Do-San

Special Motions

Movements of Do-San performed outside the pattern's normal rhythm.

Fast motionPerformed quicker than the pattern's normal rhythm, each with its own sine wave.

15 and 1619 and 20

Pattern Movements

All 24 movements of Do-San, in our own notation, following the sequence set out in the Encyclopedia.

1. 1Left foot → B · left walking stance (Gunnun Sogi) facing B · high side block (Nopunde Yop Makgi) → B, left outer forearm. Prep: forearms crossed at the right chest first, blocking arm on top.Move the left foot to B, forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a high side block to B with the left outer forearm. The forearm becomes half facing the opponent. Keep the back forearms crossed in front of the right chest, placing the blocking arm on the other.
2. 2Middle punch (Kaunde Jirugi) → B, right fist · left walking stance (Gunnun Sogi) facing B.Execute a middle punch to B with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward B. Keep the right heel slightly off the ground.
3. 3Left foot → along line AB · right walking stance (Gunnun Sogi) facing A · high side block (Nopunde Yop Makgi) → A, right outer forearm. Prep: forearms crossed at the left chest first, blocking on top.Move the left foot on line AB, and then turn clockwise to form a right walking stance toward A while executing a high side block to A with the right outer forearm. Keep the left heel slightly off the ground. Keep the back forearms crossed in front of the left chest, placing the blocking one on the other.
4. 4Middle punch (Kaunde Jirugi) → A, left fist · right walking stance (Gunnun Sogi) facing A.Execute a middle punch to A with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward A. Keep the left heel slightly off the ground.
5. 5Left foot → D · right L-stance (Niunja Sogi) facing D · middle guarding block (Kaunde Daebi Makgi) → D, knife-hand.Move the left foot to D, forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with a knife-hand.
6. 6Right foot → D · right walking stance (Gunnun Sogi) facing D · middle thrust (Kaunde Tulgi) → D, right straight fingertip.Move the right foot to D, forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle thrust to D with the right straight fingertip.
7. 7Right knife-hand twists counter-clockwise · left foot → D · left walking stance (Gunnun Sogi) facing D · high side strike (Nopunde Yop Taerigi) → D, left back fist (Dung Joomuk등 주먹).Twist the right knife-hand together with the body counter-clockwise until its palm faces downward and then move the left foot to D, turning counter-clockwise to form a left walking stance toward D while executing a high side strike to D with the left back fist.
8. 8Right foot → D · right walking stance (Gunnun Sogi) facing D · high side strike (Nopunde Yop Taerigi) → D, right fist. Prep: back fists up, striking arm underneath.Move the right foot to D, forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a high side strike to D with the right fist. Keep the back fist facing upward, placing the striking one under the other.
9. 9Left foot → E · left walking stance (Gunnun Sogi) facing E · high side block (Nopunde Yop Makgi) → E, left outer forearm. Prep: forearms crossed at the right chest first, blocking on top.Move the left foot to E, turning counter-clockwise to form a left walking stance toward E while executing a high side block to E with the left outer forearm. Keep the back forearms crossed in front of the right chest, placing the blocking one on the other.
10. 10Middle punch (Kaunde Jirugi) → E, right fist · left walking stance (Gunnun Sogi) facing E.Execute a middle punch to E with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward E. Keep the right heel slightly off the ground.
11. 11Left foot → along line EF · right walking stance (Gunnun Sogi) facing F · high side block (Nopunde Yop Makgi) → F, right outer forearm.Move the left foot on line EF, and then turn clockwise to form a right walking stance toward F while executing a high side block to F with the right outer forearm. Keep the left heel slightly off the ground.
12. 12Middle punch (Kaunde Jirugi) → F, left fist · right walking stance (Gunnun Sogi) facing F.Execute a middle punch to F with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward F. Keep the left heel slightly off the ground.
13. 13Left foot → CE · left walking stance (Gunnun Sogi) facing CE · high wedging block (Nopunde Hechyo Makgi) → CE, outer forearm. Prep: both back fists face the opponent.Move the left foot to CE, forming a left walking stance toward CE, at the same time executing a high wedging block to CE with the outer forearm. Keep both back fists facing the opponent.
14. 14Middle front snap kick (Kaunde Apcha Busigi) → CE, right foot. hands stays as in 13.Execute a middle front snap kick to CE with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 13.
15. 15Right foot lowered → CE · right walking stance (Gunnun Sogi) facing CE · middle punch (Kaunde Jirugi) → CE, right fist.Fast motion · 15 and 16Lower the right foot to CE, forming a right walking stance toward CE while executing a middle punch to CE with the right fist.
16. 16Middle punch (Kaunde Jirugi) → CE, left fist · right walking stance (Gunnun Sogi) facing CE. Prep: 15–16 performed fast.Fast motion · 15 and 16Execute a middle punch to CE with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward CE.
17. 17Right foot → CF · right walking stance (Gunnun Sogi) facing CF · high wedging block (Nopunde Hechyo Makgi) → CF, outer forearm. Prep: both back fists face the opponent.Move the right foot to CF, forming a right walking stance toward CF while executing a high wedging block to CF with the outer forearm. Keep both back fists facing the opponent.
18. 18Middle front snap kick (Kaunde Apcha Busigi) → CF, left foot. hands stays as in 17.Execute a middle front snap kick to CF with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 17.
19. 19Left foot lowered → CF · left walking stance (Gunnun Sogi) facing CF · middle punch (Kaunde Jirugi) → CF, left fist.Fast motion · 19 and 20Lower the left foot to CF, forming a left walking stance toward CF while executing a middle punch to CF with the left fist.
20. 20Middle punch (Kaunde Jirugi) → CF, right fist · left walking stance (Gunnun Sogi) facing CF. performed fast.Fast motion · 19 and 20Execute a middle punch to CF with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward CF. Perform 19 and 20 in a fast motion. Keep the right heel slightly off the ground.
21. 21Left foot → C · left walking stance (Gunnun Sogi) facing C · rising block (Chookyo Makgi), left forearm.Move the left foot to C, forming a left walking stance toward C, at the same time executing a rising block with the left forearm.
22. 22Right foot → C · right walking stance (Gunnun Sogi) facing C · rising block (Chookyo Makgi), right forearm.Move the right foot to C, forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a rising block with the right forearm.
23. 23Left foot → B · sitting stance (Annun Sogi) facing D · middle side strike (Kaunde Yop Taerigi) → B, left knife-hand.Move the left foot to B, turning counter-clockwise to form a sitting stance toward D while executing a middle side strike to B with the left knife-hand.
24. 24Left foot drawn to right, then right foot → A · right foot → A · sitting stance (Annun Sogi) facing D · middle side strike (Kaunde Yop Taerigi) → A, right knife-hand. Prep: forearms crossed at the left first, right arm on top; end — right foot back to ready posture.Bring the left foot to the right foot, and then move the right foot to A, forming a sitting stance toward D while executing a middle side strike to A with the right knife-hand. Keep the left heel slightly off the ground. Keep the back forearms crossed in front of the left chest, placing the right forearm on the left forearm. END: Bring the right foot back to a ready posture.