Chon Ji 천지형

(19L) Means literally “The Heaven the Earth.” It is, in the Orient, interpreted as the creation of the world or the beginning of human history; therefore, it is the initial pattern played by the beginner. This pattern consist of two similar parts; one to represent the Heaven and the other, the Earth.

The word Chon in Korean means Heaven and the word Ji means Earth, combined this can be interpreted as meaning creation (the creation of the universe and beginning of life). This theory can be largely attributed to the Chinese classic, the I Ching - the “book of changes.” This text explained the processes of growth and change in the natural world. The fundamental philosophy of this ancient text is the need to retain balance and harmony within all aspects of life. This is known as the Um-Yang relationship (or Yin-Yang in Chinese).

The symbol of two interlocking “commas” is the Neo-Confucian symbol called the t’aeguk and this symbol can be found on the Korean national flag, the T’aeguk-ki. The flag also has further symbolism attached to it in the trigrams (the different 3 bar symbols) surrounding the Um-Yang roundel. These also originate from the I Ching.

Parallel Ready Position.

	Technique		Stance		Target	Description
1	Left	Low block	Left	Front	Low	Turn the left foot 90 degrees to the left and left low block in a left front stance.
2	Right	Punch	Right	Front	Middle	Step forward into a right front stance and right punch.
3	Right	Low block	Right	Front	Low	Turn the right foot 180 degrees to the right and right low block in a right front stance.
4	Left	Punch	Left	Front	Middle	Step forward into a left front stance and left punch.
5	Left	Low block	Left	Front	Low	Turn the left foot 90 degrees to the left and left low block in a left front stance.
6	Right	Punch	Right	Front	Middle	Step forward into a right front stance and right punch.
7	Right	Low block	Right	Front	Low	Turn the right foot 180 degrees to the right and right low block in a right front stance.
8	Left	Punch	Left	Front	Middle	Step forward into a left front stance and left punch.
9	Left	Inner forearm block	Left	Back	Middle	Turn the left foot 90 degrees to the left and left inner forearm block in a left back stance.
10	Right	Punch	Right	Front	Middle	Step forward into a right front stance and right punch.
11	Right	Inner forearm block	Right	Back	Middle	Turn the right foot 180 degrees to the right and right inner forearm block in a right back stance.
12	Left	Punch	Left	Front	Middle	Step forward into a left front stance and left punch.
13	Left	Inner forearm block	Left	Back	Middle	Turn the left foot 90 degrees to the left and left inner forearm block in a left back stance.
14	Right	Punch	Right	Front	Middle	Step forward into a right front stance and right punch.
15	Right	Inner forearm block	Right	Back	Middle	Turn the right foot 180 degrees to the right and right inner forearm block in a right back stance.
16	Left	Punch	Left	Front	Middle	Step forward into a left front stance and left punch.
17	Right	Punch	Right	Front	Middle	Step forward into a right front stance and right punch. KI-HAP.
18	Left	Punch	Left	Front	Middle	Step back into a left front stance and left punch.
19	Right	Punch	Right	Front	Middle	Step back into a right front stance and right punch.

Left foot returns.

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