Historical background
“DAN GUN“, is named after the holy Dan Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 BC. This pattern contains 21 movements.
END: Bring the left foot back to narani junbi sogi
Knowledge for the 8th Kup
Korean “Grammar”
Now you already know some definitions in Korean, so we can say exactly what we are performing and what technique we are performing.
We try a translation:
Ex. 1: 1st movement of SAJU JIRUGI: orun gunnun sogi ap jumok kaunde baro ap jirugi – Literal translation: right front stance with forward punch in the middle section with support arm and leg on the same side.
Ex. 2: the last movement of Dan-Gun: wen niunja sogi sonkal kaunde bandae bakuro taerigi – Literal translation: left L-stance with knife hand stroke in the middle section from the inside out
Rule : There is an order. Using it makes everything clearer.
1. Firstly the side (orun / wen)
2. Secondly the position (gunnun so, niunja so …)
3. Thirdly the strike or block
4. Fourthly the height of targeting action
(5). Fifthly the baro / bandae (not always used)
6. Sixthly the direction and type of strike/block
Vocabulary
| Korean | English |
| GUNNUNG SOGI BARO JIRUGI | Punch (foot and hand of the same side) |
| GUNNUNG SOGI BANDAE JIRUGI | Punch (foot and hand of opposite side) |
| NIUNJA SOGI BARO JIRUGI | Punching arm and leg on the same side |
| NIUNJA SOGI BANDAE JIRUGI | Punching arm and leg on the opposite side |
| ANURO | Open body – from outside to inside |
| BAKURO | Closed body – from inside to outside |
Hand technique for 8th Kup
| Korean | English |
| SONKAL DAEBI MAKGI | Knife-hand protective double block |
| PALMOK DAEBI MAKG | Forearm protective double block |
| NOPUNDE AP JOOMUK JIRUGI | High forward fist punch |
| SANG PALMOK MAKGI | Twin forearm high block (9th movement of Dan-Dun) |
| BAKKAT PALMOK CHOOKYO MAKGI | Outer forearm rising block (14th movement of Dan-Gun) |
| KAUNDE SONKAL YOP TAERIGI | Middle knife-hand side strike (18th movement of Dan-Gun) |