Do-San
Movements - 24
Ready Posture - PARALLEL READY STANCE
The illustrations for this pattern assume that the student is standing on line AB and facing D.
DO-SAN is the pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Chang-Ho (1876-1938) The 24 movements represent his entire life which he devoted to furthering the education of Korea and its independence movement.
1. Move the left foot to B, forming a left walking stance toward
B while executing a high side block to B with the left outer forearm.
2. Execute a middle punch to B with the right fist while maintaining a left
walking stance toward B.
3. Move the left foot on line AB, and then turn clockwise to form a right
walking stance toward A while executing a high side block to A with the right
outer forearm.
4. Execute a middle punch to A with the left fist while maintaining a right
walking stance toward A.
5. Move the left foot to D, forming a right L-stance toward D while executing
a middle guarding block to D with a knife-hand.
6. Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while
executing a middle thrust to D with the right straight fingertip.
7. Twist the right knife-hand together with the body counter clockwise until
its palm faces downward and then move the left foot to D, turning counter
clockwise to form a left walking stance toward D while executing a high side
strike to D with the left back fist.
8. Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while
executing a high side strike to D with the right back fist.
9. Move the left foot to E, turning counter clockwise to form a left walking
stance toward E while executing a high side block to E with the left outer
forearm.
10. Execute a middle punch to E with the right fist while maintaining a left
walking stance toward E.
11. Move the left foot on line EF, and then turn clockwise to form a right
walking stance toward F while executing a high side block to F with the right
outer forearm.
12. Execute a middle punch to F with the left fist while maintaining a right
walking stance toward F.
13. Move the left foot to CE forming a left walking stance toward CE, at the
same time executing a high wedging block to CE with the outer forearm.
14. Execute a middle front snap kick to CE with the right foot, keeping the
position of the hands as they were in 13.
15. Lower the right foot to CE forming a right walking stance toward CE while
executing a middle punch to CE with the right fist.
16. Execute a middle punch to CE with the left fist while maintaining a right
walking stance toward CE. Perform 15 and 16 in a fast motion.
17. Move the right foot to CF forming a right walking stance toward CF while
executing a high wedging block to CF with the outer forearm.
18. Execute a middle front snap kick to CF with the left foot, keeping the
position of the hands as they were in 17.
19. Lower the left foot to CF forming a left walking stance toward CF while
executing a middle punch to CF with the left fist.
20. Execute a middle punch to CF with the right fist while maintaining a left
walking stance toward CF. Perform 19 and 20 in a fast motion.
21. Move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C, at the
same time executing a rising block with the left forearm.
22. Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while
executing a rising block with the right forearm.
23. Move the left foot to B, turning counter clockwise to form a sitting stance
toward D while executing a middle side strike to B with the left knife-hand.
24. Bring the left foot to the right foot and then move the right foot to
A forming a sitting stance toward D while executing a middle side strike to
A with the right knife-hand.
END: Bring the right foot back to a ready posture.
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