Joong Gun 중근형

(32L) 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 at Lui-Shung prison (1910).

Ahn Joong Gun was trained from an early age in Chinese, horsemanship and archery. After the protectorate treaty was signed in 1905 (giving the Japanese almost ultimate control over the Korean government and people) Joong Gun fled Korea in disgust. Based in Vladivostok he set up a volunteer army and fought his way back into Korea with sporadic guerrilla raids. On 26 October 1909, disguised as a Japanese, he made his way to the platform of the Harbin railway station where he shot and killed the Japanese Resident-General of Korea, Prince Hiro-Bumi Ito. He was immediately arrested and was imprisoned and tortured at the Lui-Shung (Port Arthur) prison. During his imprisonment Joong Gun left his indelible mark on the wall of his prison cell with a single line of calligraphy (written in his own blood, after cutting off a finger) that showed his love for his country. It simply said; “The best rivers and mountains.”

Closed Ready Stance B.

	Technique		Stance		Target	Description
1	Left	Ridgehand side block	Left	Back	Middle	Shift the left foot 90° to the left and left ridge hand inner forearm block in a left back stance.
2	Left	Forward leg front kick			Middle	Left front snap kick.
3	Right	Upward palm block	Right	Rear	Middle	Place the left foot down in front and then step forward with the right foot into a right rear stance and right upward motion palm heel strike.
4	Right	Ridgehand side block	Right	Back	Middle	Turn the right foot 180° to the right and right ridge hand inner forearm block in a right back stance.
5	Right	Forward leg front kick			Middle	Right front snap kick
6	Left	Upward palm block	Left	Rear	Middle	Place the foot down in front and then step forward with the left foot into a left rear stance left upward motion palm heel strike.
7	Left	Double knifehand block	Left	Back	Middle	Turn the left foot 90° to the left and double knife hand block in a left back stance.
8	Right	Reverse upward forearm strike	Left	Front	High	Shift the left foot forward into a left front stance and right upward motion elbow strike.
9	Right	Double knifehand block	Right	Back	Middle	Step forward into a right back stance and double knife hand block.
10	Left	Reverse upward forearm strike	Right	Front	High	Shift the right foot forward into a right front stance and left upward motion elbow strike
11	Left	Twin vertical punch	Left	Front	High	Step forward into a left front stance and twin vertical punch.
12	Right	Twin upset punch	Right	Front	Middle	Step forward into a right front stance and twin upset punch. KI-HAP.
13	Left	X-block with fists	Left	Front	High	Two step turn to the rear into a left front stance and high X-block.
14	Left	Backfist	Left	Back	High	Step the left foot 90° to the left into a left back stance and left backfist.
15	Left	Release		Same	Middle	Left wrist release.
16	Right	Reverse punch	Left	Front	High	Shift the left foot into a left front stance and right punch.
17	Right	Backfist	Right	Back	High	Step the left foot to the right foot and step the right foot out 180° into a right back stance and right backfist.
18	Right	Release		Same	Middle	Right wrist release.
19	Left	Reverse punch	Right	Front	High	Shift the right foot to a right front stance and left punch.
20	Left	Double inner forearm block	Left	Front	Middle	Step the right foot to the left, step the left foot out into a left front stance, and double inner forearm block.
21	Left	Front punch		Back	Middle	Shift the left foot back into a left back stance and left side punch.
22	Right	Turning side kick			Middle	Right turning side kick.
23	Right	Double inner forearm block	Right	Front	Middle	Land in a right front stance and double inner forearm block.
24	Right	Front punch	Right	Back	Middle	Shift the right foot back into a right back stance and right side punch.
25	Left	Turning side kick			Middle	Left turning side kick.
26	Left	Double guarding block	Left	Back	Middle	Land in a left back stance and double guarding block.
27	Left	Double pressing block	Left	Front	High/Low	Shift the left foot forward into a left front stance and dual palm heel press.
28	Right	Double guarding block	Right	Back	Middle	Step the right foot forward into a right back stance and double guarding block.
29	Right	Double pressing block	Right	Front	High/Low	Shift the right foot forward into a right front stance and dual palm heel press.
30	Right	Hook punch		Closed	Middle	Bring the left foot up, balance and rotate on the right foot 90° to the left and right hooking punch in a close stance.
31	Right	Pole block	Right	Fixed	High/Low	Step the right foot forward into a right back stance and pole block.
32	Left	Pole block	Left	Fixed	High/Low	Step the right foot to the left, step 180° out with the left foot into a left back stance and pole block. KI-HAP.

Left foot returns.

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