Taegeuk O Jang

Red Belt Form
20 Moves

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

Joon Bi Position

Movement 1

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

Movement 2

pull the left foot back to the right foot, both feet pointing forward
left hand side hammer fist (attack downward, from above head to top of opponent's collarbone, with bottom of hammer fist)

Movement 3

pivot 90° right, moving the right foot into a right front stance
right arm low block

Movement 4

pull the right foot back to the left foot, both feet pointing forward
right hand side hammer fist

Movement 5-1

move the left foot forward into a left front stance
left arm inside middle block

5-2

right arm inside middle block

Movement 6-1

right leg front kick

6-2

step down with right foot into a right front stance
right hand horizontal back-fist

6-3

left arm inside middle block

Movement7-1

left leg front kick

7-2

step down with left foot into a left front stance
left hand horizontal back-fist

7-3

right arm inside middle block

Movement 8

step forward with right foot into a right front stance
right hand back-fist

Movement 9

turn 270° to the left, moving left foot into a left back stance
left hand knife-hand block

Movement 10

step forward with right foot into a right front stance
right arm elbow-strike using left palm as the target

Movement 11

turn 180° to the right, moving right foot into a right back stance
right hand knife-hand block

Movement 12

step forward with left foot into a left front stance
left arm elbow-strike using right palm as the target

Movement 13-1

turn 90° to the left, moving left foot into a left front stance
left arm low block

13-2

right arm inside middle block

Movement 14-1

right leg front kick

14-2

step down with right foot into a right front stance
right arm low block

14-3

left arm inside middle block

Movement 15

turn 90° left, moving left (rear) foot into a left front stance
left arm high block

Movement 16-1

right leg side kick

16-2

step down with right foot into a right front stance
left arm elbow-strike using the right palm as the target

Movement 17

turn 180° to the right, moving right foot into a right front stance
right arm high block

Movement 18-1

left leg side kick

18-2

step down with left foot into a left front stance
right arm elbow-strike using left palm as the target

Movement 19-1

turn 90° to the left, moving left leg into a left front stance
left arm low block

19-2

right arm inside middle block

Movement 20-1

right leg front kick

20-2

(before right foot touches ground,) spring forward off left leg into a right X-stance (both knees bent, right leg and foot pointing forward, and left leg crossed behind in rear, at 90 degrees to front leg)
right hand back-fist
Ki-hap!

Return to Joon Bi Position

turn 180 degrees to left (counterclockwise), pivoting on the right foot, bringing the left foot around into Joon Bi position, facing forward as in the beginning

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