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    Pattern (Tul)-3rd Dan

    Choi-Yong

    최영

    Named after General Choi Yong of the Koryo Dynasty

    Belt Grade

    3rd Dan

    Black Belt

    Movements

    46

    Ready Posture

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    Meaning

    Choi-Yong is named after General Choi Yong, premier and commander-in-chief of the armed forces during the 14th-century Koryo Dynasty. Choi Yong was greatly respected for his loyalty, patriotism and humility. He was executed by his subordinate commanders headed by General Yi Sung Gae, who later became the first King of the Yi Dynasty.

    Examiner often asks

    • 1.Who was Choi Yong?
    • 2.Which dynasty did Choi Yong serve?
    • 3.Who executed Choi Yong, and what did that man go on to do?

    Pattern Movements

    All 46 movements of Choi-Yong, transcribed from the Encyclopedia.

    1. 1Move the left foot to D to form a right rear foot stance (뒷발 서기) toward D while executing a middle guarding block () to D with the forearm. Right rear foot stance forearm middle guarding block toward D. Other View
    2. 2Execute a high punch (Nopunde Jirugi) to D with the left middle knuckle fist () while maintaining a right rear foot stance (뒷발 서기) toward D. Right rear foot stance high punch with the left middle knuckle fist toward D. Raise the body slightly Keep the side fist faced downward.
    3. 3Move the left foot on line CD to form a left rear foot stance (뒷발 서기) toward C while executing a middle guarding block () to C with the forearm. Left rear foot stance forearm middle guarding block toward C. Keep the left heel slightly off the ground. Other View
    4. 4Execute a high punch (Nopunde Jirugi) to C with the right middle knuckle fist () while maintaining a left rear foot stance (뒷발 서기) toward C. Left rear foot stance high punch with the right middle knuckle toward C. Raise the body slightly. Keep the side fist faced downward Other View
    5. 5Move the right foot on line CD to form a left walking stance (걷는 서기) toward D while executing a rising block () with the left knife-hand. Left walking stance toward D with a left knife-hand rising block. Other View
    6. 6Execute a circular block () to AD with the right inner forearm while maintaining a left walking stance (걷는 서기) toward AD. Left walking stance circular block with the right inner forearm toward AD. Keep the right heel slightly off the ground.
    7. 7Execute a middle punch (Kaunde Jirugi) to D with the left fist while maintaining a left walking stance (걷는 서기) toward D. Left walking stance middle punch with the left fist toward D. Keep the right heel slightly off the ground.
    8. 8Move the left foot on line CD, forming a right walking stance (걷는 서기) toward C while executing a rising block () with the right knife-hand. Right walking stance toward C with a right knife-hand rising block. Other View
    9. 9Execute a circular block () to AC with the left inner forearm while maintaining a right walking stance (걷는 서기) toward AC. Right walking stance circular block with the left inner forearm toward AC. Keep the left heel slightly off the ground.
    10. 10Execute a middle punch (Kaunde Jirugi) to C with the right fist while maintaining a right walking stance (걷는 서기) toward C. Right walking stance middle punch with the right fist toward C. Keep the left heel slightly off the ground.
    11. 11Move the right foot on line CD, to form a right L-stance toward D while executing a low guarding block () to D with a knife-hand. Right L-stance knife-hand low guarding block toward D. Keep the right heel slightly off the ground.
    12. 12Execute a middle turning kick () to AD with the right foot, and then lower it to the side front of the left foot. Middle turning kick to AD with the right foot. Lowering the right foot to the side front of the left foot. Keep the right heel slightly off the ground.
    13. 13Execute a high reverse hooking kick () to D with the left foot. High reverse hocking kick to D with the left foot.
    14. 14Execute a middle side piercing kick () to D with the left foot, forming a forearm guarding block (). Perform 13 and 14 in a consecutive kick (). Middle side piercing kick to D with the left foot.
