Taegeuk Yook Jang

Red-Brown Stripe Belt Form
23 Moves

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

Joonbi Position

Movement 1

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

Movement 2-1

right leg front kick
2-2
set the right foot back into its original spot, then pull the left leg backward slightly into a left back stance (left foot stays in front)
left arm outer forearm middle block, fist palm facing out

Movement 3

turn body 180° right, moving the right foot into a right front stance
right arm low block

Movement 4-1

left leg front kick
4-2
set the left foot back into its original position, then pull the right leg back slightly into a right back stance
right arm outer forearm middle block, fist palm facing out

Movement 5

turn 90° left, moving the left foot into a left front stance
right knife hand sweeping face block

Movement 6

right leg high roundhouse kick

Movement 7-1

step down with right foot, then turn 90° left and step forward with left foot into a left front stance
left arm outer forearm middle block, fist palm facing out
7-2
right hand middle punch (reverse)

Movement 8-1

right leg front kick
8-2
step down with right foot into a right front stance
left hand middle punch (reverse)

Movement 9-1

turn 180° right, moving right foot into a right front stance
right arm outer forearm middle block, fist palm facing out
9-2
left hand middle punch (reverse)

Movement 10-1

left leg front kick
10-2
step down with left foot into a left front stance
right hand middle punch (reverse)

Movement 11

turn 90° left, moving left leg around to a shoulder width stance
double low side blocks (cross fists in front of neck, and simultaneously block downward, slowly with tension, 5 second count)

Movement 12

step forward with right foot into a right front stance
left knife hand sweeping face block

Movement 13

left leg high roundhouse kick
Kihap!

Movement 14

step down with left leg and turn 270° to the right, moving the right leg into a right front stance
right arm low block

Movement 15-1

left leg front kick
15-2
set the left foot back into its original position, then pull the right leg back slightly into a right back stance
right arm outer forearm middle block, fist palm facing out

Movement 16

turn 180° to the left, moving the left leg into a left front stance
left arm low block

Movement 17-1

right leg front kick
17-2
set the right foot back into its original position, then pull the left leg back slightly into a left back stance
left arm outer forearm middle block, fist palm facing out

Movement 18

turn 90° to the left, pivoting on the left foot, and stepping backward with right foot into a left back stance (meaning the left leg is in the front)
double knife-hand middle block (left arm forward, right knife-hand at stomach, palm-up)

Movement 19

step backward with left foot into a right back stance
double knife-hand middle block (right arm forward, left knife-hand at stomach, palm up)

Movement 20

step backward with right foot into a left front stance
left arm middle palm block

Movement 21

right hand middle punch (reverse) (while pulling left hand back into fist at waist) (stance does not change from last movement)

Movement 22

step back with left foot into a right front stance
right arm middle palm block

Movement 23

left hand middle punch (reverse) (while pulling right hand back into fist at waist) (stance does not change from last movement)

Return to Joonbi Position

step forward with the left foot into Joonbi position, facing forward as in the beginning

Taegeuk Yook Jang Statistics
Number of Moves: 23
Number of Techniques: 31
Number of Kihaps: 1 (on move 13)

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