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Ge-Baek
Ge-Baek is named after Ge-Baek, a great general in the Baek Je Dynasty (660 AD).

The diagram represents his severe and strict military discipline.

Number of movements:	44
Starting position:	Parallel ready stance (Narani Chunbi Sogi)
Move the right foot to C forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a checking block D with an X-knife-hand Execute a low twisting kick to D with the right foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 1 Lower the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward D. Perform 3 and 4 in a fast motion Move the right foot to C forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a rising block with the left forearm Execute a low block to D with the left forearm while maintaining a left walking stance toward D. Perform 5 and 6 in a continuous motion Execute a high block to AD with a double arc hand while looking through it maintaining a left walking stance toward D Turn the face toward D while forming a right bending ready stance A toward D Lower the left foot to AD to form a sitting stance toward AC while executing a scooping block to AC with the left palm Execute a middle punch to AC with the right fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward AC. Perform 9 and 10 in a connecting motion Execute a front strike to AC with the left back fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward AC Move the right foot on line AB and then move the left foot to C forming a right L-stance toward C while executing a middle guarding block to C with a knife-hand Execute a low side front snap kick to C with the left foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 12 Lower the left foot to C forming a left low stance toward C while executing a high thrust to C with the left flat finger tip Execute a high thrust to C with the right flat finger tip while maintaining a left low stance toward C Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the right foot while pulling both hands in the opposite direction Lower the right foot to C forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with the forearm Move the right foot to D turning counter clockwise to form a right L-stance toward C while executing a middle guarding block to C with the forearm Move the left foot to D turning counter clockwise to form a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with a knife-hand Move the left foot on line CD to form a sitting stance toward A while executing a right 9-shape block Move the right foot to D, turning counter-clockwise to form a left walking stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the left knife-hand Execute a middle turning kick to BC with the right foot and then lower it to C Execute a flying side piercing kick to C with the right foot. Perform 22 and 23 in a fast motion Land to C to form a right walking stance toward C while executing a high vertical punch to C with a twin fist Execute a high block to AC with a double arc-hand while looking through it maintaining a right walking stance toward C Execute an upset punch to C with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward C Move the right foot on line CD, forming a left walking stance toward D while striking the left palm with the right front elbow Jump to D, forming a right x-stance toward BD while executing a high block to D with the right double forearm Move the left foot to BC to form a sitting stance toward BD, at the same time executing a scooping block to BD with the right palm Execute a middle punch to BD with the left fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward BD. Perform 29 and 30 in a connecting motion Execute a front strike to BD with the right back fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward BD Move the left foot to C, forming a left walking stance toward C, at the same time executing a high front strike to C with the right reverse knife-hand Move the left foot to A about half a shoulder width while executing a middle turning kick to C with the right foot Lower the right foot to C, and then turn counter-clockwise to form a left walking stance toward D, pivoting with the right foot while executing a high vertical punch to D with a twin fist Execute a middle punch to D with the right middle knuckle fist, bringing the left side first in front of the right shoulder while forming a right L-stance toward D pulling the left foot Move the right foot to D to form a sitting stance toward B, at the same time executing left 9-shape block Execute a low guarding block to C with a reverse knife-hand while maintaining a sitting stance toward B Execute a low guarding block to C with a reverse knife-hand while maintaining a sitting stance toward B. Perform 37 and 38 in a continuous motion Move the left foot to D in a stamping motion to form a sitting stance toward A while executing a W-shape block with the outer forearm Move the left foot to C in a stamping motion to form a sitting stance toward B while executing a W-shape block with the outer forearm Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a rising block with the right forearm Execute a middle punch to C with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward C Move the right foot on line CD forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a rising block with the left forearm Execute a middle punch to D with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward D
When finished:	Bring the right foot back to a ready posture.

The Baekje and Goguryeo kingdoms joined forces to attack the Silla kingdom, although they were eventually driven back when Silla received aid from Tang Dynasty China. In 660, when a huge united army of Silla and the Chinese invaded Baekje, General Ge-Baek (or Gyebaek) organized 5,000 soldiers of the highest morale and courage to meet them in battle. He knew before he set out that his army was outnumbered and that his efforts would be futile, but he did not hesitate to try to defend his country, reportedly stating "I would rather die than be a slave of the enemy." He then killed his wife and family to prevent them from falling into the hands of opposing forces, and to prevent the thought of them to influence his actions or cause him to falter in battle. His forces won four small initial battles, but then he was forced to move his forces to block the advance of General Kim Yoo-Sin (or Kim Yu-shin) on the Baekje capital, Buyeo. The two generals met on the plains of Hwangsan Field, in present day Hamyang, near Chiri Mountain. Ge-Baek's forces fought bravely but they were outnumbered ten to one and, in the end, he and his men were annihilated. Baekje was destroyed after 678 years of rule, shortly after Ge-Baek's defeat and death at Hwangsan Field. As Neo-Confucian philosophy became more influential in the later Korean Dynasties, Ge-Baek was recognized by historians and scholars are exemplifying the Confucian ideals of patriotism and devotion to his King and praised as such. Although not much else is known about Ge-Baek's life, his actions leading up to his last battle are the stuff of legend well known to most modern Koreans.