    15. 15Lower the left foot to D, forming a left walking stance (걷는 서기) toward D while striking the left palm with the right front elbow. Left walking stance right front elbow strike () toward D.
    16. 16Move the left foot on line CD to form a left L-stance toward C while executing a low guarding block () to C with a knife-hand. Left L-stance knife-hand low guarding block toward C. Keep the left heel slightly off the ground.
    17. 17Execute a middle turning kick () to AC with the left foot, and then lower it to the side front of the right foot. Middle turning kick to AC with the left foot. Keep the left heel slightly off the ground.
    18. 18Execute a high reverse hooking kick () to C with the right foot. High reverse hooking kick to C with the right foot.
    19. 19Execute a middle side piercing kick () to C with the right foot, forming a forearm guarding block (). Perform and 18 and 19 in a consecutive kick (). Middle side piercing kick to C with the right foot.
    20. 20Lower the right foot to C to form a right walking stance (걷는 서기) toward C while striking the right palm with the left front elbow. Right walking stance left front elbow strike () toward C. Other View
    21. 21Move the left foot to C to form a left walking stance (걷는 서기) toward C while executing a pressing block () with the right palm. Left walking stance toward C with a right palm pressing block. Other View
    22. 22Move the right foot to C, forming a right walking stance (걷는 서기) toward C while executing a pressing block () with the left palm. Perform 21 and 22 in a fast motion. Right walking stance toward C with a left palm pressing block.
    23. 23Move the right foot to D, and then the left foot to D, turning counter-clockwise to form a left walking stance (걷는 서기) toward D while executing a W-shape block () with a knife-hand. Left walking stance toward D with a knife-hand W-shape block. Keep the right heel slightly off the ground.
    24. 24Execute a middle front snap kick () to D with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 23. Middle front snap kick to D with the right foot.
    25. 25Lower the right foot to C, forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block () to D with the forearm. Right L-stance forearm middle guarding block toward D.
    26. 26Move the right foot to D to form a right walking stance (걷는 서기) toward D while executing a W-shape block () with a knife-hand. Right walking stance toward D with a knife-hand W-shape block.
    27. 27Execute a middle front snap kick () to D with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 26. Middle front snap kick to D with the left foot.
    28. 28Lower the left foot to D, forming a left L-stance toward C while executing a middle guarding block () to C with the forearm. Left L-stance forearm middle guarding block toward C.
    29. 29Move the left foot to C and the right foot to C, then slide to C, turning clockwise to form a left L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block () to D with the forearm. Left L-stance forearm middle guarding block toward D. Keep the left heel slightly off the ground.
    30. 30Move the left foot to D, forming a left walking stance (걷는 서기) toward D while executing a high thrust to D with the left flat fingertip (). Left walking stance high thrust with the left flat fingertip toward D.
    31. 31Move the left foot on line CD, forming a right walking stance (걷는 서기) toward C while executing a high thrust to C with the right flat fingertip (). Right walking stance high thrust with the right flat fingertip toward C. Keep the left heel slightly off the ground. Other View
    32. 32Move the right foot to D, turning clockwise to form a parallel stance (나란히 서기) toward B while executing a middle hooking block () to B with the right palm. Parallel stance middle hooking block with the right palm toward B.
    33. 33Execute a middle punch (Kaunde Jirugi) to B with the left fist while maintaining a parallel stance (나란히 서기) toward B. Perform 32 and 33 in a continuous motion. Parallel stance middle punch with the left fist toward B. Keep both heels slightly off the ground.
    34. 34Turn the face toward A while forming a left bending ready stance (준비 서기) A toward A. Left bending ready stance A toward A.
