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Pattern Joong-Gun

Joong-Gun is named after the patriot Ahn Joong-Gun who assassinated
Hiro-Bumi Ito, the first Japanese governor-general of Korea, known as the
man who played the leading part in the Korea-Japan merger. There are 32
movements in this pattern to represent Mr. Ahn's age when he was executed
at Lui-Shung prison (1910).

Starting position
1.turn left, step left foot out
2.Don't step
ready stance type B
L-stance
left foot
chunbi sogi
L reverse knife hand block
low front snap kick
3.Put the left foot down
4.turn 180 degrees
5.don't step
step forwards into rear foot stance
pivot on the left foot:LS
right foot
R palm upward block
R reverse knife hand block
low front snap kick
6.Put the right foot down
7.turn 90 degrees
8.step front foot forwards
step forwards into rear foot stance
pivot on the left foot:LS
walking stance
L palm upward block
knife hand guarding block
R upper elbow strike
9.Step right foot forwards
10.step front foot forwards
11.Step forwards
L stance
walking stance
walking stance
knife hand guarding block
L upper elbow strike
twin vertical punch (high)
12.step forwards
13.step front foot across
14.turn 90 degrees
walking stance
turn 180 degrees:WS
step left foot forwards:LS
twin upset punch
high x-fist cross block
high L backfist strike
15.don't step
16.step front foot forwards
17.step left foot to right foot
L stance
walking stance
turn 180 degrees, step R foot forwards:LS
L release from grab
high R reverse punch
high R backfist strike
18.don't step
19.step front foot forwards
20.step right foot to left foot
L stance
walking stance
turn 90 degrees, step L foot forwards:WS
R release from grab
high L reverse punch
L double forearm block
21.step L foot back into
22.right leg side kick
23.R double forearm block
L stance
middle section
walking stance
left side punch
step down in R walking stance
24.step R foot back into
25.left leg side kick
26.Left forearm guarding block
L stance
middle section
L stance
right side punch
step down in L left stance
27.lift right hand up, left hand down
28.step right foot forwards
29.lift left hand up, right hand down
walking stance
L stance
L stance
pressing block (slow)
forearm guarding block
pressing block (slow)
30.step left foot to right foot
31.step right foot forwards
32.Step right foot to left foot
turn 90 degrees:close stance
fixed stance
turn 180 degrees,step left foot forwards
R turning punch
U shaped block
U shaped block:fixed stance
Step left foot back
to chunbi position type B
ready stance