Yul Guk

Yul-Guk is the pseudonym of a great philosopher and scholar, Yi I (1536-1584 A.D.) – nicknamed the “Confucius of Korea.” The diagram (+_) represents scholar.

Yul-Guk has 36 Movments and begins in Ready Stance A

Number Movement Technique Stance
1. Left Foot Moves into Stance Left Punch Middle (Medium) Sitting Stance
2. No Step Right Punch Middle Sitting Stance
3. No Step Left Punch Middle Sitting Stance
4. Left Step Together, Right Step Out into Stance Right Punch Middle (Medium) Sitting Stance
5. No Step Left Punch Middle Sitting Stance
6. No Step Right Punch Middle Sitting Stance
7. Turn Right 45° Right Inner Forearm Block Right Front Stance
8. No Step Left Front Kick  
9. Drop Leg into Stance Left Punch Middle Left Front Stance
10. No Step Right Reverse Punch Middle Left Front Stance
11. Turn Left 90° Left Inner Forearm Block Left Front Stance
12. No Step Right Front Kick  
13. Drop Leg into Stance Right Punch Middle Right Front Stance
14. No Step Left Reverse Punch Middle Right Front Stance
15. Turn Right 45° Right Hooking Block (Medium) Right Front Stance
16. No Step Left Reverse Hooking Block (Medium) Right Front Stance
17. No Step Right Punch Middle Right Front Stance
18. Step Forward Left Hooking Block (Medium) Left Front Stance
19. No Step Right Reverse Hooking Block (Medium) Left Front Stance
20. No Step Left Punch Middle Left Front Stance
21. Step Forward Right Punch Middle (Yell) Right Front Stance
22. No Step Left Side Kick  
23. Drop Leg into Stance Right Reverse Horizontal Elbow Strike (to Left Palm) Left Front Stance
24. No Step Turn Left 180° Right Side Kick  
25. Drop Leg into Stance Left Reverse Horizontal Elbow Strike (to Right Palm) Right Front Stance
26. Turn Left 90° Left Knife-Hand Square Block Left Back Stance
27. Step Forward Right Spear-Hand Middle Right Front Stance
28. Turn Right 180° Right Knife-Hand Square Block Right Back Stance
29. Step Forward Left Spear-Hand Middle Left Front Stance
30. Turn Left 90° Left Outer Forearm Block Left Front Stance
31. No Step Right Reverse Punch Middle Left Front Stance
32. Step Forward Right Outer Forearm Block Right Front Stance
33. No Step Left Reverse Punch Middle Right Front Stance
34. Hop Step Forward Left Downward Back-Fist (Yell) Left X-Stance
35. Turn Right 90° Right Double Inner Forearm Block Right Front Stance
36. Turn Left 180° Left Double Inner Forearm Block Left Front Stance