9th kup
19 movements
Chon-Ji means literally ‘Heaven and Earth’. It is in the Orient interpreted as the creation of the world and the beginning of human history. Therefore it is the initial pattern played by the beginner. The patter has two similar parts, one to represent the Heaven, the other the Earth.
Ready Posture – PARALLEL READY STANCE
The illustrations for this pattern assume that the student is standing on line AB and facing D.
- Move the left foot to B forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a low block to B with the left forearm.
- Move the right foot to B forming a right walking stance toward B while executing a middle punch to B with the right fist.
- Move the right foot to A, turning clockwise to form a right walking stance toward A while executing a low block to A with the right forearm.
- Move the left foot to A forming a left walking stance toward A while executing a middle punch to A with the left fist.
- Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a low block to D with the left forearm.
- Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist.
- Move the right foot to C turning clockwise to form a right walking stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the right forearm.
- Move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the left fist.
- Move the left foot to A forming a right L-stance toward A while executing a middle block to A with the left inner forearm.
- Move the right foot to A forming a right walking stance toward A while executing a middle punch to A with the right fist.
- Move the right foot to B turning clockwise to form a left L-stance toward B while executing a middle block to B with the right inner forearm.
- Move the left foot to B forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a middle punch to B with the left fist.
- Move the left foot to C forming a right L-stance toward C while executing a middle block to C with the left inner forearm.
- Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the right fist.
- Move the right foot to D turning clockwise to form a left L-stance toward D while executing a middle block to D with the right inner forearm.
- Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the left fist.
- Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist.
- Move the right foot to C forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the left fist.
- Move the left foot to C forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist.
END: Bring the left foot back to a ready posture.
Reproduced from Taekwon-Do (The Korean Art of Self Defense)
also known as “The Condensed Encyclopedia.
Fifth Edition 1999, All rights reserved
Copyright 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1999 General Choi, Hong Hi.