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Moon-Moo
Moon-Moo honours the 30th King of the Silla Dynasty. His body was buried near Dae Wang Am (Great King's Rock). According to his will, the body was placed in the sea "where my soul shall forever defend my land against the Japanese."

It is said that the Sok Gul Am (Stone cave) was built to guard his tomb. The Sok Gul Am is a fine example of the culture of the Silla Dynasty. The 61 movements in this pattern symbolize the last two figures of 661 A.D. when Moon-Moo came to the throne.

Number of movements:	61
Starting position:	Parallel ready stance (narani Chunbi Sogi) on X facing towards D.
Turn the face to B while forming a right bending ready A toward B. Perform in a slow motion Execute a high side piercing kick to B with the left foot. Perform in a slow motion Execute a high side piercing kick to B with the left foot. Perform 2 and 3 in a double kick Lower the left foot to B to form a sitting stance toward D while executing a middle thrust to D with the right flat fingertip Execute a high reverse hooking kick to B with the right foot. Perform in a slow motion Lower the right foot to B in a jumping motion to form a right X-stance toward C while executing a middle side strike to B with the right knife-hand Move the left foot to A forming a left walking stance toward A while executing a pressing block to A with the right palm Move the right foot to A to form a right walking stance toward A at the same time executing a pressing block with the left palm Execute a high side block to B with the left knife-hand and a low side block to A with the right knife-hand while forming a right one-leg stance toward D, pulling the left reverse footsword to the right knee joint. Perform in slow motion Lower the left foot to the right foot and then turn the face to A while forming a left bending ready stance A toward A. Perform in slow motion Execute a high side piercing kick to A with the right foot. Perform in a slow motion Execute a high side piercing kick to A with the right foot. Perform 11 and 12 in a double kick Lower the right foot to a to form a sitting stance toward D while executing a middle thrust to D with the left flat fingertip Execute a high reverse hooking kick to A with the left foot. Perform in a slow motion Lower the left foot to A in a jumping motion to form a left X-stance toward C while executing a middle side strike to A with the left knife-hand Move the right foot to B forming a right walking stance toward B while executing a pressing block to B with the left palm Move the left foot to B to form a left walking stance toward B at the same time executing a pressing block with the right palm Execute a high side block to A with the right knife-hand and a low side block to B with the left knife-hand while forming a left one-leg stance toward D, pulling the right reverse footsword to the left knee joint. Perform in slow motion Turn the face to C while forming a left bending ready stance B toward D Execute a high back piercing kick to C with the right foot. Perform in slow motion Lower the right foot to C to form a left walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist Turn the face to C while forming a right bending ready stance B toward D Execute a high back piercing kick to C with the left foot. Perform in slow motion Lower the left foot to C to form a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the left fist Slide to C forming a right rear foot stance toward D while executing a downward block with the left palm Execute a middle side front snap kick to D with the left foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 25 Lower the left foot to D and then move the right foot to C in a stamping motion to form a sitting stance toward A while executing a middle side strike to C with the right side fist Slide to C maintaining a sitting stance toward A while executing a scooping block with the left palm Execute a middle punch to A with the right fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward A. Perform 28 and 29 in a connecting motion Execute a low side block to D with the left knife-hand while maintaining a sitting stance toward A Move the left foot just beyond the right foot in a quick motion while executing a middle side pushing kick to C with the right foot Lower the right foot to C and then execute a high reverse turning kick to C with the left foot Lower the left foot to C to form a left walking stance toward C while executing a high side block to C with the left knife-hand Slide to D forming a left rear foot stance toward C while executing a downward block with the right palm Execute a middle side front snap kick to C with the right foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 34 Lower the right foot to C and then move the left foot to D in a stamping motion to form a sitting stance toward A while executing a middle side strike to D with the left side fist Slide to D maintaining a sitting stance toward A while executing a scooping block with the right palm Execute a middle punch to A with the left fist while maintaining a sitting stance toward A. Perform 37 and 38 in a connecting motion Execute a low side block to C with the right knife-hand while maintaining a sitting stance toward A Move the right foot just beyond the left foot in a quick motion while executing a middle side pushing kick to D with the left foot Lower the left foot to D and then execute a high reverse turning kick to D with the right foot Lower the right foot to D to form a right walking stance toward D while executing a high side block to D with the right knife-hand Move the left foot to D and then execute a high twisting kick to AD with the right foot Lower the right foot to C forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a side back strike to C with the right back fist and extending the left fist to D Execute a front strike to D with the right back fist while shifting to C maintaining a left walking stance toward D Move the right foot to D and then execute a high twisting kick to BD with the left foot Lower the left foot to C to form a right walking stance toward D while executing a side back strike to C with the left back fist and extending the right fist to D Execute a front strike to D with the left back fist while shifting to C maintaining a right walking stance toward D Execute a sweeping kick to D with the left side sole keeping the position of the hands as they were in 48 and then lower it to D forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with the forearm Execute a side checking kick to D and then again a middle side thrusting kick to D with the left foot forming a forearm guarding block. Perform in a consecutive kick Lower the left foot to D forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle outward strike to D with the left knife-hand Execute a sweeping kick to D with the right side sole and then lower it to D to form a left L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with the forearm Execute a side checking kick to D and then again a middle side thrusting kick to D with the right foot forming a forearm guarding block. Perform in a consecutive kick Lower 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 Move the right foot to C and then turn counter clockwise pivoting with the right foot to form a left walking stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the right fist Jump to C to form a right X-stance toward AC while executing a low punch to C with the left fist and bringing the right fist on the left shoulder Jump to D forming a left X-stance toward AD while executing a low punch to D with the right fist and bringing the left fist on the right shoulder Jump to execute a mid-air kick to D with the right foot while spinning clockwise Land to D to form a left L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with a knife-hand Move the right foot to the side rear of the left foot and then the left foot to C to form a right walking stance toward D while executing a rising block with the left arc-hand Execute a high punch to D with the right fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward D
When finished:	Bring the right foot back to a ready posture.

