movements refer to his birthplace on the 38th degree lattitude and the diagram (+) represents "scholar".

1) Step to the left in a middle stance and extend right hand, wrist release, left pressing punch.
2) Stay in middle stance and right punch.
3) Stay in middle stance and left punch.
4) Left foot steps to right foot, right foot steps out in a middle stance, left hand out, wrist release, right pressing punch.
5) Stay in middle stance and left punch.
6) Stay in middle stance and right punch.
7) Turn 45 degrees to the right and right inner forearm block in a right front stance.
8) Left front kick.
9) Step forward and left punch in a left front stance
10) Without stepping, right punch.
11) Turn 90 degrees to the left and left inner forearm block in a left front stance.
12) Right front kick.
13) Step forward and right punch in a right front stance.
14) Without stepping, left punch.
15) Turn 45 degrees to the right and right hooking block in a right front stance
16) Without stepping, left hooking block.
17) Without stepping, right punch.
18) Step forward and left hooking punch, left front stance.
19) Without stepping, right hooking block.
20) Without stepping, left punch.
21) Step forward and right punch in a right front stance, Kiop.
22) Turning forward and left, side kick chamber with a double guarding block.
23) Left side kick.
24) Step forward and right forearm strike in a left front stance.
25) Turn 180 degrees to the right and right side kick chamber with a double guarding block.
26) Right side kick.
27) Step forward and left forearm strike in a right front stance.
28) Turn 90 degrees to the left and knife hand square block in a Left "L" stance.
29) Step forward and right spear hand in a right front stance.
30) Turn 180 degrees to the right and knife hand square block in a Right "L" stance.
31) Step forward and left spear hand in a left front stance.
32)Turn 90 degrees to the left and left outer forearm block in a left front stance.
33) Without stepping, right punch.
34) Step forward and right outer forearm block in a right front stance.
35) Without stepping, left punch.
36) Step forward with the left, slide the right foot behind the left in a left rear stance and left backfist to the temple, Kiop.
37) Turn 180 degrees to the right and sung-su block in a right front stance.
38) Step the right foot to the left foot and turn 180 degrees to the left and sung-su block in a left front stance.