Taegeuk Pal Jang (Form 8) 

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• step forward with left foot into a left back stance
• left arm palm-down In-out middle block with right fist fixed in pit of stomach (Geodeureo Bakat Makki)

1-2

• half-step forward, moving left foot into a left forward stance
• right hand middle punch (reverse punch)

• right leg front-snap kick

2-2

• before the right leg lands, immediately jump up off of left leg and perform left leg jump front-snap kick
• Ki-aup!

2-3

• land on the right leg from left jump front-snap snap kick, and then step forward and down with left leg into left forward stance
• left arm out-to-in block

2-4

• right hand middle punch

2-5

• left hand middle punch (very quickly after right punch)

• step forward with right foot into a right forward stance
• right hand middle punch

• turn body 90° left (facing West), but turn head 270° left to face the East.
• step backward with left heel into a right forward stance (backward forward stance--feet are facing West, but upper body is turned to left and head is facing East)
• combination left-arm side low block and right-arm high in-out side block (Wasanteul Makki)

• turn body 180° left to face East (same as head), pivoting on both feet to assume left forward stance
• slowly perform left frontbackfist strike to the chin, while slowly pulling opponent to your shoulder with right fist (dangyeo teok jireugi)

• turn head 180° right and sidestep to the West, crossing left foot in front of right, bending both knees

6-2

• quickly step backward (to west) with the right heel, turning body back to the left (East), assuming right forward stance (backward forward stance--feet/body are turned toward East, and head is facing West).
• combination right-arm side low block and left-arm high in-out side block (Wasanteul makki)

• turn body 180° right to face West (same as head), pivoting both feet to assume right forward stance
• slowly perform right front backfist strike while pulling your opponent closer with left fist

• turn 270° left, pivoting on left foot. step backward (to South) with right foot into a left back stance.
• left in-to-out middle (double) knife-hand block (right knife-hand fixed in pit of stomach)

• half-step forward with left foot into a left forward stance
• right hand middle punch

• right leg front-snap kick

10-2

• step down and back with right leg into original position (resuming left forward stance)
• then, step backward with left leg, assuming a right tiger stance
• right palm-fist middle block

• turn 90° left, moving left foot into a left tiger stance
• left in-to-out middle double knife-hand block (right hand palm-up at stomach)

• left leg front-snap kick (kick with forward leg, without stepping)

12-2

• step down with left foot into a left forward stance
• right hand middle punch

To be continued by a PFMA instructor in class......