Taegeuk #4
(Taegeuk Sa Jang)
- The arrows show which direction you
should be facing.
Choonbi Position
Movement 1
- turn 90° left, moving left foot into a left back stance
- double knife-hand middle block (left hand forward)
Movement 2
- step forward with right leg into a right forward stance
- (left arm palm block--move palm to this position before executing
next move, nearly simultaneously)
- right hand middle spear-hand stike (palm vertical) with left hand
supporting right arm. (Pyonsonkeut Seweo jjiruki)
Movement 3
- turn 180° right, moving right foot into a right back stance
- double knife-hand middle block (right hand forward)
Movement 4
- step forward with left leg into a left forward stance
- (right arm palm block)
- left hand middle spear-hand stike (with right hand supporting left arm)
Movement 5
- turn 90° left, moving left foot into a left forward stance
- left arm knife-hand high block, with simultaneous right hand out-to-in
high knife-hand strike (palm-up) (Jaebipum Mokchigi/"neck cut")
Movement 6-1
- right leg front-snap kick
6-2
- step down with right foot into right forward stance
- left hand middle punch
Movement 7
Movement 8-1
- step down with left foot, then
- right leg side kick
8-2
- step down with right foot into right back stance
- double knife-hand block (right hand forward, left hand in pit of stomach)
Movement 9
- turn 270° left, moving left foot into a left back stance
- left arm in-to-out middle block (fist down, other fist at hip)
Movement 10-1
- right leg front-snap kick
10-2
- step back with right foot into left back stance
- right arm out-to-in middle block (fist up)
Movement 11
- turn 180° right, moving right foot into a right back stance
- right arm in-to-out middle block, fist-down
Movement 12-1
- left leg front-snap kick
12-2
- step back with left foot into right back stance
- left arm out-to-in middle block
Movement 13
- turn 90° left, moving left foot into a left forward stance
(facing South)
- left arm knife-hand high block with simultaneous right hand high
knife-hand out-to-in strike (Jaebipum Mokchigi)
Movement 14-1
- right leg front-snap kick
14-2
- step down with right foot into a right forward stance
- right hand back-fist (attack straight forward from the body, ending
in position similar to end of out-in block) (other fist at hip) (Deung
Jumeok Apchigi)
Movement 15
- turn 90° left, moving left foot up and out (to the East) into a
left walking stance
- left arm in-to-out middle block
Movement 16
- right hand middle punch (stance stays the same)
Movement 17
- turn 180° right, moving right foot into a right walking stance
- right arm in-to-out middle block
Movement 18
Movement 19-1
- turn 90° left, moving left foot into a left forward stance
(facing south)
- left arm in-to-out middle block
19-2
- right hand middle punch
19-3
- left hand middle punch
Movement 20-1
- step forward with right foot into a right forward stance
- right arm out-to-in middle block
20-2
- left hand middle punch
20-3
- right hand middle punch
- Ki-aup!
Return to Choonbi Position
turn 180 degrees to left (CCW), pivoting on right foot, bringing left
foot around into choonbi position, facing forward as in beginning.