Student Syllabus

Choong Jang - 52 Moves

Interpretation

Choong-Jang is the pseudonym given to General Kim Duk Ryang who lived during the Lee Dynasty, 14th century. This pattern ends with a left-hand attack to symbolize the tragedy of his death at 27 in prison before he was able to reach full maturity

The Starting Position

Closed ready stance A

Diagram

The Movements

1. MOVE THE RIGHT FOOT TO A TO FORM A SITTING STANCE TOWARD D WHILE EXECUTING A SIDE FRONT BLOCK WITH THE RIGHT INNER FOREARM AND EXTENDING THE LEFT FOREARM SIDE-DOWNWARD
2. EXECUTE A SIDE FRONT BLOCK WITH THE LEFT INNER FOREARM EXTENDING THE RIGHT FOREARM SIDE DOWNWARD WHILE MAINTAINING A SITTING STANCE TOWARD D
3. BRING THE RIGHT FOOT TO THE LEFT FOOT FORMING A CLOSED STANCE TOWARD D WHILE EXECUTING AN ANGLE PUNCH WITH THE LEFT FIST. PERFORM IN SLOW MOTION
4. MOVE THE LEFT FOOT TO D TO FORM A LEFT WALKING STANCE TOWARD WHILE EXECUTING A HIGH THRUST TO D WITH THE RIGHT DOUBLE FINGER
5. MOVE THE RIGHT FOOT TO D TO FORM A RIGHT WALKING STANCE TOWARD WHILE EXECUTING A HIGH THRUST TO D WITH THE LEFT DOUBLE FINGER
6. EXECUTE A FRONT STRIKE TO D WITH THE RIGHT BACK FIST WHILE MAINTAINING A RIGHT WALKING STANCE TOWARD D
7. MOVE THE LEFT FOOT TO D FORMING A LEFT WALKING STANCE TOWARD D WHILE EXECUTING A RISING BLOCK WITH THE LEFT FOREARM
8. MOVE THE RIGHT FOOT TO D TO FORM A RIGHT WALKING STANCE TOWARD D AT THE SAME TIME EXECUTING A MIDDLE PUNCH TO D WITH THE RIGHT FIST
9. MOVE THE RIGHT FOOT TO C TURNING COUNTER CLOCKWISE AND THEN SLIDE TO C TO FORM A RIGHT L-STANCE TOWARD D WHILE EXECUTING A MIDDLE GUARDING BLOCK TO D WITH THE FOREARM
10. EXECUTE A LOW FRONT SNAP KICK TO D WITH THE RIGHT FOOT KEEPING THE POSITION OF THE HANDS AS THEY WERE IN 9
11. LOWER THE RIGHT FOOT TO D FORMING A RIGHT LOW STANCE TOWARD D WHILE EXECUTING A HIGH THRUST TO D WITH THE RIGHT FLAT FINGER TIP
12. EXECUTE A HIGH TURNING KICK TO D WITH THE RIGHT FOOT SUPPORTING THE BODY WITH BOTH HANDS AND THE LEFT KNEE
13. LOWER THE RIGHT FOOT TO D AND THEN EXECUTE A HIGH PUNCH TO D WITH THE RIGHT FIST WHILE PRESSING THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT PALM
14. MOVE THE LEFT FOOT TO D TURNING CLOCKWISE TO FORM A LEFT L-STANCE TOWARD C WHILE THRUSTING TO D WITH THE LEFT SIDE ELBOW
15. MOVE THE LEFT FOOT TO C TURNING CLOCKWISE TO FORM A LEFT L-STANCE TOWARD D AT THE SAME TIME EXECUTING A MIDDLE GUARDING BLOCK TO D WITH THE FOREARM
16. MOVE THE RIGHT FOOT TO C FORMING A RIGHT L-STANCE TOWARD D WHILE EXECUTING A SCOOPING BLOCK WITH THE LEFT PALM
