Won Hyo 원효형

(28R) Was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in the year 686 AD.

Won Hyo (617 to 686) is the best-known name in Korean Buddhism. At the age of 28 he became a monk and spent many years trying to unify the various schools of Buddhism that existed at that time. Later in life he spent his time teaching, declaring that Buddhism and achieving enlightenment was for all classes of people and not just for monks.

Won Hyo was invited to the royal court of King Muyol where he met and fell in love with a widowed Silla princess and they had a son called Sol Chong, who became a trusted royal advisor.

One story about Won Hyo recalls how, on a trip to China to study, he found a cave to sleep in over night. In the cave he found a cup which he used to drink from. In the morning he saw that the cup was in fact a human skull and realizing that the revulsion that he felt was purely a matter of mind, he saw that he had no reason to travel to China and returned home.

His writings were highly regarded in both China and Japan.

Closed Ready Stance A.

	Technique		Stance		Target	Description
1	Left	Square block	Left	Back	High	Step the left foot 90 degrees to the left and square block in a left back stance.
2	Right	Inverted khifehand strike		Same	Middle	Right inverted knife hand strike.
3	Left	Side punch	Left	Middle	Middle	Shift the left foot into a middle stance and left side punch.
4	Right	Square block	Right	Back	High	Step the left foot to the right, step out with the right foot into a right back stance, and square block.
5	Left	Inverted khifehand strike		Same	Middle	Left inverted knife hand strike.
6	Right	Side punch	Right	Middle	Middle	Shift the right foot to a middle stance and right side punch.
7	Left	Double guarding block	Left	Closed	Middle	Step the right foot to the left and left double guarding block in a closed stance to the front of the room.
8	Left	Forward leg side kick			Middle	Left leg side kick.
9	Left	Double knifehand block	Left	Back	Middle	Land in a left back stance and double knife hand block.
10	Right	Double knifehand block	Right	Back	Middle	Step forward to right back stance and double knife hand block.
11	Left	Double knifehand block	Left	Back	Middle	Step forward to left back stance and double knife hand block.
12	Right	Spear hand	Right	Front	Middle	Step forward into a right front stance and right spear hand. KI-HAP.
13	Left	Square block	Left	Back	High	Turn the left foot 270 degrees to your behind and square block in a left back stance.
14	Right	Inverted khifehand strike		Same	Middle	Right inverted knife hand strike.
15	Left	Side punch	Left	Middle	Middle	Shift the left foot into a middle stance and left side punch.
16	Right	Square block	Right	Back	High	Step the left foot to the right, step out with the right foot into a right back stance, and square block.
17	Left	Inverted khifehand strike		Same	Middle	Left inverted knife hand strike.
18	Right	Side punch	Right	Middle	Middle	Shift the right foot to a middle stance and right side punch.
19	Right	Scooping block	Left	Front	Middle	Step the left foot forward directly to the rear of the room and right scoop block in a left front stance.
20	Right	Turning front kick			Middle	Right front snap kick.
21	Left	Reverse punch	Right	Front	Middle	Land in a right front stance and left punch.
22	Left	Scooping block		Same	Middle	Without stepping, left scoop block.
23	Left	Turning front kick			Middle	Left front snap kick.
24	Right	Reverse punch	Left	Front	Middle	Land in a left front stance and right punch.
25	Right	Turning side kick			Middle	Right turning side kick.
26	Left	Double guarding block	Left	Back	Middle	Step the left foot into a left back stance and double guarding block.
27	Right	Double guarding block	Right	Back	Middle	Step the left foot to the right and step 180 degrees into a right back stance and double guarding block. KI-HAP.

Right foot returns.

One move omitted for CTF training.

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