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Dan-Gun
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Dan-Gun is named after the Holy Dan-Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333BC.
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| Unusually, all the punches in Dan-Gun are high section (at eye level), symbolising Dan-Gun scaling a mountain. |
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| Number of movements: |
21 |
| Starting position: |
Parallel ready stance (Narani Chunbi Sogi) on X facing towards D. |
- Turn 90 degrees to face B. Move left leg into right L stance, simultaneously performing a middle knifehand guarding block.
- Step forward, right walking stance, high obverse punch.
- Turn 180 degrees clockwise to face A in left L stance, simultaneously performing a middle knifehand guarding block.
- Step forward, left walking stance, high obverse punch.
- Turn 90 degrees to face D in left walking stance, low outer forearm block.
- Step forward, right walking stance, high obverse punch.
- Step forward, left walking stance, high obverse punch.
- Step forward, right walking stance, high obverse punch.
- Turn 270 degrees anti-clockwise to face E in right L stance, simultaneously performing a twin forearm block.
- Step forward, right walking stance, high obverse punch.
- Turn 180 degrees clockwise to face F in left L stance, simultaneously performing a twin forearm block.
- Step forward, left walking stance, high obverse punch.
- Turn 90 degrees to face C in left walking stance, low outer forearm block.
- Stay in same stance, forearm rising block (perform 13 & 14 in continuous motion).
- Step forward, right walking stance, forearm rising block.
- Step forward, left walking stance, forearm rising block.
- Step forward, right walking stance, forearm rising block.
- Turn 270 degrees anti-clockwise to face B in right L stance, simultaneously performing a middle knifehand strike.
- Step forward, right walking stance, high obverse punch.
- Turn 180 degrees clockwise to face A in left L stance, simultaneously performing a middle knifehand strike.
- Step forward, left walking stance, high obverse punch.
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| When finished: |
Bring left foot back to X, in parallel ready stance facing towards D. |
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| A tiger and a bear prayed to Hwanung that they might become human. Upon hearing their prayers, Hwanung gave them 20 cloves of garlic
and a bundle of mugwort, ordering them to eat only this sacred food and remain out of the sunlight for 100 days. The tiger gave up after
about twenty days and left the cave. However, the bear remained and was transformed into a woman. The bear-woman (Ungnyeo) was grateful
and made offerings to Hwanung. However, she lacked a husband, and soon became sad and prayed beneath a Sindansu ("Divine Betula") tree
to be blessed with a child. Hwanung, moved by her prayers, took her for his wife and soon she gave birth to a son, who was named Dan-Gun
Wanggeom. |
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