17. MOVE THE LEFT FOOT TO C FORMING A LEFT L-STANCE TOWARD D WHILE EXECUTING A MIDDLE OUTWARD STRIKE TO D WITH THE RIGHT KNIFE-HAND
18. EXECUTE A PRESSING BLOCK WITH AN X-FIST WHILE FORMING A LEFT WALKING STANCE TOWARD C PIVOTING WITH THE RIGHT FOOT
19. EXECUTE A LOW FRONT SNAP KICK TO C WITH THE RIGHT KNEE WHILE PULLING BOTH HANDS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AS IF GRABBING THE OPPONENT'S LEG
20. LOWER THE RIGHT FOOT TO C FORMING A RIGHT L-STANCE TOWARD D WHILE EXECUTING A MIDDLE GUARDING BLOCK TO D WITH A KNIFE-HAND
21. MOVE THE RIGHT FOOT TO D IN A SLIDING MOTION TO FORM A RIGHT L-STANCE TOWARD C WHILE THRUSTING TO D WITH THE RIGHT SIDE ELBOW
22. EXECUTE A MIDDLE GUARDING BLOCK TO D WITH A KNIFE-HAND WHILE FORMING A LEFT L-STANCE TOWARD D PIVOTING WITH THE LEFT FOOT
23. EXECUTE A MIDDLE SIDE PIERCING KICK TO D WITH THE RIGHT FOOT WHILE PULLING BOTH HANDS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
24. LOWER THE RIGHT FOOT TO D AND THEN EXECUTE A PRESSING BLOCK WITH A TWIN PALM WHILE FORMING A RIGHT REAR FOOT STANCE TOWARD C, PIVOTING WITH THE RIGHT FOOT
25. MOVE THE RIGHT FOOT TO C TO FORM A RIGHT WALKING STANCE TOWARD C WHILE EXECUTING A HIGH FRONT BLOCK TO C WITH THE RIGHT OUTER FOREARM AND THEN A HIGH SIDE STRIKE TO C WITH THE RIGHT BACK FIST, MAINTAINING A RIGHT WALKING STANCE TOWARD C
26. EXECUTE A HIGH THRUST TO D WITH THE LEFT FLAT FINGER TIP WHILE FORMING A RIGHT L-STANCE TOWARD D PIVOTING WITH THE RIGHT FOOT
27. EXECUTE A LOW FRONT SNAP KICK TO D WITH THE RIGHT FOOT WHILE BRING THE RIGHT PALM ON THE LEFT BACK HAND
28. LOWER THE RIGHT FOOT TO D TO FORM A LEFT WALKING STANCE TOWARD C PIVOTING WITH THE LEFT FOOT WHILE THRUSTING TO D WITH THE RIGHT BACK ELBOW, PLACING THE LEFT SIDE FIST ON THE RIGHT FIST. PERFORM IN SLOW MOTION
29. EXECUTE A DOWNWARD STRIKE WITH THE LEFT BACK HAND WHILE FORMING A RIGHT L-STANCE TOWARD C, PIVOTING WITH THE RIGHT FOOT. PERFORM IN A STAMPING MOTION
30. PUNCH THE LEFT PALM WITH THE RIGHT FIST WHILE MAINTAINING A RIGHT L-STANCE TOWARD C
31. MOVE THE RIGHT FOOT TO C IN A STAMPING MOTION TO FORM A LEFT L-STANCE TOWARD C WHILE EXECUTING A DOWNWARD STRIKE WITH THE RIGHT BACK HAND
32. PUNCH THE RIGHT PALM WITH THE LEFT FIST WHILE MAINTAINING A LEFT L-STANCE TOWARD C
33. EXECUTE A MIDDLE OUTWARD STRIKE TO D WITH THE LEFT KNIFE-HAND WHILE FORMING A RIGHT L-STANCE TOWARD D, PIVOTING WITH THE RIGHT FOOT. PERFORM IN A STAMPING MOTION
