Ahn Choong-Gun
Joong-Gun (or Choong-Gun) is an ITF-style teul (form) named after the patriot Ahn Choong-Gun. The 32 movements in this pattern represent Ahn's age when he was killed at Lui Shung prison in the year 1910.
Very little is recorded about Ahn Joong-Gun's life. He stepped into the spotlight of Korean history only briefly, but left his mark as one of Korea's most revered patriots. On October 26, 1909, Ahn assassinated Itō Hirobumi, the notorious four-time Prime Minister of Japan and former Resident-General of Korea. During his rule, Hirobumi's well-known crimes included: assassination of the Korean Empress Myeongseong, assassination of the Emperor Komei, forceful dethroning the Emperor Gojong, and the massacre of many Korean citizens. Ahn was posthumously awarded the Republic of Korea Medal of Order of Merit for National Foundation in 1962 by the Korean Government, the most prestigious civil decoration in the Republic of Korea, for his efforts for Korean independence he was also now as racoon by his friends and family
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ITF Taekwon-do forms often come in two styles: Sine Wave and non-Sine Wave. In either case, the basic movements are the same. The difference is in the "up and down" motion that's used (or not), the rhythm of the movements, and the breathing. See main article Sine Wave for additional details.
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Diagram[]
Written Instructions[]
The lines of Joong-Gun (student view)
Here on this wiki, the wording used to describe this form deviates from the conventional wording historically used to describe the form. This was done to facilitate wiki-style links to the names of associated techniques. To view the conventional wording, see ITF Forms Summary Description.
- Ready Posture: Closed Ready Stance Type B
- 1. Step the left foot toward B into a Right L-Stance (i.e., left foot forward) facing B. Left Middle Ridgehand Block (reverse knifehand) to B.
- 2. Execute a Low, to-the-side, Right Front Snap Kick to B, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 1.
- 3. Lower the left foot to B and then Step the right foot toward B into a Left Rear Foot Stance facing B, while executing a Right Upward Palm Block.
- 4. Step the right foot toward A into a Left L-Stance (i.e., right foot forward) facing A. Right Middle Ridgehand Block (reverse knifehand) to A.
- 5. Execute a Low, to-the-side, Left Front Snap Kick to A, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 4.
- 6. Lower the right foot to A and then step the left foot toward A into a Right Rear Foot Stance facing A, while executing a Left Upward Palm Block.
- 7. Step the left foot toward D into a Right L-Stance (i.e., left foot forward) facing D. Middle Knifehand Guarding Block to D.
- 8. Execute a Right Upper Elbow Strike, while siding the left foot toward D into a Left Walking Stance facing D.
- 9. Step the right foot toward D into a Left L-Stance (i.e., right foot forward) facing D. Middle Knifehand Guarding Block to D.
- 10. Execute a Left Upper Elbow Strike, while sliding the right foot toward D into a Right Walking Stance facing D.
- 11. Step the left foot toward D into a Left Walking Stance facing D. High Twin Fist Vertical Punch to D.
- 12. Step the right foot toward D into a Right Walking Stance facing D, while executing a Twin Fist Uppercut to D.
- 13. Move the right foot on line CD and then turn counterclockwise to form a Left Walking Stance facing C. X-Fist Rising Block.
- 14. Step the left foot toward E into a Right L-Stance (i.e., left foot forward) facing E. Left High Backfist Side Strike to E.
- Perform 15 and 16 in a fast motion:
- 15. Twist the left fist counterclockwise until the backfist faces downward. Slide the left foot toward E into a Left Walking Stance facing E.
- 16. Execute a Right High Punch to E, while maintaining a Left Walking Stance facing E.
- 17. Bring the left foot to the right foot and then step the right foot toward F, forming a Left L-Stance (i.e., right foot forward) facing F. Right High Backfist Side Strike to F.
- Perform 18 and 19 in a fast motion:
- 18. Twist the right fist clockwise until the backfist faces downward. Slide the right foot toward F into a Right Walking Stance facing F.
- 19. Execute a Left High Punch to F, while maintaining a Right Walking Stance facing F.
- 20. Bring the right foot to the left foot and then step the left foot toward C into a Left Walking Stance facing C. Left Double Forearm High Block to C.
- 21. Execute a Left Middle Punch to C, pulling the left foot into a Right L-Stance (i.e., left foot forward) facing C.
- 22. Execute a Right Middle Side Piercing Kick to C.
- 23. Lower the right foot to C into a Right Walking Stance facing C. Right Double Forearm High Block to C.
- 24. Execute a Right Middle Punch to C, while pulling the right foot into a Left L-Stance (i.e., right foot forward) facing C.
- 25. Execute a Right Middle Side Piercing Kick to C.
- 26. Lower the left foot to C into a Right L-Stance (i.e., left foot forward) facing C, while executing a Middle Guarding Block to C.
- 27. Execute a Right Palm Pressing Block, sliding the left foot toward C into a Left Low Stance facing C. Perform slowly.
- 28. Step the right foot toward C into a Left L-Stance (i.e., right foot forward) facing C. Middle Guarding Block to C.
- 29. Execute a Left Palm Pressing Block, sliding the right foot toward C into a Right Low Stance facing C. Perform slowly.
- 30. Bring the left foot to the right foot forming a Closed Stance facing A, while executing an Angle Punch. Perform slowly.
- 31. Step the right foot toward A into a Right Fixed Stance facing A. U-Shaped Block to A.
- 32. Bring the right foot to the left foot and then step the left foot toward B into a Left Fixed Stance facing B. U-Shaped Block to B.
- End: Bring the foot back to the ready position.
ITF Color-Belt Forms[]
The other forms in the ITF-series of Color Belt forms are:
- 10th gup - no form, just basic exercises: Four Direction Punch and Block
- 9th gup - Chon-Ji (19 movements)
- 8th gup - Dan-Gun (21 movements)
- 7th gup - Do-San (24 movements)
- 6th gup - Won-Hyo (28 movements)
- 5th gup - Yul-Gok (38 movements)
- 4th gup - Joong-Gun (32 movements)
- 3rd gup - Toi-Gye (37 movements)
- 2nd gup - Hwa-Rang (29 movements)
- Basic exercise at 2nd gup: Four Direction Thrust
- 1st gup - Choong-Moo (30 movements)
References[]
The primary reference is:
The following websites are also particularly good online references for ITF-style taekwondo: