8th to 7th Kup - Dan Gun

Required for this pattern

Stances

Parallel stance (Narani sogi)

Walking stance (Gunnon sogi) for low block

L-stance (Niunja Sogi) for middle block.

Defending moves:

Outer forearm low block (bakat palmok najunde makgi)

Knifehand middle guarding block (sonkal kaunde daebi makgi)

Twin forearm block (sang palmok makgi)

Outer forearm rising block (bakat palmok chookyo makgi)

Attacking moves:

Forefist high punch(ap joomuk nopunde jirugi)

Knifehand outward strike  (sonkal  bakuro taerigi)

Dan Gun Mausoleum

You may also be required to perform the following:

Front Kick followed by an  obverse & reverse punch (4)

Walking stance outer forearm  low block followed by a rising block (4).These two moves are performed in a continuous motion.

Sparring:

Three-step sparring (Sambo Matsoki)

Theory:

• Understand and correctly perform all 9th / 10th Kup techniques and requirements
• Rising block is classified as a front block, so it must be performed full facing.
• Front block means when the blocking tool finishes at the centerline & the body is full facing.
• Remember not to perform the high punch when returning to Chon Ji.
• Side block is when the body is kept half-facing whilst blocking.
• Understand and correctly perform all the above defending and attacking moves
• Know the meaning of the "yellow" belt colour
• Know the meaning of the pattern Dan Gun (see below)
• How many movements does the pattern have?
• Name the 4 blocking techniques in Dan Gun
• Name two type of "guarding" block
• What is the blocking tool used in a Chookyo Makgi?
• In movement 11 of pattern Dan Gun, describe which of the two outer forearm techniques is classified as the "primary block" and why
• Does the "primary block" described above begin on the "inside" (closest to the body) or "outside" (furthest from the body)?

DANGUN

Dan Gun is named after the holy DanGun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year of 2,333 B.C.

The pattern has 21movements