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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:
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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