Moon-Moo (or Munmu) of Silla (reigned 661–681) was the 13th king of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He is usually considered to have been the first ruler of the Unified Silla period. Moon-Moo was born Prince Beommin and took the name Moon-Moo when he succeeded his father to the throne. Munmu took the throne in the midst of a long conflict against Baekje and Goguryeo, shortly after General Ge-Baek and Baekje had been defeated at Sabi by General Kim Yoo-Sin in 660. In these struggles, Silla was heavily aided by the T'ang Dynasty of China. The first years of his reign were spent trying to defeat Goguryeo and, finally, in 667, he ordered an attack which led, in 668, to the defeat of Goguryeo. After the small isolated pockets of resistance were eliminated, Moon-Moo was the first ruler ever to see the Korean peninsula completely unified. Moon-Moo then faced the challenge of freeing his country from T'ang domination. After the fall of Goguryeo, T'ang created the Protectorate General to Pacify the East and attempted to place the entire Korean peninsula, including Silla, under its rule. To prevent this, Moon-Moo forged alliances with Goguryeo resistance leaders such as Geom Mojam and Anseung, and launched a frontal attack on the T'ang forces occupying former Baekje territories. The struggle lasted through the early 670s AD. By 674, T'ang and its former ally, Silla, were in constant battle, as Silla's King Moon-Moo had taken over much of former Baekje and Goguryeo territory from the T'ang and fostered resistance against them. Emperor Gaozong, in anger, declared King Moon-Moo's brother Kim Immun/Jin Renwen the king of Silla and commissioned Liu Rengui with an army to attack Silla. Liu scored some quick victories over Silla, but Emperor Gaozong, not wanting to prolong the confrontation with Silla, ordered Liu to withdraw after King Moon-Moo formally apologized and offered tribute in 675. By 676 the T'ang forces had been expelled or withdrew from the peninsula due to troubles elsewhere in T'ang China and constant harassment from groups formerly of Baekje and Goguryeo. This victory, and the maintenance of Silla's independence, is generally regarded as a critical turning-point in Korean history. Moon-Moo ruled over unified Silla for twenty years, until he fell ill in 681. On his deathbed, he left his last will and testament, and abdicated to his son, Prince Sinmun. Before he died he said: "A country should not be without a king at any time. Let the Prince have my crown before he has my coffin. Cremate my remains and scatter the ashes in the sea where the whales live. I will become a dragon and thwart foreign invasion." King Sinmun did as his father asked, and scattered his ashes over Daewangam (the Rock of the Great King), a small rocky islet a hundred metres or so off the Korean coast. Moreover, King Sinmun built the Gomun Temple (the Temple of Appreciated Blessing) and dedicated it to his father, he built a waterway for the sea dragon to come to from the sea and land, and he built a pavilion, Eegun, overlooking the islet so that future kings could pay their respects to the great King Moon-Moo. In a dream, King Moon-Moo and the famous General Kim Yoo-Sin appeared to King Sinmun and said to him: "Blowing on a bamboo flute will calm the heavens and the earth." King Sinmun awoke from the dream, rode out to the sea and received the bamboo flute Monposikjuk. It was said that the blowing of the bamboo flute invoked the spirits of King Moon-Moo and General Kim Yoo-Sin and would push back enemy troops, cure illnesses, bring rain during drought and halt the rains in floods.