Do-San

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.

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The illustrations for this pattern assume’s that the student is standing on line AB and facing D.


  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.



Diagram   




                       





Movements                        24


Ready Position                  Parallel Ready Stance  -  Narani Junbi Sogi

Do-San Tul

7th Kup ; Yellow Belt Green Tip

X

A

B

C

D

E

F