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Joong-Gun diagram Joong-Gun (32 movements) is named after the patriot Ahn Joong-Gun who assassinated Hiro-Bumi Ito, the first Japanese governor-general of Korea, known as the man who played the leading part in the Korea-Japan merger. There are 32 movements in this pattern to represent Mr. Ahn's age when he was executed in a Lui-Shung prison (1910).

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This pattern begins with the student standing in close ready stance B on the AB line facing in the direction of D.

  1. Move the left foot to B forming a right L-stance toward B while executing a left middle block with the reverse knife-hand to B.
  2. Execute a left low side front snap kick to B, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 1.
  3. Lower the left foot to B and then move the right foot to B forming a left rear foot stance toward B while executing a right upward block with the palm.
  4. Move the right foot to A forming a left L-stance toward A, at the same time executing a right middle block with the reverse knife-hand to A.
  5. Execute a right low side front snap kick to A, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 4.
  6. Lower the right foot to A and then move the left foot to A forming a right rear foot stance toward A while executing a left upward block with the palm. .
  7. Move the left foot to D forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle knife-hand guarding block to D.
  8. Execute a right upper elbow strike while forming a left walking stance toward D, slipping the left foot to D.
  9. Move the right foot to D forming a left L-stance toward D while executing a middle knife-hand guarding block to D.
  10. Execute a left upper elbow strike while forming a right walking stance toward D, slipping the right foot to D.
  11. Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a high vertical punch with a twin fist to D.
  12. Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing an upset punch with a twin fist to D.
  13. Move the right foot on line CD and then turn counter clockwise to form a left walking stance toward C while executing a rising block with an X-fist .
  14. Move the left foot to E forming a right L-stance toward E while executing a left high side strike with the back fist to E.
  15. Twist the left fist counter clockwise until the back fist faces downward, at the same time forming a left walking stance toward E, slipping the left foot to E.
  16. Execute a right high punch with the fist to E while maintaining a left walking stance toward E. Perform 15 and 16 in a fast motion.
  17. Bring the left foot to the right foot and then move the right foot to F, forming a left L-stance toward F while executing a right high side strike with the back fist to F.
  18. Twist the right fist clockwise until the back fist faces downward, at the same time forming a right walking stance toward F, slipping the right foot to F.
  19. Execute a left high punch with the fist to F while maintaining a right walking stance toward F. Perform 18 and 19 in a fast motion.
  20. Bring the right foot to the left foot and then move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a left high block with the double forearm to C.
  21. Execute a left middle punch with the fist to C while forming a right L-stance toward C, pulling the left foot.
  22. Execute a right middle side piercing kick to C.
  23. Lower the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a right high block with the double forearm to C.
  24. Execute a right middle punch with the fist to C while forming a left L-stance toward C, pulling the right foot.
  25. Execute a left middle side piercing kick to C.
  26. Lower the left foot to C forming a right L-stance toward C while executing a middle guarding block with the outer forearm to C.
  27. Execute a right pressing block with the palm while forming a left low stance toward C, slipping the left foot to C. Perform in slow motion.
  28. Move the right foot to C forming a left L-stance toward C while executing a middle guarding block with the outer forearm to C.
  29. Execute a left pressing block with the palm while forming a right low stance toward C, slipping the right foot to C. Perform in a slow motion.
  30. Bring the left foot to the right foot forming a close stance toward A while executing an angle punch with the right fist. Perform in slow motion.
  31. Move the right foot to A forming a right fixed stance toward A while executing a U-shape block to A.
  32. Bring the right foot to the left foot and then move the left foot to B forming a left fixed stance toward B, at the same time executing a U-shape block to B.
    END: Bring the left foot back to form a close ready stance B .