Koryo

Country: Korea
Style: Ji Do Kwan Taekwon-Do
Movements: 30
Meaning:  Koryo is the name of the Korean dynasty dated between 918 A.D. and 1392 A.D., from which Korea derrived its name. The people of this dynasty had successfully defended their country form the Mongolian invasionary forces that had brought down many other Asian nations. Thus, this form represents the cultivation of a strong conviction, and an unyielding spirit.
-Master Pu Gill Gwon, "Taegeuk: The New Forms"

Starting Position: Facing North, Horse Stance. Slowly bring your hands up (with the palms facing upward leading the way) turning them over just before reaching your chin level, and bring them to a rest at the eye level, with the palms facing forward. This creates a "window" between your hands that you are looking through.

1. Direction: West  Stance: Left Back   Action: Turn 90 degrees left, and execute a Double Knifehand Block
2. Direction: West  Stance: Right Back   Action: Right Low Side Kick, followed by a Right High Side Kick (do not put the foot down), and finish up with a Right Kinfehand Strike
3. Direction: West  Stance: Right Front   Action: Pivot into a Front stance, and execute a Left Reverse Punch
4. Direction: West  Stance: Right Back   Action: Pivot back into a Back stance, and execute a Right Inside Block
5. Direction: East  Stance: Right Back   Action: Turn 180 degrees right, and execute a Double Knifehand Block
6. Direction: East  Stance: Left Back   Action: Left Low Side Kick, followed by a Left High Side Kick (do not put the foot down), and finish up with a Left Kinfehand Strike
7. Direction: East  Stance: Left Front   Action: Pivot into a Front stance, and execute a Right Reverse Punch
8. Direction: East  Stance: Left Back   Action: Pivot back into a Back stance, and execute a Left Inside Block
9. Direction: North  Stance: Left Front   Action: Turn 90 degrees left, and execute a Left Open Hand Low Block, followed by a Right Open Hand Neck Strike
10. Direction: North  Stance: Right Front   Action: Right Front Kick, step down and execute a Right Open Hand Low Block, followed by a Left Open Hand Neck Strike
11. Direction: North  Stance: Left Front   Action: Left Front Kick, step down and execute a Left Open Hand Low Block, followed by a Right Open Hand Neck Strike
12. Direction: North  Stance: Right Front   Action: Right Front Kick, step down and execute a Left Open Hand Strike to the leg, breaking it - Kihap
13. Direction: South  Stance: Right Front   Action: Step across with the left foot, and pivot 180 degrees right into a Double Outside Block
14. Direction: South  Stance: Left Front   Action: Left Front Kick, step down and execute a Right Open Hand Strike to the leg, breaking it
15. Direction: West  Stance: Left Back   Action: Turn 90 degrees right, and execute a Left Single Knifehand Block. Turn the left palm over, and strike it with a Right Punch
16. Direction: East  Stance: Right Front   Action: Stepping forward with the right foot, bring both hands to right trigger, execute a Left Side Kick, pivot 180 degrees right into a Left Front Stance facing East, and execute a Left Spearhand
17. Direction: East  Stance: Right Walking   Action: Pivot into a walking stance, and execute a Right Low Block
18. Direction: East  Stance: Horse   Action: Step forward into a left tiger stance, executing a Left Pressing Block, continue forward into a Right Elbow Strike to the East, in a horse stance facing North
19. Direction: East  Stance: Right Back   Action: Pivot into a back stance, and execute a Right Single Knifehand Block. Turn the right palm over, and strike it with a Left Punch
20. Direction: West  Stance: Left Front   Action: Stepping forward with the left foot, bring both hands to left trigger, execute a Right Side Kick, pivot 180 degrees left into a Right Front Stance facing West, and execute a Right Spearhand
21. Direction: West  Stance: Left Walking   Action: Pivot into a walking stance, and execute a Left Low Block
22. Direction: West  Stance: Horse   Action: Step forward into a right tiger stance, executing a Right Pressing Block, continue forward into a Left Elbow Strike to the West, in a horse stance facing North
23. Direction: North  Stance: Drawn Up   Action: Pivot to the North, bring the hands up above the head, and flare them outward, slowly bringing them back together, with a Left Low Hammerfist Strike into the Right Palm...at the same time as the left leg comes to the right
24. Direction: South  Stance: Left Front   Action: Turn 180 degrees left, and execute a Left Knifehand Strike to the neck
25. Direction: South  Stance: Left Front   Action: Without stepping, execute a Left Low Knifehand Strike
26. Direction: South  Stance: Right Front   Action: Right Inside Knifehand Strike to the neck
27. Direction: South  Stance: Right Front   Action: Without stepping, execute a Right Low Knifehand Strike
28. Direction: South  Stance: Left Front   Action: Left Inside Knifehand Strike to the neck,
29. Direction: South  Stance: Left Front   Action: Without stepping, execute a Low Left Knifehand Strike
30. Direction: South  Stance: Right Front   Action: Right Open Hand Neck Strike - Kihap

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