Pure Force Martial Arts™

Taegeuk Sa Jang (Form 4)

Choonbi Position

Movement 1

• turn 90° left, moving left foot into a left back stance
• double knife-hand middle block (left hand forward) (Sonnal Momtong Makki)

Movement 2

• step forward with right leg into a right forward stance
• (left arm palm block--move palm to this position before executing next move, nearly simultaneously)
• right hand middle spear-hand stike (palm vertical) with left hand supporting right arm. (Pyonsonkeut Seweo jjiruki)

Movement 3

• turn 180° right, moving right foot into a right back stance
• double knife-hand middle block (right hand forward)

Movement 4

• step forward with left leg into a left forward stance
• (right arm palm block)
• left hand middle spear-hand stike (with right hand supporting left arm)

Movement 5

• turn 90° left, moving left foot into a left forward stance
• left arm knife-hand high block, with simultaneous right hand out-to-in high knife-hand strike (palm-up) (Jaebipum Mokchigi/"neck cut")

Movement 6-1

• right leg front-snap kick

6-2

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

Movement 7

• left leg side kick

Movement 8-1

• step down with left foot, then
• right leg side kick

8-2

• step down with right foot into right back stance
• double knife-hand block (right hand forward, left hand in pit of stomach)

Movement 9

• turn 270° left, moving left foot into a left back stance
• left arm in-to-out middle block (fist down, other fist at hip)

Movement 10-1

• right leg front-snap kick

10-2

• step back with right foot into left back stance
• right arm out-to-in middle block (fist up)

Movement 11

• turn 180° right, moving right foot into a right back stance
• right arm in-to-out middle block, fist-down

Movement 12-1

• left leg front-snap kick

12-2

• step back with left foot into right back stance
• left arm out-to-in middle block

Movement 13

• turn 90° left, moving left foot into a left forward stance (facing South)
• left arm knife-hand high block with simultaneous right hand high knife-hand out-to-in strike (Jaebipum Mokchigi)

Movement 14-1

• right leg front-snap kick

14-2

• step down with right foot into a right forward stance
• right hand back-fist (attack straight forward from the body, ending in position similar to end of out-in block) (other fist at hip) (Deung Jumeok Apchigi)

Movement 15

• turn 90° left, moving left foot up and out (to the East) into a left walking stance
• left arm in-to-out middle block

Movement 16

• right hand middle punch (stance stays the same)

Movement 17

• turn 180° right, moving right foot into a right walking stance
• right arm in-to-out middle block

Movement 18

• left hand middle punch

Movement 19-1

• turn 90° left, moving left foot into a left forward stance (facing south)
• left arm in-to-out middle block

19-2

• right hand middle punch

19-3

• left hand middle punch

Movement 20-1

• step forward with right foot into a right forward stance
• right arm out-to-in middle block

20-2

• left hand middle punch

20-3

• right hand middle punch
• Ki-aup!

Return to Choonbi Position