General:

  • downward – naeryo
  • upward – ollyo
  • back – dwit
  • jumping – twigi
  • green belt – signifies the plant’s growth as Taekwon-do skills begin to develop
  • blue belt – signifies the heaven to which the plants grows into a towering tree, as training in Taekwon-do progresses

Parts of the body:

  • reverse knifehand – sonkal dung
  • back heel – dwit chook

Stances:

  • X stance – kyocha sogi

Hand techniques:

  • palm hooking block – sonbadak golcho makgi
  • front elbow strike – ap palkup taerigi
  • twin knifehand block – sang sonkal makgi
  • double forearm block – doo palmok makgi

Pattern information:

  • Yul-Gok – 38 movements
  • Yul-Gok is the pseudonym of a great philosopher and scholar Yi l (1536-1584) nicknamed the ‘Confucius of Korea.’ The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on 38th degree latitude and the diagram represents ‘scholar’.

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