Toi-Gye

Country: Korea
Style: Chung-Do Kwan Taekwon-Do
Movements: 37
Meaning: Named for Korean philosopher/scholar Yi Hwang, who was an authority on Neo-Confuscionism. The 37 movements represent his birthplace on the 37th lattitude, and the pattern of the form is in the shape of the Korean symbol for "scholar".

Starting Position: Facing North, Ready Stance "B" (Feet together, left hand closed around right fist, held at waist level)

1. Direction: West  Stance: Left Back   Action: Turn 90 degrees left, and execute a Left Outside Block
2. Direction: West  Stance: Left Front   Action: Pivot into a Front Stance, and execute a Right Groin Strike
3. Direction: North  Stance: Drawn Up   Action: Draw back up to the starting position into a Scissors Block (right hand high, left low)
4. Direction: East  Stance: Right Back   Action: Turn 90 degrees right, and execute a Right Outside Block
5. Direction: East  Stance: Right Front   Action: Pivot into a Front Stance, and execute a Left Groin Strike
6. Direction: North  Stance: Drawn Up   Action: Draw back up to the starting position into a Scissors Block (left hand high, right low)
7. Direction: North  Stance: Left Front   Action: Low X-Block
8. Direction: North  Stance: Left Front   Action: Without moving, execute a Double-Wedging Block
9. Direction: North  Stance: Left Front   Action: Right Front Kick
10. Direction: North  Stance: Right Front   Action: Left Reverse Punch followed by a Right Reverse Punch
11. Direction: West  Stance: Drawn Up   Action: Turn 90 degrees left, while bringing your left foot to your right foot, with hands at trigger position
12. Direction: South  Stance: Horse   Action: Execute a Right Inside Crescent Kick to the West, step down from kick, into a Double Wedging Block
13. Direction: North  Stance: Horse   Action: Execute a Left Inside Crescent Kick to the West, step down from kick, into a Double Wedging Block
14. Direction: South  Stance: Horse   Action: Pivot 180 degrees right, and execute a Left Inside Crescent Kick to the East, step down from kick, into a Double Wedging Block
15. Direction: North  Stance: Horse   Action: Execute a Right Inside Crescent Kick to the East, step down from kick, into a Double Wedging Block
16. Direction: South  Stance: Horse   Action: Execute a Left Inside Crescent Kick to the East, step down from kick, into a Double Wedging Block
17. Direction: North  Stance: Horse   Action: Pivot 180 degrees right, and execute a Left Inside Crescent Kick to the West, step down from kick, into a Double Wedging Block
18. Direction: North  Stance: Drawn Up   Action: Bring your right foot to your left foot, with both hands at left trigger position
19. Direction: North  Stance: Left Front   Action: Step out into a Left Front Stance, executing a reinforced Low Outside Block
20. Direction: North  Stance: Left Front   Action: Without moving, execute a Double-Wedging Block
21. Direction: North  Stance: Left Front   Action: Right Knee Smash
22. Direction: South  Stance: Left Back   Action: Turn 180 degrees left, and execute a Double Knifehand Block
23. Direction: South  Stance: Left Back   Action: Without moving, execute a Left Front Kick
24. Direction: South  Stance: Left Front   Action: Pivot into a Front Stance, and execute a Left Hand Ridgehand
25. Direction: South  Stance: Right Back   Action: Double Knifehand Block
26. Direction: South  Stance: Right Back   Action: Without moving, execute a Right Front Kick
27. Direction: South  Stance: Right Front   Action: Pivot into a Front Stance, and execute a Right Hand Ridgehand
28. Direction: South  Stance: Left Back   Action: Stepping back into a Half-Mountain Block, with the left foot off the ground
29. Direction: South  Stance: Right Reverse Cat   Action: Skip ahead into a Low X-Block to the left.
30. Direction: South  Stance: Right Front   Action: Pivot into a Front Stance, and execute a reinforced Right Outside Block
31. Direction: West  Stance: Left Back   Action: Turn 270 degrees Left, and execute a Low Double Knifehand Block
32. Direction: Northwest  Stance: Left Front   Action: Pivot into a Front Stance, and execute a Right Outside Block
33. Direction: East  Stance: Right Back   Action: Turn 90 degrees Right, and execute a Low Double Knifehand Block
34. Direction: Northeast  Stance: Right Front   Action: Pivot into a Front Stance, and execute a Left Outside Block
35. Direction: North  Stance: Left Front   Action: Pivot into a Left Front Stance, and execute a Right Outside Block
36. Direction: Northeast  Stance: Right Front   Action: Pivot into a Right Front Stance, and execute a Left Outside Block
37. Direction: North  Stance: Horse   Action: Pivot into a Horse Stance, and execute a Right Reverse Punch - Kihap

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