    35. 35Execute a middle side piercing kick () to A with the right foot, forming a forearm guarding block (). Middle side piercing kick to A with the right foot.
    36. 36Lower the right foot to A in a jumping motion to form a right X-stance toward AD while executing a high side strike () to A with the right back fist (등 주먹) and bringing the left finger belly () to the right side fist. Right X-stance toward AD with a right back fist high side strike to A.
    37. 37Execute a high reverse hooking kick () to B with the right foot. High reverse hooking kick to B with the right foot.
    38. 38Lower the right foot to B in a stamping motion to form a left L-stance toward B while executing a middle outward strike () to B with the right knife-hand. Left L-stance knife-hand middle outward strike toward B. Other View Other View
    39. 39Move the left foot to D, turning counter-clockwise to form a parallel stance (나란히 서기) toward A, at the same time executing a middle hooking block () to A with the left palm. Parallel stance middle hooking block with the left palm toward A. Other View
    40. 40Execute a middle punch (Kaunde Jirugi) to A with the right fist while maintaining a parallel stance (나란히 서기) toward A. Perform 39 and 40 in a continuous motion. Parallel stance middle punch with the right fist toward A. Keep both heels slightly off the ground.
    41. 41Twin the face to B while forming a right bending ready stance (준비 서기) A toward B. Right bending ready stance A toward B. ## Application ## Side View ## Previous Posture
    42. 42Execute a middle side piercing kick () to B with the left foot, forming a forearm guarding block (). Middle side piercing kick to B with the left foot.
    43. 43Lower the left foot to B in a jumping motion, forming a left X-stance toward BD while executing a high side strike () to B with the left bact fist and bringing the right finger belly () to the left side fist. Left X-stance toward BD with a left back fist (등 주먹) high side strike to B.
    44. 44Execute a reverse hooking kick () to A with the left foot. High reverse hooking kick to A with the left foot.
    45. 45Lower the left foot to A in a stamping motion to form a right L-stance toward A while executing a middle outward strike () to A with the left knife-hand. Right L-stance knife-hand middle outward strike toward A. Other View
    46. 46Slide to A to form a right fixed stance (고정 서기) toward A while executing a middle punch (Kaunde Jirugi) to A with the right fist. Right fixed stance middle punch with the right fist toward A. END. Bring the right foot back to a ready posture. Close ready stance (준비 서기) C toward D. # SYNOPSIS The Encyclopedia of Taekwon-Do consists of 15 volumes. The contents of each volume is listed below: ## VOLUME I: 1) Origin and Development of Martial Arts 2) History of Taekwon-Do 3) Moral Culture 4) Philosophy 5) Training Schedule 6) Cycle and Composition of Taekwon-Do 7) Demonstration A) Model Sparring B) Pre-arranged Free Sparring C) Sample of Self-defence Techniques (호신술) 8) About the Author 9) Group photos ## VOLUME II: 1) Theory of Power 2) Attacking and Blocking Tools 3) Vital Sports 4) Training A) Training Hall B) Conduct in Do Jang C) Training Equipment D) Practice Suits 5) Stances 6) Training Aids ## VOLUME III: Hand Techniques ## VOLUME IV: Foot Techniques ## VOLUME V: Sparring ## VOLUME VI: Fundamental Exercises (A) ## VOLUME VII: Fundamental Exercises (B) VOLUME VIII: 1) Four-Direction Punch 2) Four-Direction Block 3) Pattern Chon-Ji 4) Pattern Dan-Gun 5) Pattern Do-San VOLUME IX: 1) Pattern Won-Hyo 2) Pattern Yul-Guk 3) Pattern Joong-Gun VOLUME X: 1) Pattern Toi-Gae 2) Four-Direction Thrust 3) Pattern Hwa-Rang 4) Pattern Choong-Moo VOLUME XI: 1) Pattern Gwang-Gae 2) Pattern Po-Eun 3) Pattern Ge-Baek VOLUME XII: 1) Pattern Eui-Am 2) Pattern Choong-Jang 3) Pattern Juche VOLUME XIII: 1) Pattern Sam-II 2) Pattern Yoo-Sin 3) Pattern Choi-Yong VOLUME XIV: 1) Pattern Yon-Gae 2) Pattern Ul-Ji 3) Pattern Moon-Moo VOLUME XV: 1) Pattern So-San 2) Pattern Se-Jong 3) Pattern Tong-Il

    Vol. 13, p. 257.

    Source: Encyclopedia of Taekwon-Do, Gen. Choi Hong Hi. Interpretation: Vol. 1, p. 158.

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