34. EXECUTE A HIGH SIDE FRONT STRIKE TO D WITH THE RIGHT BACK FIST STRIKING THE LEFT PALM WITH THE RIGHT ELBOW WHILE FORMING A LEFT WALKING STANCE TOWARD D, SLIPPING THE LEFT FOOT
35. MOVE THE RIGHT FOOT TO D FORMING A LEFT L-STANCE TOWARD D WHILE EXECUTING A MIDDLE OUTWARD STRIKE TO D WITH THE RIGHT KNIFE-HAND. PERFORM IN A STAMPING MOTION
36. EXECUTE A HIGH SIDE FRONT STRIKE TO D WITH THE LEFT BACK FIST STRIKING THE RIGHT PALM WITH THE LEFT ELBOW WHILE FORMING A RIGHT WALKING STANCE TOWARD D, SLIPPING THE RIGHT FOOT
37. EXECUTE A LOW GUARDING BLOCK TO C WITH A REVERSE KNIFE-HAND WHILE FORMING A RIGHT L-STANCE TOWARD C PIVOTING WITH THE RIGHT FOOT
38. EXECUTE A RIGHT 9-SHAPE BLOCK WHILE FORMING A LEFT WALKING STANCE TOWARD C SLIPPING THE LEFT FOOT
39. MOVE THE RIGHT FOOT TO C FORMING A LEFT L-STANCE TOWARD C WHILE EXECUTING A LOW GUARDING BLOCK TO C WITH A REVERSE KNIFE-HAND
40. EXECUTE A LEFT 9-SHAPE BLOCK WHILE FORMING A RIGHT WALKING STANCE TOWARD C SLIPPING THE RIGHT FOOT
41. MOVE THE RIGHT FOOT TO D FORMING A LEFT WALKING STANCE TOWARD C WHILE EXECUTING A HORIZONTAL STRIKE WITH A TWIN KNIFE-HAND
42. EXECUTE A HIGH STRIKE TO C WITH THE RIGHT ARC-HAND WHILE MAINTAINING A LEFT WALKING STANCE TOWARD C
43. EXECUTE A MIDDLE FRONT SNAP KICK TO C WITH THE RIGHT FOOT KEEPING THE POSITION OF THE HANDS AS THEY WERE IN 42
44. LOWER THE RIGHT FOOT TO C FORMING A RIGHT WALKING STANCE TOWARD C WHILE EXECUTING A HIGH STRIKE TO C WITH THE LEFT ARC-HAND
45. EXECUTE A MIDDLE FRONT SNAP KICK TO C WITH THE LEFT FOOT KEEPING THE POSITION OF THE HANDS AS THEY WERE IN 44
46. LOWER THE LEFT FOOT TO C FORMING A LEFT WALKING STANCE TOWARD C WHILE EXECUTING A MIDDLE PUNCH TO C WITH THE RIGHT FIST
47. EXECUTE A MIDDLE PUNCH TO C WITH THE LEFT FIST WHILE MAINTAINING A LEFT WALKING STANCE TOWARD C. PERFORM 46 AND 47 IN A FAST MOTION
48. BRING THE RIGHT FOOT TO THE LEFT FOOT TO FORM A CLOSE STANCE TOWARD C WHILE EXECUTING A HIGH CRESCENT PUNCH WITH A TWIN FOR-KNUCKLE FIST
49. MOVE THE LEFT FOOT TO B TURNING COUNTER-CLOCKWISE TO FORM A LEFT WALKING STANCE TOWARD B WHILE EXECUTING A LOW BLOCK TO B WITH THE LEFT KNIFE-HAND
50. EXECUTE A HIGH PUNCH TO B WITH THE RIGHT OPEN FIST WHILE MAINTAINING A LEFT WALKING STANCE TOWARD B
51. MOVE THE LEFT FOOT ON LINE AB FORMING A RIGHT WALKING STANCE TOWARD A WHILE EXECUTING A LOW BLOCK TO A WITH THE RIGHT KNIFE-HAND
52. EXECUTE A HIGH PUNCH TO A WITH THE LEFT OPEN FIST WHILE MAINTAINING A RIGHT WALKING STANCE TOWARD A
END: BRING THE LEFT FOOT BACK TO A READY POSTURE