Taegeuk #6

(Taegeuk Yuk Jang)

NOTE - The arrows show which direction you should be facing.

Choonbi Position

Movement 1

turn 90° left, moving left foot into a left forward stance
left arm low block

Movement 2-1

right leg front-snap kick
2-2
step back with right leg into its original position, then pull the left leg backward slightly into a left back stance (left foot stays out in front)
left arm in-to-out middle block, fist palm-down

Movement 3

turn body 180° right, moving right foot into a right forward position
right arm low block

Movement 4-1

left leg front-snap kick
4-2
step back with left leg into its original position, then pull right leg back slightly into a right back stance
right arm in-to-out middle block, fist palm-down

Movement 5

turn 90° left (face North), moving left foot into a left forward stance
right arm in-to-out single knife-hand block (face level, palm-down, left fist at hip)

Movement 6

right leg high roundhouse kick

Movement 7-1

step down with right foot, then turn 90 left and step forward (West) with left foot into a left forward stance
left arm high block
7-2
right hand middle punch

Movement 8-1

right leg front-snap kick
8-2
step down with right foot into a right forward stance
left hand middle punch

Movement 9-1

turn 180° right, moving right foot into a right forward stance
right arm high block
9-2
left hand middle punch

Movement 10-1

left leg front-snap kick
10-2
step down with left foot into a left forward stance
right hand middle punch

Movement 11

turn 90° left, moving left leg around to a parallel stance
double low side blocks (cross fists in front of neck, and simultaneously block downward)

Movement 12

step forward with right foot into a right forward stance
left arm single knife-hand in-to-out block (right fist at hip)

Movement 13

left leg high roundhouse kick
Ki-aup!

Movement 14

step down with left leg and turn 270° to the right, moving right leg into a right forward stance
right arm low block

Movement 15-1

left leg front-snap kick
15-2
step back with left leg into its original position, then pull right leg into right back stance
right arm in-to-out middle block, fist palm-down

Movement 16

turn 180° to the left, moving left leg into a left forward stance
left arm low block

Movement 17-1

right leg front-snap kick
17-2
step back with right leg into its original position, then pull left leg into left back stance
left arm in-to-out middle block, fist palm-down

Movement 18

turn 90° to the left, pivoting on left foot, and stepping backward with right foot into left back stance (meaning left leg is in front)
double knife-hand block (left arm forward, right knife-hand fixed in pit of stomach, palm-up)

Movement 19

step backward with left foot into right back stance
double knife-hand block (right arm forward, left knife-hand at stomach)

Movement 20

step backward with right foot into a left forward stance
left arm middle palm-fist block

Movement 21

right hand middle punch (while pulling left hand back into fist at waist) (stance does not change from last movement)

Movement 22

step back with left foot into a right forward stance
right arm middle palm-fist block

Movement 23

left hand middle punch (while pulling right hand back into fist at waist)

Return to Choonbi Position

pull right foot back and return to Choonbi position