Toi Gye 퇴계형

(37R) Toi Gye is the pen name of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16^th century), an authority on neo-confucianism. The 37 movements of the pattern refer to his birthplace on the 37° latitude and the diagram (±) represents “scholar”.

Born in 1501, Yi Hwang was Korea’s greatest philosopher, renowned as a genial, modest and amiable man. At the age of 34 he had passed the exams to enable him to hold a position in the civil service. This was held in high esteem, as this was not usually completed until a person was much older. He held 29 official posts in government. In 1549 he retired from public service, justifying his brush name Toi Gye which meant “returning to the valley”. In 1558 he wrote a short work titled Chasonhuak. This became very influential with Japanese intellectuals after its introduction to Japan in the 17^th century. Even after 200 years (19^th C.) his work was still very popular amongst the Japanese and his influence can still be felt today in modern Korea, China and Japan.

Closed Ready Stance B.

	Technique		Stance		Target	Description
1	Left	Inner forearm side block	Left	Back	Middle	Step the left foot 90 ° to the left and left inner forearm block in a left back stance.
2	Right	Reverse inverted spear thrust	Left	Front	Low	Shift the left foot into a left front stance and right spear hand low.
3	Right	Backfist/low block (slow)	Front	Closed	High/Low	Step the left foot to a closed stance and left low block, right backfist.
4	Right	Inner forearm side block	Right	Back	Middle	Step the right foot 90 ° to the right and right inner forearm block in a right back stance.
5	Left	Reverse inverted spear thrust	Right	Front	Low	Shift the right foot into a right front stance and left spear hand low.
6	Left	Backfist/low block (slow)	Front	Closed	High/Low	Step the right foot to a closed stance and right low block, left backfist.
7	Left	Low X-block	Left	Front	Low	Step the left foot forward into a left front stance and x-block low.
8	Left	Twin vertical punch		Same	High	Pick up the left foot and set it back down into the same left front stance and twin vertical punch.
9	Right	Turning front kick			Middle	Right front snap kick.
10	Right	Punch	Right	Front	Middle	Land in a right front stance and right punch.
11	Left	Reverse punch		Same	Middle	Left punch.
12	Balance	Balance position (slow)	Front	Closed		Balance and turn the left foot 90 ° to the left into a close stance, resting both fists on either side of the hips, elbows out.
13	Right	W-shape block		Middle	High	Step the right foot directly forward into a middle stance, W block.
14	Left	W-shape block		Middle	High	Turn the left foot 180 ° to the right, into a middle stance, W block.
15	Left	W-shape block		Middle	High	Turn the left foot 180 ° to the left, into a middle stance, W block.
16	Right	W-shape block		Middle	High	Turn the right foot 180 ° to the right, into a middle stance, W block.
17	Left	W-shape block		Middle	High	Turn the left foot 180 ° to the left, into a middle stance, W block.
18	Left	W-shape block		Middle	High	Turn the left foot 180 ° to the left, into a middle stance, W block.
19	Left	Low double inner forearm block	Left	Back	Low	Step the right foot to the left, step the left foot out into a left back stance towards the front, and double inner forearm block low.
20	Left	Head grab	Left	Front	High	Shift the left foot into a left front stance and head grab.
21	Right	Knee kick			Middle	Right knee strike. KI-HAP.
22	Left	Double knifehand block	Left	Back	Middle	Set the right foot down into a closed stance and step the left foot 180 ° to the back, double knife hand block in a left back stance.
23	Left	Forward leg front kick			Middle	Left front kick.
24	Left	Horizontal spearhand	Left	Front	High	Land in a left front stance and left spear hand.
25	Right	Double knifehand block	Right	Back	Middle	Step the right foot forward to a right back stance and double knife hand block.
26	Right	Forward leg front kick			Middle	Right front kick.
27	Right	Horizontal spearhand	Right	Front	High	Land in a right front stance and right spear hand.
28	Left	Low block/backfist	Left	Back	Low/High	Step the right foot back into a left back stance and left low block, right backfist.
29	Right	Low X-block (jumping)	Right	X-stance	Low	Jump into a crossed leg rear stance with right leg leading and X-block low.
30	Right	Double inner forearm block	Right	Front	Middle	Step the right foot out to the rear into a right front stance and double inner forearm block.
31	Left	Low double knifehand block	Left	Back	Low	Turn 270 ° to your behind with your left foot and land in a left back stance, double knife hand block low.
32	Right	Scooping block	Left	Front	Middle	Shift the left foot into a left front stance and right scoop block to the front.
33	Right	Low double knifehand block	Right	Back	Low	Step the left foot to the right, and step the right foot out into a right back stance, double knife hand block low.
34	Left	Scooping block	Right	Front	Middle	Shift the right foot into a right front stance and left scoop block to the front.
35	Right	Scooping block	Left	Front	Middle	Pivot on both feet into a left front stance and right scoop block to the front.
36	Left	Scooping block	Right	Front	Middle	Pivot on both feet into a right front stance and left scoop block to the front.
37	Right	Punch		Middle	Middle	Step the right foot into a middle stance, right punch forward. KI-HAP.

Right foot returns.

Main Page: Taekwondo: Philosophy, Belts & Patterns